That’s a final from Great American Ball Park. The Reds are now tied for first in the National League Central with the Cardinals, who play Pittsburgh tonight.

Ryan Hanigan provided the game’s biggest hit — a two-out, two-RBI double to the left-centerfield gap in the seventh inning that gave the Reds the lead. When centerfielder Melky Cabrera tracked down the ball next to the wall and turned to throw, the ball slipped out of his hand and into centerfield. Hanigan rounded third and slid home with the Reds’ fifth run of the game and fourth of the inning. 

Francisco Cordero, pitching on the heels of last night’s blown save, pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up the save. He struck out Jason Heyward looking to end the game.

Hanigan, by the way, is now hitting .500 (7-for-14) with two outs and runners in scoring position.

Before that, Jay Bruce got a chance to make up for that costly strikeout last night and he came through. Bruce just singled into right field to bring Scott Rolen home with the tying run here in the seventh inning.

Bruce took a ball, then fouled off a pitch around his eyes, then hit a bouncer just out of the reach of second baseman Omar Infante. Now the Reds have runners on first and second with one out.

In case you’re scoring, that odd one-hop, no-infield-fly, putout from Brandon Phillips in the fifth inning was a 4-3 fielder’s choice.

After allowing two runs in the first inning, Reds starter Bronson Arroyo has avoided any big mistakes. And he’s gotten two inning-ending double plays, which helps.

Scott Rolen got the Reds on the board in the fourth when he golfed a line drive home run into the left field seats to cut the Braves lead in half. The home run, which traveled, 389 feet, was his 18th of the year.

The Braves got on the board in the first inning, scoring on an Omar Infante double and a Ryan Hanigan throwing error.  After Infante’s double, Jason Heyward hit a nubber along the third-base line. Hanigan fielded the ball, then spun and threw wildly toward first base. The ball skidded into right field and Infante came around the score.

The Braves then loaded the bases with one out and took a 2-0 lead when Eric Hinske walked. Arroyo got out of the jam when Alex Gonzalez grounded into a 5-4-3 double play.

The Reds threatened in the bottom of the second, but Heyward threw out Orlando Cabrera at the plate after a Joey Votto single and Votto was stranded at second.

Walt Jocketty wasn’t going to make a trade simply to make one.

“The one thing I’ve learned is you have to be patient,” he said. “You have to be disciplined not to make a deal just to make a deal. A lot times, you make a deal that you regret later. I talked to a lot of guys who say sometimes the best deals and the ones you don’t make. Obviously, there were clubs coming at us for our top young talent. We weren’t going to trade them unless it significantly helped our club.”

Did the Reds come close?

“There were a couple deals yesterday that fell apart at the end. The players were pursuing were not traded.”

Does he think they have enough talent to hang in the race?

“I do. There were certain things that we were looking at to see if we could improve. I still like our club. I’ve always liked our club. I think we’ll stay in this until the end. We’ve still got some things we might do within the system.”

Jockey was likely talking about Russ Springer, Aroldis Chapman, Isringhausen and Jared Burton there.

On the other deals:

“The Yankees added to their dynasty. The Dodgers added good players. There really weren’t a lot big deals.”

On St. Louis getting Jake Westbrook and giving up Ryan Ludwick:

“It helped their rotation. But they gave up a good hitter. They’ve had trouble scoring runs.”

Before the game, Dusty Baker answered a question about second-guessers, which quickly turned into a soliloquy about the up-and-down nature of a major league season. He likened it to a marathon, stressing that pace is key. He turned to Reds media relations director Rob Butcher, an avid runner, and asked him what happens if you kick for the first 17 miles of a marathon.

“Every once in a while, you get that team, like that 1990 team that wins right through, but that’s rare,” Baker said.

When told the 1990 Reds struggled toward the end of the season, he shrugged.

“There ya go,” he said.

The point is, Baker concluded, “I know how to run this race.”

The fact that the Reds made no moves at the deadline tells you that they have confidence in what they’ve got.

They are a half game out of first place. But they have basically been treading since late May.

The starting rotation has been solid. The bullpen — with the exception of closer Francisco Cordero — has been excellent. The offense still leads the National League in runs and hitting.

But this is a team with flaws. I think for them to break through and make the postseason a couple of things have to happen: Jay Bruce and Drew Stubbs have to be better, and Cordero has to find it.

I think signing Jason Isringhausen gives them an alternative if Cordero doesn’t turn it around.

As far as the outfield, Chris Dickerson is probably ready to be activated. But no one else at Triple-A is ready to help.

Walt Jockettys top assistants just walked through the pass area.

Walts on field giving a gift to Bobby Cox, assistant GM Bob Miller said. So unless he and Bobby do a deal, nothing is happening — at least today.

Remember, today at 4 is the non-waiver deadline. Teams can still trade players — they just have to pass through waivers. Adam Dunn was traded on Aug. 11 two years ago.

The trade deadline is less than 90 minutes away. All is still quiet on the Reds front.

“I haven’t talked to Walt (Jocketty) today,” Dusty Baker said. “I’m sure he’s working the phones.”

Jocketty and his top people are in their offices.

The name out there that makes sense to me is Jim Edmonds. Walt likes former Cardinals. Edmonds could get some at-bats against tough right-handers in the place of Drew Stubbs. But Ive read that Milwaukee is done as far trades.

I think the Reds have backed off looking for bullpen arms.

Another bat certainly would not hurt. Jose Bautista, the current AL home leader, is available. I dont see the Reds making a trade of that impact. But Jocketty has surprised everyone before.

Baker was surprised to hear the Cardinals traded away Ryan Ludwick.

“No way!” Baker said when he heard about the deal. “I like Ludwick. He hit 37 homers two years ago.”

Baker will be OK if the Reds stand pat.

“You always want more,” Baker said. “You know me, I’ll never complain about what I have. Whether it’s true or false you can always think can do it with what you have.”

The deadline comes the day after two of Reds young outfielders — Jay Bruce and Stubbs — failed with the game on the line. Both were in the lineup Saturday.

“It’s a little tough to be calm and patient,” Baker said. “We’re learning how to win, learning how to be in first.”

Brandon Phillips 2b
Orlando Cabrera ss
Joey Votto 1b
Scott Rolen 3b
Jonny Gomes lf
Jay Bruce rf
Drew Stubbs cf
Ryan Hanigan c
Bronson Arroyo p

vs. Jair Jurrgens (3-3, 4.37)

Dusty Baker must not have been reading my Twitter account or he wouldn’t have started Bruce and Stubbs again. I am a little surprised Laynce Nix is not in the lineup. He’s like 8-for-his-last-10.

“It was a tough loss to take in front of full house,” Dusty Baker said.

The loss is obviously on Francisco Cordero. He walked two to set up Jason Heyward’s winning hit in the 10th.

But you had to wonder if it might have been different if the Reds had taken the lead in the eighth like they should have.

Joey Votto tied it by hitting the first pitch of the eighth out the opposite way to left for his 27th home run of the year.

Scott Rolen followed with a double. He went to third on Jonny Gomes flyout to right field. But left-hander Jonny Venters came back to strike out Jay Bruce and get Drew Stubbs to ground out.

Bruce has struggled with runners in scoring position. He’s hitting .214 in with RISP.

“He gets overanxious,” Baker said. “Those pitches were in the dirt. Venters is a tough left-hander. But . . .”

Baker said he considered hitting Chris Heisey for Bruce.

“I knew I would need Heisey later,” Baker said. “We’re trying to give Jay confidence. You’re hitting one youngster for another there.”

Another thing to consider: Bruce is hitting higher (.250) of left-handers than Heisey (.163)

Francisco Cordero gave up a two-run single to Jason Heyward in the 10th.

Johnny Cueto vs. RHP Kris Medlen

Cueto went 5 1/3 innings and allowed four runs on 10 hits. He walked one and struck out three. It was his worst outing in eight starts.

The Braves took a 1-0 lead the third. Martin Prado led off with a single. He moved to second on Jason Heyward’s groundout. Chipper Jones got Prado in with a single to right. Jay Bruce made his usual strong throw, but Prado avoided Ramon Hernandez’s tag with a good slide.

The Reds came back in the bottom of the inning. Brandon Phillips singled with two outs. He moved to second on a balk. Orlando Cabrera got Phillips in with a single. Joey Votto made it 2-1 with a RBI double to right-center. Scott Rolen lined one over first baseman Troy Glaus’ head to get Votto home and make it 3-1.

The Braves tied it in the fifth. Jones singled with one out. Brian McCann hit the next pitch out the opposite way to left. It was only the second home Cueto has given up in the 10 starts. The three earned runs were the most he’s allowed in the eight starts.

Cueto gave up a single to Omar Infante to start the six. Melky Cabrera followed with a bloop double. Cueto hit Medlen with a pitch to load the bases. Prado just a run in with a fielder’s chocie grounder. That was it for Cueto.

Bill Bray came in and struck Jason Heyward. Jones walked to reload the bases. But Bray got McCann to ground out.

The bullpen — Logan Ordrusek, Nick Masset and Arthur Rhodes — kept at 4-3 until the eighth.

Votto tied it by hitting the first pitch of the eighth out the opposite way to left for his 27th home run of the year.

Scott Rolen followed with a double. He went to third on Jonny Gomes flyout to right field. But Jay Bruce struck out, and Drew Stubbs hit a little roller in front of the plate.