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Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron is confident the club can hang on to emerging star Rory Lobb after he increased his potential value with a starring effort in the Giants one-point AFL loss to West Coast.Although primarily a back-up ruckman and forward, Lobb excelled in a number of roles in the Spotless Stadium encounter.He equalled his career-best haul of four goals, having done that three times this year in bagging 25 majors for the season.Lobbs latest performance came just a couple of days after a report the 23-year West Australian might look to be traded back to his home state after this season despite being under contract for next year.His price has just gone up hasnt it? Cameron quipped.Theres always going to be innuendo and that sort of stuff; Rory was very casual about it.He was a bit shocked by it as well, he clearly loves the footy club.Hes really popular, the boys love him, love playing with him.Theres always going to be that sort of stuff at times when a player starts making his mark on any competition, especially this elite competition, then theres going to be some sort of speculation `will he go?Asked if he was confident Lobb would be a long-term Giants player, Cameron said: Absolutely.He said the situation was different to that of another WA-born Giant, forward Cam Mccarthy, who hasnt played for the club this season, but has been allowed to go back to Perth.Cams is a totally different situation and we havent heard anything from Rorys side at all. Whereas as Cam was probably at the end of the year. Im not concerned about that.Right now Rory is motoring along and having a fantastic year for us. Ryan Kesler Jersey . 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In two starts this season against Cincinnati, Martinez is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in seven innings. In his career, Martinez is 4-1 with a 2.72 ERA in four starts against the Reds.Martinez struck out a career-high 13 batters through six innings in his last start on Aug. 29 at Milwaukee. He has given up one run in each of his last three outings.Cincinnati will counter with right-hander Tim Adleman, who will make his eighth career start on Sunday and first against the Cardinals.Adleman is 1-1 with a 3.94 ERA in three starts since being recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Augg.dddddddddddd 16.Adleman is in his second stint with the Reds this season, going 1-1 with a 3.72 ERA in his first four career starts before suffering a strained left oblique that landed him on the disabled list. Hes one of 11 Reds players this season to make their majorleague debut.The Cardinals hope to have Mike Leake back with the ballclub Sunday. Leake has been on the disabled list following a bout with shingles. The infection is gone, but the right-hander is working to regain his strength. Leake, a former Red, is expected to arrive in Cincinnati by Sunday morning and throw a bullpen before the game.Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was given a day off Saturday, so Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton will have to wait until Sunday to resume wreaking havoc on the veteran backstop. Coming into Sunday, Hamilton is 23 of 25 on stolen base attempts against Molina. His 23 steals are the most by any player against Molina. Hamilton began his career 10-for-10 against him.Cincinnati hopes to have second baseman Brandon Phillips back in the lineup. He missed Saturdays game after fouling a pitch off his left foot. Its yet another in a series of injuries suffered this season by the Reds second baseman.Despite a 9-1 loss on Saturday, the Cardinals have won 19 of the past 25 series between the clubs. In the past 12 series at Great American Ball Park, St. Louis has gone 8-5. ' ' '