Reds Rally For Exciting Win Behind Jay Bruce and Scott Rolen Heroics

Scott Rolen walked into the Reds clubhouse and looked at the lineup.  Upon seeing his name was not on it he joked with the two reporters standing there, "Alright we're finally trying."

Rolen was in the game for all of four pitches but he pushed his team in the win column in that brief span.

The Reds and Marlins battled back and fourth all day.  The Reds jumped on new Marlin starter, Carlos Zambrano for three runs in the first inning and four three innings it looked like Bronson Arroyo would make those three runs an insurmountable lead.

The Marlins and Zambrano, however regrouped.  Zambrano retired 15 of the next 16 hitters after Brandon Phillips second inning single and second of the game, marked his 1000th hit as a Red.

Arroyo was still being stingy.  He allowed a run on three straight singles by Giancarlo Stanton, Logan Morrison and Omar Infante.  Two innings later Miami got within a run on a single by Hanley Ramirez and his legs.  Ramirez stole second and continued to third when Ryan Hanigan's throw sailed into centerfield.  Morrison's fly to deep center made the score 3-2.

Jay Bruce hit his second home run of the season off Zambrano to edge the cushion back to a two-run lead.

Arroyo appeared to run out of gas though.

He hit Gregg Dobbs on the left knee with a pitch.  The hobbled Dobbs should have been on third base with no outs on Brett Hayes single but the pain in his knee wouldn't allow him to get there.  Ozzie Guillen removed Dobbs from the game, ignoring his protest.  Pinch hitter Chris Coghlan doubled to tie the score and scored the go ahead marker on a single by Emilio Bonafacio.

Steve Chishek and Edward Mujica guarded the lead into the ninth.

The Marlins new closer, Heath Bell, came on to nail down the victory for his new mates but Bruce had other ideas.  Bruce hit a 2-1 pitch just to the left of the Reds bullpen and out for his second home run of the game and his third RBI.  One out later Drew Stubbs reached on a high chop single over thirdbaseman Ramirez's head.  Ryan Hanigan poked a single to right, sending the speedy Stubbs to third.

Rolen entered the game for Aroldis Chapman, who pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts.

He worked Bell into a 2-1 count then hit a hard ground ball to Ramirez backhand side.  Ramirez, who is learning a new position got a glove on it but couldn't control it.  It trickled away as Stubbs scored the winning run.

The Reds won two of the three games from Miami and take on Division rival The St. Louis Cardinals starting Monday night.