(My Sportsbook) - They've scored the most runs in the National League this season, but the Cincinnati Reds still find themselves in third place in the Central Division.

On Tuesday, playing the opener of a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, the Reds posted their second straight victory with a 7-2 triumph.

Jose Guillen went 3-for-5 with a run scored and Adam Dunn belted a two-run homer to lead Cincinnati to its seventh win in the last eight games, putting the club above .500 for the first time this season.

Austin Kearns also homered while Aaron Boone notched two hits and two RBI for the Reds in the victory. Paul Wilson picked up the win for Cincinnati, tossing six innings and giving up two runs on eight hits.

Ken Griffey Jr., who was activated from the disabled list prior to Tuesday's game, grounded out in one plate appearance as a pinch-hitter. Griffey had spent more than a month on the disabled list as he was sidelined with a dislocated right shoulder.

Also on the injury front Barry Larkin, who just came off the disabled list himself last week, left the game with a strained left calf and is listed as day-to-day.

Cincinnati will hand the ball to streaking righthander Danny Graves this evening. Graves has been very good in his last two starts, including a win over St. Louis last week. The righty gave up five hits and two runs over 7 2/3 innings, while walking three and fanning one.

Graves has posted a 2-3 mark with a 3.48 ERA against the Cardinals in his career. The former reliever has surrendered 37 hits and 16 runs over 41 1/3 innings of action versus St. Louis.

Dunn, second in the NL in home runs with 13, is one of three players on the squad with double-digit homers, with Kearns and Boone posting 12 and 10, respectively. With 61 home runs total, the Reds easily lead the NL in that category, but the pitching staff has been quick to give them back, allowing 57 long balls themselves.

With regards to the Cincinnati hurlers, who currently have the highest ERA in the National League at 5.65, opponents may be hitting a hefty .283 against them, but they have kept players from being aggressive on the base paths, limiting them to just 10 stolen bases.