Pressure points: Reds can't pull through

Club doesn't score in key situations during first half of season CINCINNATI -- There are certain indicators that help gauge whether a team is going places during a season. To this point, the Reds haven't shown well in many of them and aren't where they want to be. For there to be a glimmer of hope that there could be a meaningful second half in Cincinnati, there's some work to be done. The Reds haven't played well within the National League Central Division, haven't fared well on the road and haven't taken advantage of playing against teams with losing records. "I knew it would be tough when I got here," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "You don't inherit [seven] losing seasons and not know it's going to be tough." The one issue that seems to cause most of the others is offense. The Reds rank near the bottom of the league in... [read full story]