Joey Votto

The Sports Xchange Phillies 3, Reds 2 PHILADELPHIA -- Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis hit back-to-back home runs off fireballing closer Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth Sunday afternoon as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2....

The Arizona Diamondbacks have taken over first place in the National League West with little resistance from the Miami Marlins, who aren't scoring much these days. Arizona will try to complete a three-game sweep and win its fifth straight contest when...

With their first season-series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies since 2003 already guaranteed, the Cincinnati Reds will attempt to collect their third straight series win overall when they host the Phillies in the rubber match of a three-game...

The Sports Xchange Reds 10, Phillies 0 PHILADELPHIA -- Bronson Arroyo and Alfredo Simon combined on a six-hit shutout and Joey Votto went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer Saturday afternoon, as the Cincinnati Reds battered the Philadelphia Phillies 10-0....

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Reds 10, Phillies 0 Reds 10, Phillies 0: Joey Votto went 4-for-4 - including a two-run homer - and reached base in all six plate appearances for the first time in his career while Bronson Arroyo tossed 7 2/3 solid innings as...

The Sports Xchange Arroyo, Votto lead Reds' pummeling of Phils PHILADELPHIA -- The Cincinnati Reds have typically not done well at Citizens Bank Park. But on Saturday afternoon they made themselves right at home. Bronson Arroyo and Alfredo Simon...

May 18 (Reuters) - The Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners in a walk-off for the second successive day with a 5-4 victory on Saturday. Jason Kipnis, who belted the go ahead three-run homer in the 10th inning on Friday, was driven in from third by...

LHP Antonio Bastardo, pressed into service as the set-up man because of Mike Adams' back problems, surrendered a game-tying home run to Joey Votto in the eighth Friday night. Bastardo, 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA to date, has 13 strikeouts in 13 1/3 innings,...

RHP Steve Cishek, the closer, is struggling. He is 1-4 with a 5.40 ERA. He went a combined 7-3 his first two years in the big leagues with a 2.66 ERA. LHP Duane Below was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans. He is 2-2 with a 3.38 ERA in four starts....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH The Marlins are gradually loosening the reins on rookie pitcher Jose Fernandez. The 20-year-old threw a career-high 99 pitches Thursday night when he allowed two runs in seven innings...

MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH They say that numbers never lie. But when you look at the case of the Phillies after 25 percent of the season has been put into the books, the numbers don't give you any kind of idea of why they...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Diamondbacks 9, Marlins 2 MIAMI - Paul Goldschmidt hammered a pair of two-run homers to left and Trevor Cahill pitched a gem to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-2 victory over the Miami Marlins...