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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Reds manager Dusty Baker has recused himself from the Gary Matthews Jr. decision.Matthews signed a minor league deal with the Reds June 26. He can opt out of the deal if he is not in the big leagues by Saturday. Matthews is hitting .313/.359/.490 in 96 at-bats at Class AAA Louisville going into Friday. Matthews, 35, could choose to keep playing at Louisville. Would manager Dusty Baker encourage him to do that?"Only if he asked me," Baker said. "I only talked to him once. I'm so close to him and his father. That's why I stayed away from the whole process of signing him in the first place. I didn't know they had signed him. I appreciate the way Walt (Jocketty) handled it for me since I'm so close to the situation." Baker's best friend in baseball is Gary Matthews...

Friday, July 23, 2010

The Cincinnati Reds try not to worry about what other teams are doing while they're playing. It was hard for them to ignore the NL Central-leading Cardinals' loss on Friday as they were beating the Houston Astros. The Reds got the 6-4 victory thanks to Jay Bruce's go-ahead double in the eighth inning, and wound up just half a game behind St.

Friday, July 23, 2010

The long ball may be pretty, but heading into Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers (7:05 p.m. ET), the Toronto Blue Jays could really use some alternative ways to score.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

St. Louis and Philadelphia are vying for Roy Oswalt, but every team in contention is trying to bolster their staffs.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

The black Mizuno bat that Pete Rose used to get his final hit has been auctioned for $158,776, less than expected for the 32 ounces of baseball history. Rose used the bat for hit No. 4,256, a single off San Francisco's Greg Minton on Aug. 14, 1986. His final hit stands as the major league record. Lelands.com auctioned the 34-inch, 32-ounce bat online this month.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Edinson Volquez's pitches darted everywhere, a sign that he's got a way to go yet in his comeback from elbow surgery. Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer off Volquez, who had a rough time in his second start since his return, and the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Thursday for a split of their four-game series.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Chris Dickerson remembered cringing as he looked at the excess of empty, discarded plastic bottles by his Triple-A teammates in Louisville. "One guy uses eight bottles a day, whether it's Gatorade or water or juice," he said, "and all of this stuff is being thrown in the trash cans." The sight of all that waste a couple of years ago was the tipping point for Dickerson, a...

Thursday, July 22, 2010

The Reds rearranged their catchers on Thursday, gave third baseman Scott Rolen more time to get over a hamstring injury, and provided right-handed reliever Jason Isringhausen with a chance to continue his comeback from elbow surgery in the minors. Catcher Ramon Hernandez came off the 15-day disabled list and started at first base for the final game of a series against the Washington Nationals,...

Thursday, July 22, 2010

No, it's not the ugliest Cincinnati Reds cap money can buy — this one wins — but it's up...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Stephen Strasburg sweated one out. Washington's hard-throwing rookie contained the NL's top offense on its own turf Wednesday night, and a slumping Nationals offense finally came around behind Cristian Guzman's homer, pulling away to an 8-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on a muggy evening.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Homer Bailey took an important step in his comeback from an inflamed shoulder, throwing about 50 pitches to Cincinnati teammates during a simulated game without a problem. Aaron Harang wasn't nearly so good. The Reds got contrasting updates on two of their disabled starting pitchers Wednesday. Bailey appears to be recovered from the inflamed pitching shoulder that has disabled him since May 24,...

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Mike Leake did some solid pitching and had a nice at-bat, too. He hung around through a long rain delay, just so he could get in more swings. When he finally left, things seemed well in hand. That's when the sweating began. Leake pitched five solid innings before a long rain delay Tuesday night, and the Cincinnati Reds blew most of a seven-run lead after the break before holding on for an 8-7 win...

Monday, July 19, 2010

Johnny Cueto was the antidote for the Cincinnati's lack of offense. Cueto pitched six innings around a rain delay and drove home two runs Monday night, leading the Reds to a 7-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in a matchup of teams that hadn't been able to score lately. Both teams were coming off 1-0 losses, but the futility went much deeper.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Ivan Rodriguez's grounder hit an umpire before it left the infield, resulting in a dead-ball call that prevented the Washington Nationals from scoring. With runners on first and second with two outs in the sixth, Rodriguez hit a grounder that deflected off the side of the mound, changed direction and headed toward Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Aaron Cook ended his road futility at the place he still calls home. Cook went seven innings for a breakthrough win on the road Sunday, and Chris Iannetta's homer off left-hander Travis Wood gave the Colorado Rockies a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, who are losing a lot of those minimal games these days.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Edinson Volquez's throwback performance has the Cincinnati Reds thinking they're in it for the long haul. Volquez allowed only three hits over six innings in his first game back from reconstructive elbow surgery Saturday night, an eye-opening outing that set up an 8-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Chris Sabo is still befuddled by his popularity. The goggle-wearing third baseman with the close-cropped hair was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds' Hall of Fame on Saturday, along with reliever Pedro Borbon and 19th century pitcher Tony Mullane. Sabo quickly became a fan favorite in 1988, when he made the All-Star game and was NL Rookie of the Year.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Bases loaded, no outs. The Colorado Rockies sensed it was their chance to not only pull even but put it away. Arthur Rhodes wasn't about to let that happen. The left-hander pitched out of the eighth-inning threat by retiring the top of the Rockies' order, preserving the Cincinnati Reds' 3-2 win on Friday night in their long-awaited return home.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Reds first baseman Joey Votto says he shows his feelings about Chicago Cubs fans by refusing to sign autographs for them. Votto declined to congratulate Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd following his impressive defensive play during the All-Star game Tuesday. Afterward, he told ESPN that he doesn't like the Cubs.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Right-hander Edinson Volquez was surprised that the Cincinnati Reds made him No. 2 in the rotation coming out of the All-Star break. Shows how much the NL Central leaders expect from their surgically repaired pitcher. The Reds decided that Volquez will start the second game of their series against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, completing his comeback from reconstructive elbow surgery last Aug.