Dusty Baker

The Sports Xchange By Jeff Wallner, The Sports Xchange Cardinals stay hot at plate, clobber Reds CINCINNATI -- Shortstop Pete Kozma couldn't explain the Cardinals' recent proficiency for coming through in the clutch. "We get hits when we need them,"...

If the Cubs continue at this pace, the rooftop owners may change their minds and demand the team block their view of all remaining games. The Reds rallied for a 2-1 victory Wednesday to take their third straight in the four-game series and extend...

Matt Garza made his fifth start since his return from a lat injury, facing the Reds for the second time Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. The Reds pounced on Garza early in a 12-2 win, their 11th straight at Wrigley Field. Garza gave up two early home...

The Cubs' Matt Garza takes the mound against the Reds on Tuesday for the first time since calling out Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto for allegedly throwing at David DeJesus on May 26. Neither team expects any shenanigans. "No, there was nothing to that...

MLB Team Report - Cincinnati Reds - INSIDE PITCH This is what Reds manager Dusty Baker has been asking from right-hander Mike Leake all along. Finishing power. Leake threw a season-high eight innings Wednesday in a 2-1 Cincinnati victory over the...

The last time Matt Garza faced Johnny Cueto, he went into a long soliloquy on the need for Reds starter to "grow the hell up." At the end of his remarks, Garza said: "But they run their own show. We run our show, and we'll see them again in a month."...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The SportsXChange Efficient Leake makes quick work of Cubs, 2-1 CHICAGO -- Right hander Mike Leake worked fast, was consistent and ended up strong as he paced the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago...

Whenever Dusty Baker returns to Wrigley Field, he thinks about that night last September when Cubs team physician Stephen Adams ordered him to the emergency room after he felt ill in his clubhouse office. Baker was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat,...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Reds 2, Cubs 1 CHICAGO -- Todd Frazier hit his second home run in successive days to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon. The victory was the...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Reds 12, Cubs 2 Reds 12, Cubs 2: Zack Cozart homered and drove in four runs and Tony Cingrani pitched seven strong innings as Cincinnati became the first visiting team to win 11 straight at Wrigley Field. Todd Frazier, Joey...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Reds continue Wrigley dominance CHICAGO -- The Cincinnati Reds dominated on the mound and at the plate Tuesday as they continued a record-setting Wrigley Field run. With late addition Tony...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cincinnati Reds - INSIDE PITCH Left-hander Tony Cingrani started for the Reds Tuesday night and pitched well. He went seven innings and allowed two runs on four hits in a 12-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. He threw...