Brandon Phillips News

Ever so quietly, though - as quiet as the flashy Brandon Phillips can be - Phillips is slipping into Joe Morgan's domain.

Homer Bailey has won his last four decisions against the Cubs. He'll go for No. 5 today at 4:15 p.m. The Reds suspended Triple-A right-hander Jose Arredondo.

Joey Votto is "The Face Of MLB" after winning the social media contest by MLB Network where Reds fans voted for him by ending their Tweets in #JoeyVotto. I'm proud to admit that I'm responsible for approximately 400-500 of those votes.

MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Things continue to devolve for New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis , whose offensive slump has begun spilling into his defense.

The Reds' Brandon Phillips steps on the wrist of David DeJesus after forcing him out at second base in the sixth inning.

Add another near miss in this 2013 baseball season - this time it was Detroit's Anibal Sanchez falling just short of a no-hitter. Sanchez's bid was broken up with one out in the ninth inning Friday night when Minnesota's Joe Mauer hit a clean single up the middle.

The play of Friday's game didn't even go for an out, but the fact that the play on pinch-hitter Julio Borbon's bunt was even close was amazing.

Joey Votto extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a homer, and Ryan Hanigan and Brandon Phillips also homered on Friday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to their fourth straight win, 7-4 over the Chicago Cubs.

Ryan Hanigan hit a three-run homer and Brandon Phillips smacked a two-run shot to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the Chicago Cubs, 7-4, in the opener of a three-game set at Great American Ball Park.

Joey Votto extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a homer, and Ryan Hanigan and Brandon Phillips also homered on Friday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to their fourth straight win, 7-4 over the Chicago Cubs.

I was going to write something today for SI.com re Votto. Specifically, that Votto represented one of the clearest cases of Old-v-New schools of thought, re hitting production.

Cliff Lee pitched a three-hitter for his 12th career shutout and Delmon Young homered for the second straight game, sending the Philadelphia Phillies past the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Faith and Fear in Flushing made its debut on Feb. 16, 2005, the brainchild of two longtime friends and lifelong Met fans.

Demarcus Henderson and Wes Rea both had RBI singles in the ninth inning to lift Mississippi State to a 5-3 win over South Carolina Wednesday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly criticized his team and benched All-Star rightfielder Andre Ethier, then watched Los Angeles beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-2, Wednesday.

One pitch from being pulled, and one strike from victory, Homer Bailey unleashed a 97 mph fastball to finish off the Marlins.

For the second time this month, the Reds and Cubs will meet for a three-game series, beginning Friday at Great American Ball Park.

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When I realized that Matt Harvey Day was falling on Mike Piazza Day, I thought the Mets couldn't lose.

Matt Harvey looks on after surrendering a three-run home run to Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto in the third inning of a game at Citi Field.