CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Nobody in baseball likes to use injuries as an excuse, including Bryan Price. Kevin Klein Jersey . That being said (one of Prices favourite phrases), the first-year Cincinnati Reds manager almost cant wait until Saturday. That is when he plans to write pitcher Mat Latos name into the starting lineup, all but giving Price his first look at the team he hoped to be managing when he took the job last October. Latos and first baseman Joey Votto of Toronto completed rehab assignments with Triple-A Louisville on Monday. Votto, sidelined since May 16 with a quadriceps strain in his left knee, was activated from the 15-day disabled list before Tuesday nights game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Latos, who hasnt pitched all year after having surgery on his right elbow last October and his left knee on Valentines Day, is tentatively scheduled to start Saturday in Milwaukee. "This is as close to being whole as weve been all year," Price said Tuesday. Votto was the 12th player placed on the disabled list by the Reds this season. Catcher Devin Mesoracos two trips meant those 12 players had made a total of 13 appearances on the DL. Last season, 11 Reds players made a total of 15 appearances. Votto was set to bat third Tuesday night. He hadnt played since going on the disabled list May 21, retroactive to May 16, with an injury to the same knee that required two operations in 2012. The Reds went 11-12 without the 2010 NL MVP, who was hitting .257 with six home runs and 12 RBIs in 39 games. Votto spent Sunday and Monday with Louisville, going 2 for 6 with two strikeouts and grounding into a double play in two games at Pawtucket. "I feel good," Votto said. "Im looking forward to playing. I hold myself to a high standard. I wouldnt come back unless I felt like I could play to that high standard, so Im not really concerned about what percentage people think Im at. Im going to come back and play well." Latos, who has won 14 games in each of the past two seasons -- his first two with the Reds -- made his fourth rehab start Monday and lasted 5 2-3 innings in a game shortened by rain. He then continued to throw in an indoor batting cage to get his pitch count up to 100, the goal Price wanted the right-hander to reach before pitching for the Reds. "I was ready five or six days ago," said Latos, who chafed at being forced to make a fourth rehab start. "The stuffs there. My velocity is there. Throwing sliders at 90 mph puts a lot of stress on your arm, so that should tell you something." First baseman Donald Lutz was optioned to Louisville to make room on the roster for Votto. Lutz hit .154 (2 for 13) in seven games after being recalled from Louisville on May 23. Sergei Nemchinov Jersey . The motion to expand the stadiums capacity passed through by a count of 39-3, with Toronto mayor Rob Ford being among those in opposition. 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It didnt figure to be any other way, however, because Illinois State quarterback Tre Roberson and running back Marshaun Coprich have provided all the right answers this season while leading the Redbirds into Saturdays NCAA Division I Football Championship Game. It feels like weve been here before, Roberson said matter-of-factly. The reality is Illinois State will be appearing in the FCS title game for the first time, while its opponent, North Dakota State, is seeking a fourth straight national title, which would be a first in the FCS and has been accomplished only once in NCAA history, ironically by a school from Illinois, Augustana College from 1983-86. But the Redbirds feel theyre ready to move out of North Dakota States long shadow. The two teams tied for the Missouri Valley Football Conference title after not playing each other in the regular season. Now we meet in the national championship, Coprich said. Winner takes both trophies. Illinois State (13-1) has much more than a punchers chance against the NDSU dynasty. In fact, its offense features a sensational 1-2 knockout punch. Whether Roberson or Coprich is 1 and the other is 2 seemingly changes from week to week, and they feed off each other in winning fashion. Coprich, lightly recruited coming out of a California high school, goes by Little Bull as he patterns himself after Barry Sanders, a compact 5-foot-9, 205-pound bruiser with speed and a downhill running style. The model of consistency, the junior was the Missouri Valleys offensive player of the year and a first-team All-American. He leads the FCS with 2,168 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns. Roberson, who wears a Superman T-shirt under his jersey, was Indianas Mr. Football in 2010 and stayed home to attend Indiana University. He became the first Hoosier quarterback to start a game as a true freshman in 20111, then missed most of his sophomore season with a broken leg before returning to make four starts in 2013. Wayne Gretzky Jersey. . He transferred to Illinois State last June, got better throughout his redshirt junior campaign and was named the Missouri Valleys newcomer of the year and its first-team quarterback. Hes been at his best during the postseason and has accounted for 37 touchdowns (27 passing, 10 rushing) while leading the conference in total offense (280.9 ypg) this season. His accuracy and him just being able to get the plays and being able to hurry up and react and get the ball out. His percentage rating is pretty good, obviously, Coprich said of Roberson. Countered Roberson about Coprich, He has the ability to take the ball with one carry and score a touchdown. That takes a lot of pressure off us offensively. All we have to do is our job and we know he will come out and do his job. Both players have gained immensely from the addition of Kurt Beathard to Illinois States coaching staff this season as offensive coordinator. The son of former NFL general manager Bobby Beathard is well-versed to success on the FCS level, now an offensive coordinator at his fifth different school. Beathard has designed the offense to its players skills, bringing cohesion while maximizing the run-pass threat of Roberson, which in turn makes Coprich even more dangerous. Coprich rushed for over 100 yards in each of Illinois States first 13 games. When New Hampshire stopped the streak in the national semifinals, Roberson took over the game. But, fittingly, both standouts scored touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Redbirds rallied to the win. Now Illinois State, which has good size at wide receiver and even more size on the offensive line with four starters over 300 pounds, will try to take down the best defense in the FCS for four years running. 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