Rookies take the mound as Giants, Reds open key series

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Two teams struggling to keep pace in the National League wild-card race will send rookie left-handers to the mound when the Cincinnati Reds and host San Francisco Giants open a key three-game series Monday night.

The Reds are coming off three losses in four games in Arizona, while the Giants havelost seven consecutive series, three at home, as the clubs hope to start in a posit