ARLINGTON - Admit it, you think it was a mistake to promote Derek Holland to the big leagues after one start in Triple-A. 

The Cincinnati Reds finally found an answer to their struggles at home against a division rival. 

Apr. 

Edinson Volquez ended the Astros' domination at Great American Ball Park with a little of his own. 

The Reds continued to have problems with the bat, hitting only . 

Infielder Adam Rosales nearly made the Reds out of spring training but was one of the last cuts, taking with him to Class AAA Louisville a message from manager Dusty Baker: "Go down there and tear it up and you'll be back up. 

--LHP Arthur Rhodes, 39, is 70th on the all-time games list for pitchers with 722, while teammate RHP David Weathers, 39, ranks 20th with 903. 

Edinson Volquez ended the longest current streak of domination in the majors by allowing only one hit through eight innings Wednesday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Houston Astros. 

CINCINNATI - TheCincinnatiReds had less of a chance than a spare hunk of chocolate in an orphanage, even though the Houston Astros have grown older than a leisure suit hidden in the back of a closet. 

Apr. 

CINCINNATI - Micah Owings brushed aside the Atlanta Braves with 102 pitches, stopped theCincinnatiReds' two-game losing streak and won his first game for theReds, an 8-2 romp in the park Sunday, April 26. 

For the first time since 2007, the Astros had nothing to celebrate in Cincinnati. 

--1B Joey Votto, hitting . 

The Reds continued to have problems with the bat, hitting only . 

The suspicion was that third baseman Edwin Encarnacion might be hurt.