Zack Cozart News

Brandon Phillips hit a three-run homer to help the Cincinnati Reds outslug the Colorado Rockies 7-5 Sunday in a game that set a record for Great American Ball Park with nine home runs.

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John McDonald hit a three-homer and Milwaukee's Zack Greinke had his worst outing of the season in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 8-5 victory over the Brewers on Saturday night.

Jeremy Guthrie has been a huge disappointment. But it came with a caveat. He was awful at Coors Field, and solid on the road.

Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki catches a fly ball hit by Cincinnati Reds' Zack Cozart in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 25, 2012, in Cincinnati.

Since the Reds are riding a 6-game win streak , I tried to come up with an antidote to our losing streak mascot : Maybe it needs to be a departure from babies, laundry hampers and bricks.

Following a four-game series sweep of the Braves , the Cincinnati Reds find themselves atop the NL Central with a record of 25-19. Winners of six in a row overall, the Reds have mostly relied on pitching; during their streak, they have allowed more than three runs just once - a 6-5 victory over the Yankees in the Bronx.

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Scott Rolen, right, presents Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones with a framed base during ceremonies honoring Jones prior to a baseball game, Thursday, May 24, 2012 in Cincinnati.

Other than Joey Votto , the Reds have one player that consistently gets on base...and he always hits 8th.

Fingers crossed Nick Masset should be throwing some baseballs today. He hasn't thrown in over a month due to soreness in his shoulder.

Todd Frazier's fourth home run of the season, a couple of rows deep into the right-field stands at Great American Ball Park with one out in the ninth inning off of reliever Cristhian Martinez gave the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 victory against the Braves.

Phillips drove in three runs with a pair of homers off Brandon Beachy on Tuesday night, leading Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in another game of all-or-nothing that got the Reds second baseman back in the flow.

Since the Reds traded Wily Mo Pena to the Red Sox for him in 2006, left-hander Bronson Arroyo has been one of baseball's most durable starting pitchers.

Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Carlos Pena follows his fourth-inning, three-run home run off Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Drew Hutchison.

After holding relatively steady for the past couple of weeks, we have some shuffling in the NL Rookie of the Year rankings.

Maybe it is all starting to come together. Last night, Mike Leake . Tonight Mat Latos and Brandon Phillips .

Los Angeles County prosecutors declined to file felony charges Tuesday against four men arrested for a postgame beating and brawl outside Dodger Stadium, an incident that stoked memories of the vicious beating last season of... Los Angeles County prosecutors declined to file felony charges Tuesday against four men arrested for a postgame beating ... (more)

Welcome to the abbreviated blog, wherein we'll discuss the worst-to-first nature of the Braves' first two pitchers in this series - Mike Minor last night, Brandon Beachy tonight - and the ridiculous odds defied by a fan catching home runs hit by consecutive batters three pitches apart.

It's been said many times that the Reds Renaissance of 2010 was built upon improved run prevention, thanks to better glove-men as much as better arm-men. In 2008, Walt Jocketty's first year as the Reds ' General Manager, the Reds converted only 67.1% of batted balls into outs , last in the National League.