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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Three players made the All-Star team. A seldom-used player drove in three runs. All in all, a pretty good day for the Reds. Cesar Izturis drove in three runs, matching his season total, and Mat Latos doubled home two more on Saturday, rallying Cincinnati to a 13-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners. It was Cincinnatis second victory over Seattle in interleague play. The Mariners are 9-2 overall in the series. "It was one of those days," Izturis said. The day will be remembered more for what happened just before the game began. The Reds learned that first baseman Joey Votto had been voted by fans as an All-Star starter for the second straight year, the first time thats happened to a Cincinnati player since Barry Larkin in 1999-2000. Joining him in the starting infield is Brandon Phillips, the first time a Reds second baseman has been voted to start since Joe Morgan in the 1970s. They became only the fifth set of teammates to start an All-Star game at first and second base. "Its a real honour," Votto said. "This year it will be special because Im playing beside Brandon. "Everything is finite. There will be an end to my career. I want to enjoy as many of these experiences as I can." Phillips played in the All-Star games in 2010 and 2011 as a reserve. "I want to thank the fans for voting for me," Phillips said. "Its a dream come true. Its something that I can check off my goals." Closer Aroldis Chapman also was chosen for the second straight year. The Reds overcame another early deficit to get their second win over Seattle. Manager Dusty Baker decided to give Izturis his ninth start at shortstop so he could get some at-bats and stay sharp. Izturis singled home a run in the second and doubled home two more in the fifth off Jeremy Bonderman (1-3). Baker had told Izturis on Friday that hed be in the starting lineup for the second game of the series. "Dustys always good about letting you know," Izturis said. "And thats good, especially when you dont play every day. Its definitely all mental. Its not that easy, but we know what were here for." The Reds scored more runs than in any game since a 13-7 win over Milwaukee on May 11. It was the second-most runs allowed by the Mariners, trailing a 16-9 loss to Houston on April 9. Latos (8-2) matched his season high with four walks in six innings, but also doubled his RBI total by driving in a pair of runs with a double. He allowed six hits and fanned 11 while throwing 111 pitches. Kyle Seager drove in three runs off Latos with a homer and a sacrifice fly. Bonderman was coming off his shortest start since 2007, going only 3 1-3 innings during a 7-6 loss to the White Sox on June 30. He lasted longer, but didnt fare much better. The right-hander went five innings, allowing seven hits, five walks and six runs. Five of them scored with two outs. For the second day in a row, the Mariners got a two-run homer in the first inning to jump-start the offence. Nick Franklin had a two-run shot off Mike Leake during a 4-2 win on Friday night. Endy Chavez singled and Seager followed with his 13th homer. Seattle has 21 homers in the first inning this season, most in the majors. Latos helped the Reds pull ahead to stay with two outs in the fourth. He doubled home two runs and scored from second on Shin-Soo Choos single for a 4-3 lead, sprinting around third to beat the throw from centre fielder Dustin Ackley. "That was a good time to get a hit," Latos said. "The offence picked me up. Thirteen runs is always good, especially when I put us in 2-0 hole." Izturis doubled home two more in the fifth, and Jay Bruce added a two-run double during a three-run sixth that put it away. NOTES: Rocker Alice Cooper chatted with Reds GM Walt Jocketty and pitcher Bronson Arroyo -- whose hobby is music -- before throwing a ceremonial pitch to Arroyo. ... Mariners OF Raul Ibanez, who has an 11-game hitting streak, was out of the lineup. Hes 0 for 11 career against Latos, his worst numbers against any pitcher. ... Franklin was out of the starting lineup after fouling a pitch off his right knee on Friday night. He pinch-hit and struck out. ... The Mariners traded INF Alex Liddi to the Orioles and exchanged signing slots for international players as part of the deal. ... Reds OF Xavier Paul had a sore right shoulder after running into the wall in foul territory on Friday night. Cheap Bears Jerseys China . Aside from the trilogy main event title fight, there are a number of intriguing matchups in the heavyweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions. Mike Ditka Jersey For Sale .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. http://www.chicagobearsshoponline.com/walter-payton-bears-jersey.html . PETERSBURG, Fla. 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I served better in the second set. Its just at the start, it was a bit sore. Ive played a lot of tennis, but its also the ball change.On Sunday in Rio, Murray beat Argentinas Juan Martin del Potro in four sets in the final.Murray won the hard-court event in 2008 and 2011 and has reached the quarterfinals in eight of his previous 11 appearances in Cincinnati.Earlier, Rafael Nadal defeated Uruguays Pablo Cuevas 6-1, 7-6 (4).Nadal, the third-seeded Spanish star who won the tournament in 2013, also was coming off the Olympics, where he teamed with Marc Lopez to win the doubles title and lost in the bronze-medal singles match. Before that, the 30-year-old Nadal had missed two months with an injured left wrist.I think I played well, Nadal said. I think I played a good match against a tough opponent in the first round for me for sure. After coming from Rio and after the marathon that I had, its a very important victory for me. So Im very happy.Nadal avenged a loss to Cuevas in February in Rio de Janeiro in a clay-court event to set up a third-round match against Croatias Borna Coric, a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-6 (6) winner over 14th-seeded Nick Kyrgios of Australia.Second-seeded Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland also advanced, beating American Jared Donaldson 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.Also, fourth-seeded Miloss Raonic of Canada outlasted American John Isner 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5); fifth-seeded Kei Nishikori?of Japan topped Russias Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2; sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic beat Spains Marcel Granollers 6-3, 7-6 (4); and seventh-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France edged American Reilly Opelka 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).ddddddddddddDefending champion Roger Federer and top-ranked Novak Djokovic are sidelined by injuries.In womens second-round play, second-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany beat Frances Kristina Mladenovic 6-0, 7-5; third-seeded Simona Halep of Romania edged Germanys Annika Beck 6-3, 6-1; and fourth-seeded Garbine Muguruza of Spain topped American Coco Vandeweghe 7-6 (4), 6-2.With two-time defending champion Serena Williams forced to withdraw because of an inflamed shoulder, Kerber is in position to take the top spot in the rankings with a tournament victory. Williams has been in the top spot for 183 consecutive weeks.Its not on my mind, Kerber said. If the time is ready and I can reach the No. 1, of course,it will be amazing. Still, its for me still a long, long way to get there.Halep has won 11 straight matches and her last two tournaments at Bucharest and Montreal.I feel confident. I had pretty good tournaments before coming here, and I feel my game, Halep said. I was a little bit nervous before the match, because I had two weeks after without matches. Like everyone says, its tough, the first match of the tournament. Now Im more relaxed and Im looking already forward to the next one.Rain delayed the start of play for 90 minutes. The tournament had 39 singles matches scheduled for Wednesday, making up for weather delays over the first two full days of play. There were eight matches either suspended or postponed from Tuesday that were completed on Wednesday. All eight winners played second matches in the evening. ' ' '