Harang Will Stay in Rotation...Leake is the first starter to get a win

For those who are ready to send Aaron Harang out of town with a copy of the Let's Make a Deal homegame, Harang is still in and the Reds need him.

Dusty Baker was pinned down before the game. "I wish you would stop asking me that. He is being paid handsomely to be a starter. Who is going to take his place? We need him to start. We need him to win. It's not like he's had 14 starts. It would be different. He's only had four starts."

The Dodgers are the hottest hitting team in baseball. Five players are hitting above .300. Manny Ramirez and Andre Either are both above .400. Matt Kemp has seven home runs in 14 games. They could make Cy Young look old.

Mike Leake found out. The young hurler, who skipped the minor leagues, had a very respectable 2.63 ERA to start Thursday's wrapup.

Los Angeles manager, Joe Torre, believes the pitcher has the advantage in first meetings.

"I've always felt the pitcher has the advantage," Torre said. "Being a hitter myself. The pitcher throws to the catcher. Hitters advantage comes from adjustments from seeing what the pitcher throws. The pitcher doesn't have to make adjustments."

In spite of the advantage of the unknown in his favor, Leake allowed a pair of two-run home runs in his seven innings. He allowed eight hits and walked one.

The Reds rallied to make him the first Red starter to notch a victory this season.

Jay Bruce hit a two-run home run to give the Reds a brief lead but Garrett Anderson hit a pinch hit, two-run home run to get the lead back for LA in the seventh.

A big two-run double in the bottom of the inning gave the Reds the lead back. Bruce walked then singles by Drew Stubbs and Ryan Hanigan added to the advantage.

Arthur Rhodes and Francisco Coredero closed it out to give Leake the 8-5 win.