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7:10 pm EDT Fri Aug 13, 2010

The Cincinnati Reds were swept and bumped from first place by their chief NL Central competition this week, and their playoff push likely won’t get any easier Friday night.The major league ERA leader will be Cincinnati’s opponent and manager Dusty Baker won’t be in the dugout as the Reds attempt to bounce back against Josh Johnson and the visiting Florida Marlins. The Reds’ emotional series against St. Louis included a bench-clearing brawl during Tuesday’s game, with tensions escalating after Cincinnati second baseman Brandon Phillips called the Cardinals complainers. St. Louis answered with its play, holding the Reds to a total of eight runs during the three-game sweep to take a one-game lead in the division.

Phillips was one of four players fined following the brawl, and Cincinnati must play its next two games without Baker, who was suspended along with Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. Reds right-hander Johnny Cueto was given a seven-game ban. Cincinnati had Thursday off before facing a Cy Young Award contender for the second straight game. St. Louis’ Adam Wainwright pitched seven shutout innings in the Reds’ 6-1 loss Wednesday. Johnson is the only pitcher with a better ERA than Wainwright, and he’s hungry for his first win since July 17. The big right-hander is 0-1 with a 4.35 ERA in his last three outings, a relative slump after he went 13 consecutive starts without allowing more than two runs from May 13-July 22. Despite holding the Cardinals to two runs and five hits in eight innings Saturday, Johnson missed out on a victory when Florida closer Leo Nunez blew a save. The Marlins won 5-4 in 10 innings.