Sunshine in Houston

The Reds have already taken the first two of a three game set at Minute Maid Park in Houston, and are looking for the sweep. The possibility of a sweep has increased dramatically with the emergency start of Fernando Nieve in place of Roy Oswalt.

No offense to Nieve, of course, but Roy Oswalt is a notorious killer of Reds - and the Reds beat him once this season, so the probability of that happening again is low, given the 15-1 record he holds against Cincinnati.

So far, both EZ Ramirez and Fernando Nieve are holding their own... Wait. The Lizard just served up an absolute bomb to Morgan Ensberg. So, Astros 1 - Reds 0. But hey, it's the second inning, and this game is far from over.

Go Redlegs!