Reds Power Past Pirates

Four different Reds' players hit solo home runs en route to defeating the Pirates 4-1.

4 solo homers send Reds over Pirates 4-1

Jay Bruce goes long

Jay Bruce's 3rd-inning home run traveled 443 feet, his longest in the last two seasons and 3rd-longest in his career.

Fantasy Facts - Jay Bruce is showing improved power on pitches left up

Over the last month, Jay Bruce has taken advantage of pitches left up, slugging 1.000 in at-bats that end in a pitch up; before May 14th, he was only slugging .125 on those pitches. Success against high pitches has helped raise his overall slugging percentage from .403 to .590.

Bruce's 5th Career Walkoff Homer Beats Brewers

Jay Bruce homered off Burke Badenhop in the tenth inning, providing a walkoff finish in the Reds' 4-3 triumph over the Brewers. It was the fifth walkoff home run of Bruce's major-league career; he's halfway to the Reds' record of 10 walkoff homers by Tony Perez. But Bruce holds this distinction, at least for now: he's the only major-leaguer who has hit a walkoff home run in every season from 2010 through 2013.

MLB - Jay Bruce is Loose

Pirates face tough road in NL Central

There are currently five teams in the majors with 40 or more wins, and three of them play in the National League Central. From top to bottom, the American League East might be a little bit stronger, but on Friday we got a good look at the intriguing race brewing in the NL Central -- and why it might be so tough for the Pittsburgh Pirates to break through.

MLB FANTASY FACTS - Bruce Hitting Line Drives

Jay Bruce has hit a line drive on 28.3percent of his at-bats this season, which would rank as the highest rate of his career. Bruce's line drive rate the past three seasons was 18.8 percent.

Fantasy baseball consistency ratings through May

Tristan H. Cockcroft lays out the consistency ratings, using his detailed criteria, for the first nine weeks of the 2013 season, noting which of this year's top stars have been very consistent and which is very streaky.