Janish leads Reds to series win over Pirates

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08/04/2010 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Janish went 3-for-3 with four RBI and hit a three-run homer to highlight a six-run seventh inning, as the Reds took the rubber match of their three-game series against the Pirates, 9-4.

Juan Francisco and Jonny Gomes each had three hits and drove in a run in Cincinnati's fourth win in five games.

Johnny Cueto (11-2) tossed six innings of one-run ball to win a seventh straight decision over the National League Central bottom-dwellers, scattering three hits and two walks to go with six strikeouts.

Jeff Karstens (2-7) remained winless since June 19 after yielding three runs on nine hits in a five-inning start for Pittsburgh, which had lost five straight before pulling out a 7-6 win on Tuesday.

Andrew McCutchen, who was hit in the back of the neck by a Mike Leake offering on Tuesday, opened the bottom of the first inning with his fifth career leadoff homer.

Jeff Clement added a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh and Pedro Alvarez hit a solo blast in the ninth for the Pirates, but the Reds scored nine times in between to pull away.

Francisco doubled leading off the second and scored the tying run on Janish's two-out base hit.

The visitors went ahead for good in the fourth on Ramon Hernandez's bases- loaded sacrifice fly and tacked on another run in the fifth, when Chris Heisey scored on Francisco's groundout to first.

Sean Gallagher gave up a leadoff single to Heisey in the seventh and was pulled in favor of Wilfredo Ledezma, who yielded consecutive run-scoring doubles to Joey Votto and Gomes before McCutchen misplayed a ball hit by Laynce Nix, resulting in an RBI triple.

Steven Jackson came in from the bullpen and walked Ramon Hernandez prior to Janish sending one into the first row of seats down the left-field line for a commanding 9-1 advantage.

Game Notes

Cueto has won his last five decisions overall and improved to 9-2 lifetime in 12 career starts versus the Pirates...Votto, starting for the first time in three games due to a wrist injury, went 2-for-4...The Pirates will next host a four-game series against Colorado, while the Central-leading Reds get a day off before heading to Chicago for a three-game set against the Cubs.

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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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