Jay Bruce

Let’s recap today’s titanic struggle… FINAL Cincinnati Reds 2 Atlanta Braves 1 WP: Chapman (4-0, 0-0 ERA) LP: Martinez (2-1, 4.56 ERA) Boxscore Video Highlights PitchFX for Bronson Arroyo POSITIVES • The Reds have won the first t...

Our buddy David Schoenfield over at the SweetSpot blog has a post up about the fact that the Reds are breathing down the neck of the Cardinals. It’s a good read. This particular portion made my head hurt, though: The four solo shots do highligh...

When you mention lefty bats and the Cincinnati Reds, the first name to pop into your head is Joey Votto. The second is Jay Bruce. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say the Reds go as Joey Votto goes. All you have to do is look at the numbers. Those n...

The 30 days have seen the Cincinnati Reds creep closer to the division leading St. Louis Cardinals out of shear  grit and determination.  It has not always been pretty but they have had their moments.  On April 18 the Reds were 5 games out of firs...

Reds Manager Dusty Baker was a guest this morning on the Dan Patrick Show.  Patrick, a Mason, OH native is a fervent Reds fan.  He and Baker spent ten minutes this morning discussing baseball’s unwritten rules about beanballs and Baker’...

The Reds (18-17) are in New York City for the next five days. They’ll kick off a short 2-game series tonight against the New York Mets (20-16). Tonight’s starting pitchers, Mike Leake (0-5, 7.11 ERA) and Johan Santana (1-2, 2.92 ERA), ar...

Let’s recap today’s titanic struggle… FINAL Cincinnati Reds 3 Atlanta Braves  1 WP: Ondrusek (3-0, 0.00 ERA) LP: Venters (2-2, 3.29 ERA) S: Marshall (6) BOXSCORE VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS POSITIVES • The Reds start off a tough road trip...

Let’s recap tonight’s titanic struggle…. FINAL Washington 6 Cincinnati 9 W: S. Marshall (1-2) L: H. Rodriguez (1-3) BOX SCORE POSITIVES –Joey Votto. Joseph Daniel Votto. There aren’t enough superlatives for me to describ...

1. I’d move Aroldis Chapman to the starting rotation and send Mike Leake to AAA. Chapman will eventually be a starting pitcher (right?) and now seems like the appropriate time to make the move. While Chapman has been very valuable in the pen, h...

Let’s recap tonight’s titanic struggle…. FINAL Washington 7 Cincinnati 3 W: G. Gonzalez (4-1) L: M. Leake (0-5) BOX SCORE POSITIVES –Jay Bruce continued his hot hitting with a 2-4 night, including a double, an RBI, and a run s...

The Reds moved further above .500 with a 6-1 victory to reach 15-13 as they looked to continue to bounce back from a dismal start. Bronson Arroyo gave up a first-inning run, but would hold the Brewers to that as he finished with nine strikeouts in 6...

Let’s recap tonight’s titanic struggle…. FINAL Cincinnati 3 Milwaukee 8 W: Y. Gallardo (2-3) L: H. Bailey (1-3) BOX SCORE POSITIVES –Jay Bruce went 2-4 with 2 RBI and his 10th homer of the season. Bruce is now hitting .306/.34...