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Lehr goes the distance as Red shut out Cubs

Published Aug. 6, 2009 5:29 a.m. ET

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Given a chance to open a one-game lead in the NL Central - something they haven't done all season - the Chicago Cubs got twisted into knots by a journeyman pitcher and an infielder with a sore head.

Third baseman Scott Rolen returned from a beaning and hit a two-run homer on his first swing Wednesday night, and Justin Lehr pitched his first complete game for a 4-0 victory that stopped the Cincinnati Reds' losing streak at eight games.

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