Phils end Reds' six-game winning streak

It's "citizens Bank House Of Horrors" For The Reds

From Elias: The Reds fell behind, 3-0, to Cliff Lee in Philadelphia, but rebounded on Jay Bruce's two-run, sixth-inning homer off Lee and Joey Votto's solo shot in the eighth inning off Antonio Bastardo. But those heroics proved to be in vain as the Phillies won, 5-3, scoring two in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI groundout and sacrifice fly in a rally that included a Ryan Howard infield hit! The Reds are now 11-23 (.324) at Citizens Bank Park, their second-lowest winning percentage at any venue where they have played at least 20 games; they put together a 15-34 (.306) won-lost mark from 1892 to 1899 at Oriole Park, the home of a Baltimore Orioles team that then played in the National League. (The Reds are also 0-2 in postseason play at Citizens Bank Park; they were no-hit in one of those losses, by Roy Halladay.)

What to do about Matt Cain?

By the second inning of Thursday night’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies, the concerned, panicked and, let’s face it, angry tweets about right-hander Matt Cain started flowing in consistently.

Jay Bruce's Three-rbi Game

From Elias: Jay Bruce drove in three of the Reds' five runs in their ten-inning victory at Miami. Bruce, who's started in the fifth slot in the batting order in all but one of the 40 games he's played this year, recorded RBIs in only six of his first 29 games this season (11 total RBIs) but he's done so in nine of 11 games since then (with a total of 13 runs batted in).

Marlins knot it in ninth, lose to Reds in extras

Bruce Gets His Heavy Lifting Out Of The Way Early

From Elias: Jay Bruce belted a home run in the second inning, then cranked out a pair of doubles in a seven-run third inning as the Reds rolled to a 13-7 victory over the Brewers. A week's worth of extra-base hits in just three innings? We've only seen that once in the last five seasons in the majors: Omar Infante of the Marlins had two homers and a double over the first three innings of a game at Pittsburgh on Sept. 9, 2011.

How to improve fantasy hitting stats

Tristan H. Cockcroft provides tips on how to improve your standing in the hitting categories, as well as which players to target who can help you get to those goals.

Hit Parade: Don't panic over slow starts

Tristan H. Cockcroft says not to panic too much over a number of top hitters getting off to slow starts.

Reds' Ludwick expected to miss 3 months

Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick is expected to miss at least three months following surgery on Wednesday to repair torn cartilage in his right shoulder.