Phillips' strange double lifts Reds over Mets 7-4

Rapid Reaction: Reds 7, Mets 4

WHAT IT MEANS: Matt Harvey, who once every five days gives Mets fans a reason to cheer, is not invincible. He remains unbeaten, though. Ike Davis, meanwhile, continues to draw the ire of Mets fans.

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Under the Microscope: Mid-May ranks explanation

Todd Zola explains why he ranked Alex Rios, Aramis Ramirez, Chris Davis and others much higher than the aggregate in ESPN's mid-May rankings, and why he ranked players like Jay Bruce and Stephen Strasburg worse.

Mets done in by Jon Niese's first inning troubles in 4-0 loss to Reds

Bruce Saves A Little Bit Extra For The Mets

Jay Bruce went 2-for-4, with an RBI-double and a game-winning home run in the 6th inning of the Reds' 4-3 win at Citi Field. Bruce has six extra-base hits in his last 13 at-bats against the Mets, dating back to last August.

Bruce's blast leads Reds over Mets

MLB - Bruce mashing in May

Jay Bruce extended his hitting streak to 11 games Monday, and hit his fifth home run in May after hitting one home run in the month of April. Bruce now has at least one RBI in each of his last five games, the seventh time in his career he's had an RBI in five or more straight games.

Recap: NY Mets vs. Cincinnati

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.)