Zack Cozart (SS)

Reds shortstop Zack Cozart hit his first home run since May 7 in Monday's series opener against the Braves. He launched a solo shot off Mike Minor in the fourth and finished 2 for 4 in the 4-1 win. It was Cozart's third homer of May.

Reds shortstop Zack Cozart went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in Friday's 4-0 loss to the Yankees. He entered Friday in a 1-for-22 slump, so he added to the skid with his latest performance. "Every year people go through this," Cozart told MLB.com. "It's a matter of how quick you can get out of it. That's what the good hitters do. You see Joey [Votto] -- he doesn't let 0-for-10 become 0-for-20, which...

Reds shortstop Zack Cozart got a day off on Sunday against the Nationals, after striking out seven times in his previous 13 at bats, spanning across three games. He has seen his batting average fall to .250 during the month of May, after hitting .271 in April.

Reds shortstop Zack Cozart made his 11th start in the leadoff spot for Cincinnati during Saturday night's contest against the Pirates. Cozart, who has batted in the two-hole during his other 13 starts this season admitted that he is still adjusting to hitting first in the lineup. "It's been a little adjustment, because I think I only hit leadoff 20 or so games in the Minor Leagues," Cozart told MLB.com....

Reds shortstop Zack Cozart has not batted well in the leadoff spot so far this season and that trend continued on Wednesday against the Cubs. He went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in the 3-1 loss. Cozart has gone 6 for 39 (.154) with three runs scored in eight games in the top spot.

Cincinnati Reds SS Zack Cozart, who is 5-for-25 (.200) over his past six games, was ...

Cincinnati shortstop Zack Cozart went hitless in three at-bats during the Reds' 4-3 loss at the Cubs on Sunday. But he also drew a walk and has now reached base in all five games he's played since moving to the leadoff spot in the lineup. He is currently boasting a .279 batting average.

Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips was dropped to the cleanup spot in the lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals, which is the first time he will hit anywhere else but leadoff this season. Zack Cozart moved into the leadoff spot and Scott Rolen dropped from fourth to sixth in the lineup.

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Zack Cozart (rest) is not in the starting lineup on Friday.

Cincinnati shortstop Zack Cozart finished 2 for 5 with a run scored during the Reds' 4-3 win over St. Louis on Wednesday. Cozart produced two singles and is now carrying a sizzling .455 batting average this season. Cozart has tallied a hit in each of the team's first six games to become the first Cincinnati rookie to accomplish that feat since Frankie Baumholtz did in 1947, according to the Elias Sports...

Cincinnati Reds SS Zack Cozart is hitting .471 (8-for-17) in the first five games of ...

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