Reds 3B Edwin Encarnacion pulled a Braden Looper pitch over the wall in the left field corner Wednesday for his seventh homer of the season.

Reds 3B Edwin Encarnacion had a pair of RBI doubles Monday at St. Louis, finishing 2-for-4 to raise his average to .298. He now has two hits in four of his last five games, batting .400 (8-for-20) over that stretch.

Encarnacion drives in two in Reds win

Reds 3B Edwin Encarnacion extended his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games Thursday when he went 2-for-3 with a run scored in a 5-3 loss to the Astros.

Reds 3B Edwin Encarnacion extended his hitting streak to a career-high 12 games, longest on the Reds this season, with a double off Dodgers SP Hong-Chih Kuo in the fourth inning Tuesday. Encarnacion is hitting .370 (17-for-46) during the hitting streak with four homers and seven RBI.

Reds 3B Edwin Encarnacion homered for the fifth time this season and the third time in two games Monday against the Dodgers. He also doubled in four at-bats, extending his hitting streak to 11 games, one more than his previous career high.

Encarnacion's hot streak continues

Reds 3B Edwin Encarnacion went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored Sunday to extend his hit streak to 10 games, matching his career best. His homer came off Brewers reliever Eric Gagne in the 10th inning of a 4-3 win over Milwaukee.

Edwin Encarnacion and Paul Bako hit consecutive homers off Brewers closer Eric Gagne in the 10th inning Sunday, and Ken Griffey Jr. followed with a run-scoring single that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Gagne (1-1), pitching for the fourth straight day, gave up Encarnacion's second solo homer of the game and Bako's first homer of the season to open the inning. He left after walking Scott Hatteberg.

Encarnacion homers twice as Reds win

Reds 3B Edwin Encarnacion had two hits, both doubles, and two runs in four at-bats Thursday against the Cubs. He also walked once while extending his hitting streak to seven games. He is 10-for-27 (.371) with one homers and three RBI in that span.

Edwin Encarnacion benefited from sitting out Wednesday to take extensive batting practice, as he bounced back today against the Brewers by going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a home run.Hopefully he can stay on track.

Reds' Encarnacion homers in victory

Edwin Encarnacion was given Wednesday off to take extensive practice in the batting cage, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. He was replaced by Ryan Freel, as he is only hitting .083 over 24 at-bats, and Manager Baker commented, "I am giving him a mental day off and let him hit, hit, hit. He's been hitting in the cage. He hit on the field. Just give him a day off and give Ryan Freel a start."Hopefully he can benefit, and get on track soon.

Encarnacion works in batting cages on day off

Encarnacion blasts three run walk-off homer