Mets use long ball to batter Reds
Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to support Oliver Perez and lead the New York Mets to an 8-3 victory Sunday over the bumbling Cincinnati Reds.

Reds report: Notes, quotes
--LF Adam Dunn was in Sunday's lineup despite taking pregame treatment for an ingrown toe nail on his right big toe, "Something I've never had before and man it is on fire," he said

Reds report: Roster

Reds report: Inside pitch
Shortstop Jeff Keppinger has been a fill-in for most of the last two seasons and there may not be a better so-called stopgap in all of baseball.

Reds bat out of order in loss to Mets
The Cincinnati Reds batted out of order in the ninth inning of Sunday's 8-3 loss to the New York Mets, resulting in a 10-minute delay as umpires and managers sorted out the confusion.

Reds scratch Griffey with illness, put Mercker on DL
Ken Griffey Jr. was removed from the Cincinnati Reds' starting lineup Friday night against the New York Mets because of an illness.