CHICAGO -- Josh Smith may not have much experience as a starting pitcher but at least the right-hander has been called on frequently between stints with Triple-A Louisville and the Cincinnati Reds.Reds manager Bryan Price figures previous work will help when Smith makes his 30th appearance and first start of the season on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs.Price could have considered some others for a starting slot -- including candidates called up earlier this month from Triple-A Iowa.(But) were so far removed from the Triple-A season, he said. It ended on September 5. It is hard to ask guys to pitch when they havent had activity for two weeks.Smith (3-1, 4.97 ERA) will become the Reds 15th different starting pitcher this season and he faces Cubs left-hander Jon Lester (17-4, 2.40 ERA) in the second in a three-game series at Wrigley Field.Smith has had seven career starts -- all in 2005 -- as he went 0-4 with three no-decisions and a 6.82 ERA. Hes 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in three career appearances against Chicago.As Smith is set to step in, the Reds could be poised to shut down a mainstay for the rest of the season.Right-hander Homer Bailey reportedly continues to deal with a sore right biceps and skipped a scheduled bullpen late last week. He has struggled through parts of six starts since returning from Tommy John surgery.We have the right to shut him down, we have not made that decision yet, Price told reporters. Until we do, you can anticipate that perhaps he may pitch again this year.Reds right-hander Robert Stephenson (2-1, 4.97 ERA) works the series finale on Wednesday against Cubs right-hander John Lackey (9-8, 3.42 ERA).Lester makes his 30th start of the season, hitting that milestone for the ninth straight season. In his last start on Sept. 14 at St. Louis, he worked eight scoreless innings in a 7-0 Cubs triumph while extending his winning streak to eight games.Hes 2-0 with a 3.02 ERA in seven career starts against Cincinnati and is 1-0 in three starts against the Reds this season.Jonny is on a good roll, Maddon told reporters earlier this month. Ive seen him like this in Boston. Right now as a Cub, this is the best Ive seen his stuff consistently.While the Reds are winding down and looking to 2017, the Cubs are concentrating on some unfinished business and the upcoming National League playoffs.We have a unique opportunity right now for the next two weeks, Maddon said on Monday. The biggest thing we have left to do is to clinch the best record and that would ensure home field and hopefully secure 100 wins at some point.Clinching the division crown so early has also given the Cubs some options to rest starters and the opportunity to meet and leisurely ponder their postseason roster.Maddon said those discussions are starting this week.Wholesale NFL Jerseys China . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview. China NFL Store .In my heart and mind Im competing for India, luge competitor Shiva Keshavan told The Associated Press in an email interview. Every day Im flooded with messages from Indians all over the world telling me they are supporting me. http://www.authenticcheapjerseyswholesale.com/ . 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In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets activated running back Khiry Robinson from the active/physically-unable-to-perform list Monday after he sat out the start of training camp while rehabilitating from a broken right leg.Robinson was limited to position drills, but it marked the first time he was on the field participating in any portion of practice since he was signed by the Jets in March as a free agent. He briefly worked in the rehab area after going through running back drills, then watched the rest of practice from the sideline.He was only scheduled to do individuals, coach Todd Bowles said, referring to the trainers plans.Robinson joins a Jets banged-up backfield that includes just three healthy players: Bilal Powell, Romar Morris and Dominique Williams. Both Matt Forte and Bernard Pierce are both dealing with hamstring injuries and are unlikely to play in the preseason opener Thursday against Jacksonville.Bowles said it was too early to rule out Robinson for Thursdays game.Were going to take a look at him tomorrow and see how hes feeling, if he has any after-day soreness and well make a game-time decision.Robinson spent his first three NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints. He broke his right tibia during a game against the Giants in November and was placed on season-ending injured reserve after needing surgery.Robinson was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of West Texas A&M in 2013. Hes played in 28 games in three NFL seasons, rushing for 766 yards and eight touchdowns and catching 25 passes for 178 yards. He appeared to be on his way to the best season of his career before the injury, rushing for 180 yards and four TDs while catching a personal-best 17 passes for 115 yarrds.ddddddddddddThe move was one of several the Jets announced Monday. They also waived/injured defensive lineman Julien Obioha and placed wide receiver Chris King on the reserve/did-not-report list after claiming him off waivers from Atlanta on Saturday.New York also signed wide receiver Anthony Kelly and defensive lineman Christo Bilukidi.Kelly had been with Tampa Bay this spring after being signed as an undrafted free agent out of Kutztown University. The Angolan-born Bilukidi was a sixth-round draft pick for Oakland out of Georgia State in 2012 and has one career NFL sack. He has also spent time with Cincinnati, Baltimore and Washington, which released him in May.Game notesAfter their on-field tiff during practice Friday, CB Darrelle Revis and WR Brandon Marshall had no issues during team drills. ... DE Muhammad Wilkerson (leg), RT Breno Giacomini (back) and WR Devin Smith (knee) all remain on active/PUP and likely wont play against the Jaguars. ... WR Eric Decker sat out with what Bowles said was sore legs. Hes expected to return to practice Tuesday. ... Bowles was uncertain as to whether all four quarterbacks on the roster -- Ryan Fitzpatrick, Geno Smith, Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg -- would play in the preseason opener. The coach said he would discuss that with offensive coordinator Chan Gailey and quarterbacks coach Kevin Patullo. ... Bowles indicated that veteran Jeremy Ross and undrafted rookie Jalin Marshall from Ohio State will get the first cracks at returning punts.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '