"Call it the residual effect.

The Reds put Brandon Phillips in the leadoff spot to give the offense a spark. Phillips has been good there. He's 11-for-22 with three walks in the five games.

But by moving Phillips to first in the order, Jay Bruce was moved to up to fourth behind Joey Votto. Having Phillips first and Bruce fourth seems to have worked for Joey Votto. He's 7-for-18 with three home runs and eight RBI and hitting .389/.520/.889 since the switch."