ESPN Search

The afternoon tilt between the Reds and Mets at Citi Field would have been just another mid-May game between a good team and a bad team, except the Mets are a good team when Matt Harvey pitches. Some thoughts on an interesting game, which the Reds wo...

WHAT IT MEANS: Matt Harvey, who once every five days gives Mets fans a reason to cheer, is not invincible. He remains unbeaten, though. Ike Davis, meanwhile, continues to draw the ire of Mets fans. Rick Ankiel's third extra-base hit of the game...

OK, let's stir up some arguing and yelling again. Yesterday, I ranked the top five pitching duos. Today, let's do the majors' best hitting duos. Ranking the pitchers was difficult because there were so many excellent pairs to choose. Ranking the h...

Taking some advice from the Hit King, Joey Votto has developed a focus that's fueled his desire to be great.

Here's the lineups for Tuesday's game. Daniel Murphy leads off for third straight day, while Ike Davis falls to seventh. Reds Derrick Robinson, cf Zack Cozart, ss Joey Votto, 1b Brandon Phillips, 2b Jay Bruce, rf Todd Frazier, 3b Donald Lu...

I don't know where this post is going, but wherever it leads, it's not meant to rip on Brandon Phillips, if it does wind up sounding negative. Reds fans jumped on me a few weeks ago when I called Phillips overrated, and that's fine: Fans should defen...

A quick warning about Jurickson Profar's call to the majors to replace the disabled Ian Kinsler: Do not expect Mike Trout; do not expect Bryce Harper; do not expect Manny Machado. Yes, the performance of those three wunderkinds has, unfortunately,...

Getty Images The Mets face (l to r) Johnny Cueto, Mike Leake and Mat Latos during a three-game series at Citi Field. METS (17-24, fourth place/NL East) vs. CINCINNATI REDS (26-18, second place/NL Central) Monday: RHP Shaun Marcum (0-4, 6.75) vs....

Bronson Arroyo pitched five-hit ball over 7 2/3 innings, Joey Votto was 4 for 4 with a homer, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-0 Saturday.

The ESPN fantasy baseball staff re-ranks first basemen for the rest of the season

Reds-Marlins Preview

Joey Votto had three hits, Todd Frazier hit a two-run single and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs with a 7-4 victory on Sunday.

Keith Law has a column up on why the Reds should bat Joey Votto second. Eric Karabell and I discuss that idea and other things managers should do with their batting orders that could help them score a few more runs. We do present the worst lineup con...

The Los Angeles Angels have been batting Mike Trout, their best all-around hitter, second for most of this season. The Cincinnati Reds could learn a thing or two from that. The idea of putting your best hitter second, rather than third, is still a...

Blog | April 30, 2013

Keith Law explains why Joey Votto should bat second for the Cincinnati Reds.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2013

Mat Latos outpitched Adam Wainwright, extending his scoreless innings streak to 17, and the Cincinnati Reds got an RBI apiece from Joey Votto and Xavier Paul in a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.