Josh Fogg to miss next start with split lip

Josh Fogg will miss his next scheduled start for the Cincinnati Reds because of a split upper lip, suffered when he was hit in the face during batting practice. The right-hander chipped a tooth and needed 30 stitches to close the wound on Tuesday night. He was playing catch in the outfield, warming up for his between-starts bullpen session, when he was hit by Joey Votto's batted ball. The lip was badly swollen on Wednesday morning, with sutured a cut running from the lip toward his nose. "I feel good, other than the fact that my face is blown up," Fogg said. Fogg was scheduled to start on Friday against Colorado. Instead, Edinson Volquez will take his spot. With the Reds having a day off Thursday, manager Dusty Baker had planned to push all of his starters back a day to give them time off. Instead, Volquez will throw on his... [read full story]