BARCELONA, Spain -- Nico Rosberg will use his frustration from the Bahrain Grand Prix for motivation when he starts the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position Sunday. Nike Air Pegasus 31 Sale . The German driver finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton to give Mercedes front-row seats at the Circuit de Catalunya, with both drivers still seeking their first wins of the season in a car which has plenty of pace but has lacked durability over the first four races. Three weeks ago, Rosberg took pole in Bahrain only to finish ninth, and he is determined not to fall short again. "We know that this is only half of the job completed and have the painful memory of what happened in Bahrain to prove that," said Rosberg, who is chasing his first podium this season. "Weve worked very hard on our race pace but this track is tough for the tires, particularly with graining. It will be a big challenge tomorrow and our goal is to make the most of the opportunity from starting at the front." While Hamilton had the fastest times in the first two qualifying sessions, Rosberg edged him to win the pole position in 1 minute, 20.718 seconds. Three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel was third quickest. "It will be a big challenge with the tires tomorrow," said Rosberg, whose best result this season was fourth at the Malaysian GP. "The race is very long and to win its not good enough to start from pole -- you still have to have the fastest race car." Hamilton, the 2008 Formula One champion, is unsure how much to read into his teams qualifying speed. "Ive not been totally happy with the balance of my car all weekend, even today, so we need to look at it this evening and see what we can do for the race," the British driver said. "Limiting the degradation is going to be my major challenge as the general pace isnt too bad." Vettel was satisfied enough with his performance as he finished ahead of Kimi Raikkonens Lotus. "Im quite happy to be honest because yesterday and this morning I wasnt really happy. We improved the car and things calmed down," said Vettel, who has 38 career poles but none in Barcelona. "Its a tough challenge and the tires dont last as well as we would like." The degradation of the Pirelli tires has been an issue all season, and drivers are largely unhappy about how quickly they wear out. Ferrari has yet to secure a pole position this season, and it proved to be another frustrating afternoon for the Italian team after fast practice times in the morning. Fernando Alonso will start fifth and Felipe Massa ninth. Massa finished sixth in qualifying but was bumped down three places for blocking Red Bulls Mark Webber on turns 11 and 12. Jenson Button failed to make the cut for the third session. The Briton will start in 14th place, with teammate Sergio Perez in eighth. "Weve had a difficult couple of days. I had problems throughout practice, so to get through to Q3 was a great result, and something we really werent expecting," Perez said. "Im very pleased because I got absolutely everything out of the car." Earlier, Massa was fastest in the third and final practice session ahead of Raikkonen. Webber was third in final practice but had a poor qualifying session and will start from seventh place, behind Lotus Romain Grosjean. They moved up a place due to Massas grid penalty, as did Perez. "I was disappointed with the lap in Q3 and lost a lot of time in the last sector," Webber said. "Im normally quite strong there, but I was in trouble with the rears." Ferrari wants its drivers to find extra speed in qualifying to increase the pressure on Red Bull. Once again, those hopes were unfulfilled. The closest Ferrari has been to pole was when Massa qualified second in Malaysia. Alonso started the previous three races from third. 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SAN DIEGO -- Brandon Finnegan and two Cincinnati Reds relievers Friday night ruined what could have been an epic showdown Saturday night at Petco Park.Or, they beat Anthony DeSclafini to the punch.Finnegan, Michael Lorenzen and Blake Wood shut out the Padres on six hits Friday night at Petco Park -- meaning the Padres didnt get a home run , ending San Diegos National League record-tying streak of games with at least one homer at 25 straight.The effort of the Reds trio ruined a showdown rematch between the Padres hitters and another right-handed Reds starter -- DeSclafini.Back on June 26, DeSclafini and left-handed reliever Tony Cingrani combined to shut out the Padres on five hits. In their very next game, the Padres launched their streak of homering in 25 straight games.The win over the Padres was the second in the DeSclafinis run of six straight wins.DeSclafini will be making his 10th start of the season Saturday night. He is the first Cincinnati pitcher to produce at least six wins without a loss over his first nine starts since Paul Wilson went 6-0 in his first nine starts in 2004.DeSclafini has a 3.09 earned run average since starting his 2016 season 10 weeks late due to a strained left oblique muscle suffered in his last spring training start.Anthony is just hitting his stride, Reds manager Bryan Price said of the 26-year-old, who was 9-for-13 with a 4.05 ERA in 31 starts for the Reds last season.DeSclafini will be matched against Padres left-hander Christian Friedrich Saturday night, who overnight became the dean of the Padres rotation when right-handed starters Andrew Cashner and Colin Rea were both traded to Miami TThursday morning in a seven-player trade. Nike Air Pegasus 31 Mens. Saturday will be Friedrichs 14th start, which is the most among the Padres current rotation of -- from top to bottom -- Luis Perdomo, Friedrich, Edwin Jackson (who gave up six runs to the Reds on Friday night on 10 hits in five innings), Paul Clemens and Jarred Cosart, who was one of four players acquired by the Padres from the Marlins.Clemens replaces Rea in the Padres rotation Sunday in the series finale against the Reds. Cosart moves into the rotation Monday when the Brewers come to Petco Park.The 28-year-old Friedrich has a 5.00 ERA and his performance has been slipping.His most recent start last Sunday in Washington was his shortest of the season, lasting only three innings during which he allowed five runs on six hits and a walk with no strikeouts.Christian is fine when he hits his spots, said Padres manager Andy Green. But he has to hit his spots to be in command.Friedrich is 0-4 over his last five starts with a 7.72 ERA. He is 1-5 over his last seven starts with a 7.86 ERA.His ERA has climbed in each of his last seven starts, ballooning from 2.12 to 5.00. Still, the Padres are 6-7 in his 13 starts.One of the things you like about Friedrich is that he is competitive, said Green. Hes going to give you everything he has. With a few exceptions, hes given us a chance to win. For the most part, hes been in close games.But Friedrichs margin of error might be reduced if DeSclafini duplicates his first career start against the Padres on June 26. NFL Jerseys Outlet Cheap NFL Womens Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Store Wholesale NFL Womens Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2019 Cheap Jerseys 2020 Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Youth NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys NFL Cheap China Jerseys Cheap China Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China China Jerseys Wholesale China NFL Hoodies ' ' '