Brandon Phillips

MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Right-handed pitcher Jeremy Hefner was "freaking out," in his own words, after hearing of the tornado Monday that devastated Moore, Okla. Hefner shared his emotional day prior to the Met's 4-0 loss to...

MLB Team Report - Cincinnati Reds - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Johnny Cueto's return to the Reds' rotation was fine -- once he started pitching like Johnny Cueto. Cueto, out since April 15 with a strained lat, beat the New York Mets 4-3 in his return on...

RHP Matt Harvey will look to continue his season-long dominance when he takes the mound Wednesday in Cincinnati. Harvey is 5-0 with a 1.55 ERA in nine starts this year. Only two other starters in the past 30 years have been unbeaten through nine starts...

Reds shut down Mets NEW YORK -- The Cincinnati Reds have scored in just four of their last 18 innings. But with the way their pitchers have shut down the scuffling New York Mets, that has been more than enough. Mike Leake threw seven shutout innings...

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange Reds 4, Mets 0 NEW YORK -- Mike Leake threw seven shutout innings and combined with two relievers on a three-hitter and the Cincinnati Reds scored three unearned runs in the first inning Tuesday...

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange Reds 4, Mets 3 NEW YORK -- Jay Bruce's line-drive home run leading off the sixth inning snapped a tie Monday and lifted the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 win over the New York Mets in front of an...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Reds 4, Mets 3 Reds 4, Mets 3: Jay Bruce homered and drove in a pair while Johnny Cueto was strong in his first outing in over a month as visiting Cincinnati edged New York. Brandon Phillips added a two-run single for the Reds,...

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange Bruce powers Reds past Metss NEW YORK -- Jay Bruce was only constant for Cincinnati on a night in which the Reds' offense came in short bursts. Bruce capped a three-run first inning with an RBI...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cincinnati Reds - INSIDE PITCH Based on numbers alone, rookie left-hander Tony Cingrani pitched very well in his six starts in place of No. 1 starter Johnny Cueto. He went 2-0 with a 3.27 ERA. But the Reds knew...

LHP Aroldis Chapman gave up back-to-back homers in the bottom of the ninth to blow his second straight save Sunday, after converting his first eight of the season. Chapman, now 3-2 with a 3.32 ERA this season, has allowed three homers in 19 innings to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cincinnati Reds - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Johnny Cueto will return to the rotation Monday for the Reds against the New York Mets. Don't be surprised if Cueto's delivery is slightly different. Cueto, who been out...

The Sports Xchange Phils stun Reds, 3-2 PHILADELPHIA -- Freddy Galvis was thinking fastball. With Aroldis Chapman, the Cincinnati Reds' fireballing closer, on the mound, a hitter has to think fastball. "I said if the fastball's right there, I'm going...