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| Reds Bounce Cardinals Out of First Place with Win |
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Scott Rolen homered and drove in three runs Sunday, leading the surging Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 victory that swatted the St. Louis Cardinals off their accustomed perch atop the NL Central.
Cincinnati has moved into a half-game lead by winning seven of eight. The Reds haven't been in first place this deep into a season since June 8, 2006.
St. Louis had been in first place since July 31. The defending champions opened a five-game lead before going into a pronounced downturn, losing nine of their last 12.
Rolen hit a two-run homer and a run-scoring single off Brad Penny (3-4), who had never lost at Great American Ball Park. Bronson Arroyo (3-2) pitched his first complete game, a seven-hitter, and added a bases-loaded single.
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