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Brandon Phillips finished 2-for-5 and knocked a three-run homer that secured a Reds victory over the Cardinals on Sunday. Jay Bruce got things going for the Reds when he drove in Chris Dickerson with a single in the first inning. The Reds would put up two more runs before Brandon Phillips hammered a ball that scooted over the left field wall and gave the squad a 6-0 lead. The Cardinals rallied for two runs in the ninth, but Francisco Cordero finally secured the win. Phillips is hitting .270 with 20 home runs and 73 RBI this season. (Rotoworld)

Brandon Phillips went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer as the Reds lost to the Cardinals on Saturday night. Andy Phillips had a pinch-hit solo shot to account for all three of Cincy’s runs. The homer was Brandon’s 19th of the season, giving him 70 RBI on the year. (Rotoworld)

Reds 2B Brandon Phillips went 1-for-4 Tuesday night against the Pirates. Phillips hit his 18th home run of the season, a two-run shot, and also scored twice. Phillips is heating up and now has two homers in his last four games after homering just once since the All-Star Break prior to that. He can get streaky at times, but as one of the few 30-30 candidates at second base, he deserves to start in all leagues. (CBS Sports)

Brandon Phillips finished 2-for-4 with a two-run homer Friday but the Reds lost to the Astros in the 10th inning. Phillips’ two-run shot in the third inning gave the Reds a 4-2 lead but the bullpen couldn’t hold on. Jeff Keppinger helped out, driving in three runs with a double, but that’s all the Reds could muster. Phillips is batting .276 with 17 home runs and 66 RBI. (Rotoworld)

Reds 2B Brandon Phillips went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Monday against the Brewers and is batting .133 (2-for-15) over his last four games. Phillips is batting only .238 with one home run since the All-Star break. He can get streaky at times, but as one of the few 30-30 candidates at second base, he deserves to start in all leagues. (CBS Sports)

Brandon Phillips committed a rare but costly error in the Reds’ loss to the Nationals on Saturday night. It was one of three errors by the Reds, giving them 84 on the season, second most in the NL. With the bases loaded and one out and the Reds up by one, Phillips booted a potential double play ball, allowing the tying run to score. The Nats went ahead with a two-run single on the next hitter. (Rotowire)

Reds 2B Brandon Phillips went 2-for-3 with a run scored Friday against the Rockies and is batting .258 (8-for-31) since the All-Star break. He has only one extra-base hit during that stretch — a homer. Phillips’ batting average has dipped to .278, but you surely understand now that streakiness is part of his game. Keep him active in all leagues because of his 20-20 potential at a weak position. (CBS Sports)

2B Brandon Phillips was one of three Reds to homer off Mets SP Mike Pelfrey Sunday. Phillips’ 16th homer was a solo shot off Pelfrey in the sixth. It was his first homer since July 10. He finished 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Phillips is 4-for-16 (.250) with four RBI in the first four games after the All-Star break. His average has dropped from .289 to .278 in the last 10 games, but Phillips has shown he can get hot as quickly as he sometimes goes cold at the plate. Don’t bench the Fantasy must-start second baseman. (CBS Sports)

Reds 2B Brandon Phillips was one of six Cincinnati hitters to smash a home run on Thursday against the Cubs. Phillips went 2-for-5 with two RBI in the game and drove his 15th out of the ballpark. Phillips hadn’t homered since July 1 against Pittsburgh and he only has hits in five of his last eight games. Still, four of those were multi-hit efforts and he’s batting .287 on the season with 58 RBI. He’s a must-start Fantasy 2B for the Reds. (CBS Sports)

The Reds scored all of their runs with two outs, three driven in by Brandon Phillips, and Cincinnati capitalized on a Washington error to rally for a 5-3 victory over the Nationals. “Two-out hitting is something we haven’t done much of lately — or earlier,” Phillips said. Jeff Keppinger was walked intentionally to load the bases in the seventh inning, and after Ken Griffey Jr. popped up, Phillips lined Luis Ayala’s first pitch down the right-field line for a two-run single. “I was just trying to come through,” Phillips said. “I got a pitch I could drive. I didn’t get all of it, but it had good placement.” Phillips finished 3-for-4 with one run Thursday. He extended his hitting streak to seven games. Phillips is 14-for-25 (.560) with one homer and nine RBI in that span. Phillips was having a hard time at the plate through the first few weeks of June, but seems to have regained his form. Phillips remains one of the elite Fantasy options at second base. He does it all from hit for power to stealing bases. (CBS Sports)

Brandon Phillips went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Tuesday’s loss to the Pirates. Phillips lost his power stroke in June, hitting just two home runs for the month. The homer was Phillips’ first in 15 games and his 14th of the season. Phillips now has eight hits in his last three games and has raised his average 22 points in the last two weeks to .284. He started July off right and with the Reds playing a heavy home schedule throughout the next few weeks, more long balls could follow. (Rotowire, CBS Sports)

Brandon Phillips collected three hits and scored three times against the Indians on Sunday. He also drove in a run and stole a pair of bases while doubling once and singling twice. Phillips is on pace to more or less match his excellent 2007 campaign, meaning he’s been fine value anywhere from the middle of the second round on. Since he turned 27 yesterday, that makes him one of the best keeper options out there. (Rotoworld)

Reds 2B Brandon Phillips had a RBI single in four at-bats Wednesday against the Blue Jays. He also walked once and scored once. Phillips is 11-for-28 (.393) with five RBI in his last seven games. He has five multi-hit games in that span. Phillips has used his recent hot streak to raise his average from .262 to .277. He has having a hard time at the plate through the first few weeks of June, but seems to have regained his form. Phillips remains one of the elite Fantasy options at second base. (CBS Sports)

Reds 2B Brandon Phillips went 0-for-4 Friday at the Yankees. He’s batting .194 (14-for-72) in June, though he did enter Friday’s game with two consecutive two-hit games. Phillips has his batting average down below .265 now, but he’s no stranger to cold streaks. Since he’s one of the few second basemen with 30-30 potential, you have to keep him active in Fantasy through thick and thin. (CBS Sports)

Cincinnati second baseman Brandon Phillips, hitting .268 on the year, went 2-for-5 Saturday in a loss to the Boston Red Sox. Phillips hit his 13th home run of the season — third among NL second baseman — and also struck out once. Phillips had just one hit in his previous three games, but the second baseman has been excellent this season for the Reds and is putting up good power numbers. If the Expos and Indians were a little more patient with Phillips’ progression, they could have an All-Star second baseman. Continue to start Phillips in all Fantasy formats. (CBS Sports)