Cincinnati lost the first game of a scheduled 4 against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday 5-4. The loss ends the 2 game winning streak that the Reds were building. They now have a 28-30 record and continue to sit in the 5th place spot in the NL Central.

For those of you keeping track of the Griffey homer numbers can take the night off because he did due to soreness. Jay Bruce has come on strong for the Reds and went deep once again. He went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored. His batting average is at a ridiculous .577 with 3 home runs. Edwin Encarnacion also went yard going 1-for-4 with 1 RBI and a run scored. His homer gives him 9 for the year and his batting average now sits at .234. Adam Dunn pitched in as well hitting a double and going 1-for-4 with 2 RBI. The RBI give him 39 for the year with 7 doubles.

Bronson Arroyo took the mound for the Reds had a shaky outing. He went 4 1/3rd innings allowing 10 hits, 5 runs, all earned, 2 walks and 3 homers. He was given the loss for the game brining his record to 4-5 with a 5.61 ERA. The good news for the Reds is that the 3 relievers that came in didn’t allow another run pitching a combined 3 2/3rd innings giving up just 2 hits.

Its never good to lose a game especially when you are trying to climb your way out of the bottom but when a young stud like Jay Bruce comes along it makes you feel things might be ‘okay’ soon. He looks to be a great talent and there should be no doubt that he is ready to be a big time performer in the show.

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