Mike Leake

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cincinnati Reds - INSIDE PITCH Reds No. 1 starter Johnny Cueto will make his second rehab start Tuesday for Class A Dayton. If all goes well, he'll rejoin the Reds rotation Sunday against Philadelphia. "I feel...

Tuesday: Reds at Marlins 7:10 p.m., Marlins Park, Miami On the mound RHP Homer Bailey (1-3, 3.83) vs. RHP Ricky Nolasco (2-4, 3.72): Bailey faced the Marlins on April 21 at Great American Ballpark and got the win after giving up two runs on seven...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cincinnati Reds - INSIDE PITCH l The Reds went into Sunday's game on a bad streak for the starting pitchers. They had gone nine straight games without a quality start. Given the way Bronson Arroyo felt, he wasn't a...

4:10 p.m., Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles On the mound RHP Tom Koehler (0-0, 3.18) vs. LHP Chris Capuano (0-2, 10.38): Making his first start of 2013 and second career start, Koehler in six relief appearances (11 1/3 innings) had held opponents to a .135...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cincinnati Reds - INSIDE PITCH When the Reds traded Drew Stubbs and Didi Gregourius to get center fielder Shin-Soo Choo, they were hoping to get a solid leadoff man. So far, Choo has been much more than solid....

Marlins at Dodgers When/Where: 9:10 p.m., Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles On the mound RHP Kevin Slowey (1-2, 1.81) vs. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-2, 3.71): In three road games spanning 18 1/3 innings, Slowey is 1-1 with a 0.98 ERA, six walks, 15 strikeouts and a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cincinnati Reds - INSIDE PITCH The Reds about to get a whole lot healthier -- barring any major glitches. Catcher Ryan Hanigan is on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville. No. 1 starter Johnny Cueto started...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cincinnati Reds - INSIDE PITCH No. 1 starter Johnny Cueto's problem with his right oblique turned out to be a temporary setback. Cueto threw a 25-pitch bullpen Monday after being scratched from his rehab start for...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs have had trouble scoring runs all year, either with or without men in scoring position. That was the case again Friday, when the Cubs lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5. Manager...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Braves 7, Reds 2 Braves 7, Reds 2: Dan Uggla recorded his first multi-homer game in nearly a year and Juan Francisco delivered his first career grand slam as visiting Atlanta took two of three from Cincinnati. Uggla's two-homer...

The Sports Xchange By Jeff Wallner, The Sports Xchange Braves 7, Reds 2 CINCINNATI -- Juan Francisco's first career grand slam highlighted a five-run eighth inning and Dan Uggla hit two solo homers to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 7-2 victory over the...

The Sports Xchange By Jeff Wallner, The Sports Xchange Braves sink Reds with five-run eighth CINCINNATI -- Atlanta third baseman Juan Francisco's first career grand slam highlighted a five-run eighth inning, and Dan Uggla hit a pair of solo homers...