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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

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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.

Zachary Levine of Baseball Prospectus writes that although Joey Votto has taken heat for a poor offensive start to 2013, stats show that the Reds' star has become an ultra-patient hitter whose offensive contributions rival those of his 2010 MVP season.

Story | Conversation | April 24, 2013

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Brandon Phillips drove in the go-ahead run for the second straight day, Joey Votto homered and collected three hits, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 10-6 Sunday for their sixth win in seven games.

The Reds have lost top starter Johnny Cueto for at least a few weeks because of a strained muscle in his back, the third significant injury for the defending NL Central champions in the season's opening weeks.

Quick thoughts on Sunday's games (click here for thoughts on the Braves' hot start and the entire weekend wrap) ... Joey Votto finally homered, his first in 51 games going back to June 24 and first since his knee surgery last July. Even without t...

Joey Votto has stopped hitting for power at it could be a problem for the Cincinnati Reds.

Shin-Soo Choo homered on Joe Blanton's first pitch of the game Thursday, the first of Cincinnati's three homers off the right-hander, and the Reds pulled away to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.