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Griffey absent from Reds' starting lineup (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:28:26 PDT

Ken Griffey Jr. joked about his absence from the Cincinnati Reds' starting lineup against Florida on Tuesday night. "It's a good, solid benching after a dropped ball, from what I understand," he said in mock anger. "Let's not call it a day off." The 38-year-old Griffey, hitting .250 with 18 RBIs, is without a home run in 63 at-bats since connecting against Houston's Chris Sampson on April 23.

Baseball Today (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:21:10 PDT

Reds Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 13 May 2008 03:09:47 PDT

After an excellent start Saturday, his best of the season, right-hander Bronson Arroyo will pitch Wednesday against the Marlins on three days of rest.

Arroyo, a finesse pitcher who is fluid and smooth, doesn't put a lot of strain on his arm and has expressed a preference for pitching on three days.

In three career starts on short rest, Arroyo is 1-0 with a 3.05 ERA (20 2/3 innings, seven earned runs).

And he has pitched a shutout on only three days of rest—a 3-0 three-hitter against the Giants on Sept. 5, 2006. It was his fourth career complete game and first shutout.

On Aug. 5, 2006 against Atlanta, Arroyo was the victim of a blown save in an 8-6 victory.

Prior to the 2006 season, Arroyo made his only other start on short rest in the second...

Harang gets long-awaited win, Reds beat Marlins 8-7 (AP)

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:01:27 PDT

All those runs looked mighty good to Aaron Harang. Jeff Keppinger and Brandon Phillips hit two-run homers in the seventh inning Monday night, breaking open a tied game and sending Harang to a long-awaited victory, 8-7 over the surging Florida Marlins. The Reds' wildly inconsistent offense finally came through for its No.

Baseball Power Poll: Florida teams surge into top 5 (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:56:26 PDT

Every week Sean Deveney looks at the action and ranks all the teams as he sees them.

Beltran, Church homer back-to-back as Mets beat Reds 8-3 (AP)

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:54:36 PDT

Oliver Perez plays baseball like a kid in a school yard -- hitting, pitching, stealing bases, experimenting with different arm angles. All were on display in the New York Mets' 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in which the left-hander earned his first win since April 19. "He might drive you nuts every once in a while," New York manager Willie Randolph said, "but he competes, man." The...

Reds bat out of order in loss to Mets (AP)

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:00:22 PDT

The Cincinnati Reds batted out of order in the ninth inning of Sunday's 8-3 loss to the New York Mets, resulting in a 10-minute delay as umpires and managers sorted out the confusion. Backup catcher David Ross came to the plate to lead off the inning and lined out. But the batter in the No. 8 spot should have been outfielder Corey Patterson, with Ross hitting ninth after an earlier double switch.

Arroyo dominant, Reds beat Mets 7-1 to earn DH split (AP)

Sat, 10 May 2008 20:28:35 PDT

Throughout his horrendous start to the season, Bronson Arroyo insisted he was fine. He proved it on Saturday. Arroyo pitched eight dominant innings to win a matchup of struggling pitchers and Jeff Keppinger had a career-high five hits, lifting the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets 7-1 for a split of their day-night doubleheader.

Beltran drives in 5 runs, Santana and Mets beat Reds 12-6 (AP)

Sat, 10 May 2008 15:30:38 PDT

The refrain was the same from almost everyone in the Mets' clubhouse: Offensively, we're coming together. And how. Carlos Beltran hit a bases-loaded triple and drove in five runs, and Carlos Delgado and Brian Schneider hit New York's first back-to-back homers of the season to back Johan Santana's first home win for the Mets, a 12-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a day-night...

Reds-Mets game postponed by rain, will be made up Saturday (AP)

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:42:09 PDT

If the Mets have a plan for when Pedro Martinez might be back, they're not saying. Martinez threw nearly 60 pitches Friday at the club's spring training complex in Florida, but the team still won't divulge a timetable for when the injured right-hander could return. "He was able to throw all his pitches," general manager Omar Minaya said before New York's scheduled game against Cincinnati was...

Griffey scratched with illness; Mercker put on DL by Reds (AP)

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:40:52 PDT

Ken Griffey Jr. was removed from the Cincinnati Reds' starting lineup Friday night against the New York Mets because of an illness. Three homers shy of 600, Griffey was to be replaced in right field by Ryan Freel. The start of the game was delayed because of rain. Second baseman Brandon Phillips also was out of the lineup with a sore left calf, sustained on a foul ball Wednesday.

Griffey, Phillips out vs. Mets (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:52:55 PDT

Cincinnati Reds right fielder Ken Griffey Jr. and second baseman Brandon Phillips are not in the lineup for Friday's game against the New York Mets.

Mercker put on disabled list by Reds (AP)

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:44:11 PDT

Reliever Kent Mercker was put on the 15-day disabled list Friday by the Cincinnati Reds because of lower back pain. The move was made retroactive to Tuesday, before the start of its series at the New York Mets. The Reds recalled left-hander Bill Bray from Triple-A Louisville. Bray didn't allow a run in four appearances for the Reds from April 28-May 4.

Reds place LHP Merker on DL (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:42:36 PDT

The Cincinnati Reds on Friday placed veteran lefthander Kent Mercker on the 15-day disabled list with lower back pain.

Votto excited about three-homer game (PA SportsTicker)

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:29:38 PDT

After the most impressive offensive performance of his brief major league career, Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto felt like he was back in Little League.

Reds hit 4 homers off Lieber, Votto hits 3 in all in 9-0 win (AP)

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:04:39 PDT

Nothing special about Joey Votto's first homer, a hanging slider that he pulled into the seats in right field for a modest 1-0 lead. What followed was breathtaking. Jon Lieber became only the second pitcher in Chicago Cubs history to give up four homers in an inning, and Votto connected three times in all as the Cincinnati Reds powered their way to a 9-0 victory Wednesday.

Zambrano leads Cubs to 3-0 win over struggling Reds (AP)

Tue, 06 May 2008 21:41:33 PDT

In the first five weeks, Carlos Zambrano has been the Chicago Cubs' constant. Zambrano had his way with Cincinnati's slumping lineup, allowing only three hits in eight innings, and Ronny Cedeno singled home a pair of runs that sent the Chicago Cubs to a 3-0 victory on Tuesday night. The Cubs won for only fourth time in 12 games, a span marked by inconsistency all-around.

Fogg could return to Colorado (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:59:03 PDT

The Colorado Rockies are actively pursuing depth for their rotation, discussing trades with the Cincinnati Reds...

Dunn hits homer, Cueto hits the corners as Reds beat Cubs (AP)

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:46:45 PDT

The bases were loaded with two outs. Derrek Lee was doing that slow, purposeful walk to the plate. A sickening thought was darting through Dusty Baker's mind. No, the Reds manager thought. Please, no. Baker watched Lee rescue many a game for the Cubs when he managed in Chicago. Baker feared it was going to happen again, in one of those games that can wreck a team's season.

Arroyo checks out fine, baffled by struggles (AP)

Mon, 05 May 2008 15:05:49 PDT

Bronson Arroyo wishes there was an obvious reason for his horrid start, some nagging injury that could be blamed for throwing off his pitches. No such explanation. The Cincinnati Reds' No. 2 starter got checked out by the trainers on Monday and didn't hear anything that he didn't already knew. Physically, he's never been better.

Reds activate RHP Weathers from DL (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:25:47 PDT

The Cincinnati Reds got a big part of their bullpen back on Monday, activating righthander David Weathers from the disabled list.

Baseball Power Poll: D-backs tops even before Scherzer (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 05 May 2008 09:26:26 PDT

The Diamondbacks already have Brandon Webb, Dan Haren, Randy Johnson and Micah Owings in their rotation. Add in phenom Max Scherzer and it's not hard to see why they are No. 1.

Braves knock out Arroyo early, sweep Reds (AP)

Sun, 04 May 2008 15:22:32 PDT

The Atlanta Braves made the most of their last chance to take advantage of the Cincinnati Reds' road futility. Chipper Jones drove in five runs and the Braves scored seven runs in the second inning and beat Cincinnati 14-7 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep in the Reds' only visit to Atlanta this season.

Reyes, Braves crush Reds (AP)

Sat, 03 May 2008 20:26:54 PDT

Now that John Smoltz is going to be a closer when healthy, the Braves will need to find another starter for the rest of the season. They may have found one in Jo-Jo Reyes. Reyes gave up one run in 5 1-3 innings in his 2008 debut, and Atlanta broke open a close game with a six-run seventh to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-1 Saturday night.

Baker shuffles lineup; Griffey hits second (AP)

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:04:45 PDT

Ken Griffey Jr. continued his pursuit of 600 homers from an unusual lineup spot on Saturday night. Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker, looking to shake up his lineup, moved Griffey to No. 2 in the lineup against the Atlanta Braves. Griffey, hitting .248 with four homers and 15 RBIs this season, has 597 career homers and has spent most of his career in the middle of lineups.

Hudson pitches 11th career shutout (AP)

Fri, 02 May 2008 20:51:19 PDT

Tim Hudson had just about everybody in the Atlanta clubhouse relieved. Maybe the Braves' starting rotation hasn't quite reached a crisis point yet. Hudson pitched his 11th career shutout and Brian McCann hit a two-run homer, helping Atlanta end a season-high four-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over Cincinnati on Friday night.

Rockies have interest in ex-Red Castro (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:35:37 PDT

Looking to add depth following Troy Tulowitzki's left quad injury, the Rockies are pursuing free agent Juan...

A's and Rays head April honors (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:59:00 PDT

One month into the season, surprises are plentiful and individual awards start and end with Cliff Lee.

Looper, Ankiel pace Cardinals past Reds 5-2 (AP)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:37:27 PDT

Rick Ankiel's big series helped the surprising Cardinals win a franchise-record 18 games this month. Braden Looper worked six solid innings and Ankiel again supplied much of the offense with three hits and two RBIs to cap an 8-for-13 series, helping St. Louis hand Aaron Harang another tough luck loss with a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.