Todd Frazier News

Todd Frazier makes well-timed homecoming: The Toms River native and former Rutgers star started swinging a hot bat in Philadelphia and is hoping to keep it going in front of friends and family trekking to New York to watch the Cincinnati Reds.

Brandon Phillips hit a tie-breaking RBI double in the top of the ninth inning, and Todd Frazier drove in two more runs later in the frame to help the Cincinnati Reds down the New York Mets, 7-4, en route to sweeping a three-game set at Citi Field.

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Homer Bailey was masterful in his most recent outing and had one of the best performances of his career last month against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Bronson Arroyo tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out six as the Cincinnati Reds blanked the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-0, in the second of a three-game set from Citizens Bank Park.

All systems are a go for Reds ace Johnny Cueto to return to the rotation from the disabled list Monday.

A quarter of the season has passed for the Cincinnati Reds , and the club is certainly not shy of major achievements and disappointments.

Shortstop Zack Cozart, third baseman Todd Frazier and catcher Ryan Hanigan were all out of Wednesday's starting lineup.

The Reds are in Miami today to kick off a three game set vs. the Marlins following their Monday off-day...which followed their Thursday off-day way too closely.

Dusty Baker , through no fault of his own, has penciled in his lineup with 27 different left fielders in his five-plus years as Cincinnati Reds skipper.

The critics are, in fact, correct. The Reds ' big guns are not producing, at least the way they should, either per the projections or the payroll ledger.

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Jay Bruce ripped two doubles and his third home run of the season as the Cincinnati Reds used a seven-run third inning to get past the Milwaukee Brewers, 13-7, at Great American Ball Park.

The Cincinnati Reds' Choo Shin-soo hit his 90th career homerun in Major League Baseball on Tuesday to end the game against the Atlanta Braves with a dramatic 5-4 victory at Great American Ball Park.

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While Andrelton Simmons stole the show on Monday with the first multihomer game of his career, Braves starter Paul Maholm was quietly solid yet again.

For only the fourth time this season, Jack Hannahan was in the starting lineup at third base for the Reds vs.

"I would never have any problem playing him every day, because his at-bats against left-handers are pure and he sees pitches and doesn't swing out of the zone against left-handed pitching," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said.

The only way Carlos Marmol will get back on track is to keep pitching, and that's the Cubs' plan.