Scott Rolen, who missed the last two games with a sore back, returned to the starting lineup on Sunday.

He went 0-for-2 and walked twice in the contest. Rolen will head to the All-Star game despite the injury, so he should be fine to leave in lineups.

Scott Rolen (back) hopes to be back in the lineup Sunday.

He has missed the last two games with the back ailment. "I'd tried to get in there (Saturday)," he said. "But it's not quite there." Rolen, who says he will go to the All-Star game as planned despite the injury, couldn't point to a specific thing that caused the problem. "I felt something when I slid the first night here," he said. "But it was fine. Then when I woke up yesterday, I knew I was in trouble." Miguel Cairo has been filling in at third base.

Scott Rolen is out of Friday's lineup because of a sore back.

Uh oh. Miguel Cairo is filling in tonight. Rolen is probably day-to-day, but with his history of back problems, this isn't to be taken lightly.

Scott Rolen hit his 17th homer of the season Monday in the victory over the Phillies.

Rolen is halfway to his career high of 34 homers, which he established in 2004. His best year since was 22 in 2006. He hit eight in 112 games in 2007, 11 in 115 games in 2008 and 11 in 128 games last year.

As expected, Scott Rolen is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

Miguel Cairo will start at third base and bat second against right-hander Vin Mazzaro.

Reds manager Dusty Baker plans to rest Scott Rolen for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

The scheduled off-day on Thursday will allow him to have two days off.

Scott Rolen has been given the day off Sunday as the Reds take on the Royals.

Miguel Cairo takes his place at third base and will bat second for the Reds. Rolen has been one of the biggest surprises of the first half as he has posted a .313/.373/.601 line in 58 games this season.

Scott Rolen finished 3-for-3 with two RBI as the Reds topped the Giants 6-3 on Wednesday in Cincinnati.

The Reds fell to an early 2-1 deficit, but rallied for a run in the third, a run in the fifth and a run in the sixth before adding two runs in the seventh. Rolen hit cleanup and played a major role in the victory. The ageless wonder is batting .304 this year with 42 RBI.

Scott Rolen hit a two-run homer off Nationals closer Matt Capps in the ninth inning in Cincinnati's eventual 5-4 10-inning win.

Rolen, one of the biggest surprises in baseball, no longer needs to start games to affect them. He was supposed to get the day off Sunday, but entered as a pinch-hitter for Bronson Arroyo with a runner on in the ninth inning and the Reds down 4-2. His blast tied the game and sent it to extra-innings. Rolen is now hitting .288/.351/.587 with 14 homers.

Scott Rolen is out of the Reds' lineup against the Nationals on Sunday.

Rolen has been one of the biggest surprises in baseball so far, as he's bolstered the Reds' lineup with a .286/.350/.571 line to go with 13 home runs and 37 RBI. Miguel Cairo steps in to play third base and bat second for the Reds.

Scott Rolen was 3-for-5 with two homers and four RBI on Tuesday as the Reds edged the Cardinals 9-8.

Rolen has now jacked 13 homers and topped the 11 long flies he posted in each of the past two seasons. It's doubtful that he can keep up this pace -- he is hitting a blistering .290/.354/.592, after all -- but is obviously a must-start in all formats.

Scott Rolen finished 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI on Thursday as the Reds topped the Pirates 8-2.

Rolen now has 11 home runs on the year, the exact total that he's posted in each of the last two seasons. Whether he can keep the pace depends largely on him avoiding injury, but he's certainly worth starting at the moment. The veteran third baseman is batting .272 with 30 total RBI.

Scott Rolen homered twice to drive in all three Cincinnati runs in a 4-3 loss to the Indians on Sunday.

The Reds did have nine other men on base who failed to score, so this loss stings. Rolen now has 10 homers on the season to go along with 10 doubles and a .581 slugging percentage that would be the second best of his career if the season ended today. The leg injury that bothered Rolen earlier in the week certainly doesn't appear to be an issue now.

Scott Rolen is back in the lineup for Friday's game against the Indians.

Rolen has been dealing with some sort of leg injury and was out of the lineup on both Tuesday and Thursday. He's batting cleanup tonight.

Scott Rolen missed his second start in three games on Thursday.

"He's very sore," said Reds manager Dusty Baker. "He's been tight for a couple of weeks." Baker wouldn't specify the nature of the injury, but it is believed to be a hamstring issue. He should be considered day-to-day. Miguel Cairo started at third base on Thursday and went 2-for-4 with an RBI, but he also made a critical error that enabled the Braves to make an incredible comeback.

Scott Rolen was 2-for-4 with an RBI double in a 2-1 win over the Pirates on Monday night.

It was only Rolen's second multi-hit game since April 25. His eighth-inning two bagger ended up being the difference in the game. The veteran third baseman is batting .260/.327/.500 with six homers and 14 RBI over his first 100 at-bats this season. Mixed leaguers can do better.

Scott Rolen will receive a day off on Wednesday.

Miguel Cairo will start at third base and bat eighth against left-hander Jon Niese.

Scott Rolen lead the Reds past the Padres on Sunday by homering and scoring three times in a 5-4 game.

Rolen hit a solo homer, walked, and singled in the outing. With five homers and 14 runs scored in 15 games Rolen has been quite productive thus far. He's never far from his back injury acting up and missing time, but he's still worth using in mixed leagues when playing.

Scott Rolen went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers.

Rolen's chronic back issues flared up last week, but he's clearly over that now. He has five hits in the two games since he's been back while batting behind Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips. Still, it's only a matter of time before he is sidelined yet again.

Scott Rolen returned to action on Tuesday April 20.