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CINCINNATI -- The baseball rested on James Taillons folding chair. He wasnt sure, but he assumed it was the keepsake from his first career RBI, the best part of the rookies latest start.Taillon pitched five innings and singled to drive in a big league run for the first time, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 10-4 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.Andrew McCutchen drove in three runs for the Pirates, who opened the day with a 5 1/2-game gap and three teams to overcome in order to get a wild card berth. Cincinnati was eliminated from postseason contention.Taillon (4-4) gave up eight hits, including Adam Duvalls three-run homer. His RBI single to center in the fifth made it 7-3, although he didnt realize initially that it would drive in a run.Actually I was so caught up in trying to get to first base and not doing anything stupid, he said. The first major league RBI is pretty cool. I hope Im doing with all of the career `firsts now.The Pirates skipped Taillons previous turn in the rotation, trying to limit the rookies innings. He missed the 2014 and `15 seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery and an operation to repair a hernia.Pittsburgh sent nine batters to the plate in a 17-minute top of the first inning against Anthony DeSclafani (8-4), scoring four times with the help of three walks and the first of a six combined errors in the game. McCutchen singled home a pair of runs, and Francisco Cervelli had an RBI single.Sean Rodriguezs two-run homer made it 6-0 in the third inning. McCutchen added a sacrifice fly in the Pirates third straight big game on offense -- 34 runs total.Theyre just stringing at-bats together, manager Clint Hurdle said. We got some big innings today. Throughout the lineup, guys were doing things.DeSclafani missed the first two months of the season with a strained oblique and skipped his prior turn. He gave up six runs in four innings, his shortest start in his last 15.It was just a bad game, DeSclafani said. It was my fault. I couldnt get any momentum going. I put us in hole early.The first pitch was delayed 62 minutes because of rain. The doubleheader, the first between the teams since a Reds sweep on Aug. 31, 2009, made up a May 10 postponement.STATSDuvalls career-high 92 RBI are the most by a Reds batter in a season since Jay Bruce had 109 in 2013. It was Duvalls first homer since Sept. 6. ... Reds pitchers walked 10 overall, tying their season high. ... Wade LeBlanc pitched the last three innings of the lopsided game for his second save of his career. The other came in the same situation during Seattles 14-5 win over the Mariners on July 23.GAME 2Trevor Williams (1-1) was scheduled to make his first major league start in the second game. Williams was the MVP at Triple-A Indianapolis. Hed be the 14th different starter for the Pirates this season, their most since 1996. Left-hander Brandon Finnegan (9-10) was scheduled to start for the Reds.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: Cervelli took a foul tip off the inside of his right leg in the eighth inning. After several painful minutes of recuperating, the catcher stayed in the game.Reds: SS Zack Cozart sat out a sixth straight game with a sore right knee.UP NEXTPirates: Ivan Nova (12-6) starts the final game of the series on Sunday. Hes 5-0 with a 2.41 ERA in eight starts since the Pirates acquired him in a trade with the Yankees.Reds: Dan Straily (12-8) will make his fifth start of the season against the Pirates. Hes 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA against Pittsburgh.---Follow Joe Kay on Twitter: http://twitter.com/apjoekayNikola Jokic Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Michael Porter Jersey . The deal is pending a physical, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. 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The Clippers were angry about blowing a big lead; the Kings didnt like being in that kind of hole and nearly digging themselves out only to lose.It was so good to be a part of our win against Geelong last weekend - not just because of the impressive nature of the victory, but after missing one match through injury, it meant so much to simply be back on the field.The previous round, I was out of the team with my knee injury, sitting in the coachs box during our fantastic win against Carlton with mixed emotions.I was so proud of our young teams performance and ability to rebound from a horrible loss to Adelaide the previous weekend. But despite the incredibly positive result for our team, I felt detached from the win itself; isolated even.A large percentage of an athletes self-worth is determined by their ability to physically do their job. So, when youre sitting on the sidelines - or in my case, in the coachs box - you feel pretty worthless. Even as captain of the club, having spent 16 years at St Kilda, the loss of identity was incredible. I genuinely felt like I had played absolutely no part in the victory - its amazing how on the outer you feel.Against Adelaide, I copped a heavy knee-on-knee collision in the first minute. My day probably should have finished there but we had other injuries, were down on rotations and I could fill a position on the ground, so I played on.At end of the match, as a result of the knock my left knee - the troublesome one - really blew up and filled with fluid. The swelling in the joint made it impossible for my quad to function and I was unable to bend or straighten my leg. I was stuck in a position of real discomfort.Nick Riewoldt: My experiences with concussionPlayers will generally go to extraordinary lengths to ensure they recover from games in time to perform the following week and this particular example of mine was no exception. Please excuse the gory details and photos, but I thought you might like to know what I went through the following week as I tried to get fit for the Carlton game.On the Monday, I had an MRI scan at a medical practice to ascertain the level of damage done, then had my knee drained. After I received some local anesthetic, a large syringe extracted fluid from the joint. Previously when Ive had my knee drained, the fluid is yellowish from weeping inside the joint. But on this occasion (as you can see in the picture) it was a horrible-looking dark blue/red colour which suggested an acute type of injury. I know its not nice to look at but the feeling after that 140mls of fluid came out of the joint was one of instant relief.At that stage, I still thought I was a realistic chance of playing against Carlton.On Tuesday at the football club I was unable to partake in any of the usual physical training and instead I spent the day rotating between ice baths and the physios room to further flush the fluid out of the joint as it had begun to accumulate again.On Wednesday, our day off, I was still thinking I was a chance to play, so I cancelled my usual Wednesday business meetings so I could see our physio Andrew Wallis three times, visit my chiropractor Azim, and do a lot of recovery work in our pool at home, which is freezing cold. We do have solar heating, which my wife Cath constantly tells me we should utilise, but for selfish reasons I keep it cold to use in recovery!On Thursday, I was back at the club and still struggling a fair bit. My knee was drained again - this time 80ml of fluid was taken out. It wasnt quite as dark, which showed the bleeding within the joint had stopped, but it was still pretty sore.At thhat point, I really needed to complete some form of training to prove my fitness however after discussing it with the coaching and medical teams, we made a call that I would not play against the Blues.dddddddddddd Having a bye the next week meant I could rest up for 21 days, rather than rushing back with only seven days between the two games.On game day I arrived at the ground and in my mind I had to reconcile the fact I wasnt going to play - there was a strange, illogical part of me that still half-expected to suit up despite the situation. The urge to play and disappointment at coming up short was extremely strong.Thats why the Daniel Menzel story is so inspiring. To endure the disappointment that is associated with four knee reconstructions requires spades of mental toughness. Same with Alex Johnson at the Swans, although he hasnt yet made it back to the field. You cant have anything but admiration for those guys going through those horrific long-term injuries. I was only missing one game after all!Pre-match I spent time with all the players in the rooms going through their roles and expectations and as the game drew close, I joined Richo and the rest of our coaching panel in the box. I was still dark on not being able to play but Richo encouraged me to not hold back - if you see anything, please contribute and if you think we should do something, let me know. I was grateful for this as it at least allowed me to feel as if I was involved from a leadership perspective.Injuries are a part of an athletes lot. They are part of the overall package, but footballers are obviously still humans and prone to the same phobias and anxieties as the rest of the population; I still get a bit queasy, and flinch at pain-killing injections. Also, I cant help but get extremely nervous in those final moments before Ive been wheeled into an operating theatre for surgery. All up, I think Ive been put under the knife 15 or so times - mostly on my left knee, but also my hamstring tendon, collar bone and nose.Pain is a regular companion during an AFL career. Dont get me wrong - the positives far outweigh the negatives - but injuries and niggles are always there when you play a sport as demanding and brutal as ours. I cant remember the last time I was ever pain-free going into a game - maybe when I was a kid running around the ovals of Hobart and the Gold Coast! Not many players would ever go in feeling 100 percent; everyone carries something during a season - a sore joint, tight muscle, whatever. But once youre up and going during a game or training session, you can generally do what you need to do.The doctors and medical teams at AFL clubs really are the unsung heroes of the industry.For on-field performance, the docs, physios and conditioning staff play an enormous role in making sure were fit to take the field. Their duty of care is enormous - Ive been on the receiving end of some bad incidents with injuries and concussions, and they are the people entrusted with calling your family to reassure them that everything will be OK. Theyre also great sounding boards - I would consider them friends away from the club.I must confess that our club doctors workload seems to double this time of year. Im guilty of calling for advice every time my boy James gets a runny nose. Turns out they are pretty good at fixing those too! ' ' '