Brandon Phillips

It was a perfect baseball storm at hitter-friendly GABP, as the Reds hit four homers (Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Brandon Phillips, Todd Frazier) and the Rockies hit five solo shots (two by Carlos Gonzalez, one by Troy Tulowitzki, Michael Cuddyer and ...  

Brandon Phillips has traced a unique career arc. The Media Guide bullet points about him finding success with the Reds after the Indians "gave up on him" have been repeated countless times. Nearly as interesting as is transformation from near-bust to All Star, I think, is how Phillips' skill set has evolved in recent years. After BP's 30-30 season in 2007, he was a good defensive second baseman who offered a exceptional power for...  

Tuesday night's victory over the Atlanta Braves proved to be an encouraging sign for the Cincinnati Reds. Two of Cincinnati's struggling players, starter Mat Latos and second baseman Brandon Phillips, performed well in the 4-3 win. Latos pitched seven ...  

He has RBI in three consecutive games, and he leads rookies in slugging percentage at .580. RHP Alfredo Simon worked two scoreless innings. He's allowed one earned run over his last 14 1/3 innings, lowering his ERA to 2.04. RF Jay Bruce was out ...  

Flipping out: Little Leaguers, please: Do not try this at home. It will go in the books as a 4-6 force out, but that's only because they don't put pictures on scorecards. With the go-ahead run on second base in the seventh inning, Cincinnati Reds second ...  

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips drove in three runs with a pair of homers off Brandon Beachy on Tuesday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in another game of all-or-nothing. Rookie shortstop Zack Cozart also ...  

That would be just the beginning of a big night at the plate for Bourn. In the bottom of the inning, Drew Stubbs singled with one out against Beachy and then stole second. Two batters later, Brandon Phillips launched the first of his two home ...  

Scoring errors is the only subjective stat in baseball.Yes, there are obvious ones. But it doesn't take into account plays that could not be made by another team's defense, nor plays made that others could not make, which are scored errors.Thus, skewing stats like the old school fielding percentage and the sabermetric BABIP. After reading Gerard Martin's, May 14, piece that told fantasy owners to sell high on Reds starting pitcher Johnny Cueto...  

Washington has allowed just 13 runs in the first two innings in 2012. It is the fewest runs allowed in MLB, with the next closest team allowing 19 runs. Gio Gonzalez will take the mound this evening, striking out 10.1 batters per nine innings pitched this ...  

NEW YORK — Johnny Cueto pitched effectively into the eighth inning, Ryan Ludwick delivered two big hits and the Cincinnati Reds closed out their extended visit to New York by beating the Yankees, 5-2, Sunday. The Reds rallied late against CC Sabathia ...  

It doesn't take fancy statistics to figure out that Cincinnati Reds setup man Aroldis Chapman has so far had an impressive season. He has not allowed a single run in 18.1 innings and was striking out nearly 16 batters per nine innings. If he can keep this ...  

Jordan Zimmermann extended Washington’s streak of dominant starts, and Danny Espinosa homered for the second straight game Saturday night, leading the Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that was overshadowed by another significant injury.  

The Reds and Mets reversed roles, with the Reds bullpen faltering while the Mets bullpen held firm, and New York topped Cincinnati 9-4 Thursday afternoon. Aroldis Chapman gave up his first run of the season, though it was unearned. Mat Latos was a bit shaky, with three runs in five innings on seven hits and three walks with seven strikeouts. The stuff was good, the command was shaky again. J.J. Hoover pitched a scoreless inning, Chapman...  

The win last night coupled with the Cardinals' loss puts the Reds into first place in the NL Central division. Cincinnati leads St. Louis by one-half game in the standings. Yay, Reds!