CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Zack Greinke had never lost at Great American Ball Park. Todd Frazier wasnt going to give him time to settle in on the mound again. Frazier swung at the first pitch he got from Greinke and hit a two-run homer on Thursday afternoon, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and a split of their four-game series. The Reds won the last two games to finish a 5-5 homestand that left them stuck closer to the bottom of the NL Central than the top. Alfredo Simon (9-3) gave up seven singles in eight innings, joining the Cardinals Adam Wainwright as the NLs nine-game winners. Greinke (8-3) had been 4-0 in five games at Great American. A slow start cost him his perfect mark. Skip Schumaker opened the Reds first with a single, and Frazier followed with his team-high 14th homer on Greinkes fifth pitch of the game. Joey Votto doubled on the next pitch as well. "I was just trying to electrify us and get us going," said Frazier, who has five homers in his last 11 games. "First pitch, I was ready to attack. It was good to get the lead for Alfredo." Greinke gave the third baseman credit for hitting a pitch that ended up where it was intended. "It wasnt necessarily any worse pitches than the rest of the game, just that Fraziers hot," Greinke said. "A first-pitch slider at the bottom of the zone, you take your chances. But hes a strong guy and got a homer out of it." Cincinnati would get only one more hit off Greinke, who went six innings before leaving for a pinch-hitter. The Reds added a pair of runs in the eighth, when Zack Cozart doubled and scored on Brandon Leagues wild pitch. Ryan Ludwick had an RBI single. Simon matched his career high with eight innings and held the lead by pitching out of a threat in the seventh with a 2-1 lead. Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier opened with singles. Tim Federowicz flied out too shallow to score the run, and Kemp was caught in a rundown after he tried to score on Miguel Rojas grounder. Pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke struck out to end the threat. "What hes he doing thats most surprising to me is pitching effectively into the seventh and eighth innings," manager Bryan Price said. "Hes pitching deep into games and continuing to stay aggressive with his stuff. He looks very comfortable in high-leverage situations." The 33-year-old pitcher has been a reliever most of his career, but embraced the chance to start. So far, he hasnt shown any problems making the switch. "I feel like my arm is only 20 years old," Simon said. "I feel like I can throw 200 innings." Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 11 chances. Simons nine wins match his total for his last two seasons with Cincinnati, when he was a reliever. Simon moved into the rotation when Mat Latos tore knee cartilage and had surgery at the start of spring training. Latos is expected to bump left-hander Tony Cingrani from the rotation when he returns from the disabled list this weekend. The Reds offence was finally back together during the homestand, with Votto returning from a strained muscle above his left knee that landed him on the disabled list for 23 games. Votto had a double and a single on Thursday, leaving him 4-for-10 in his three games back. The Dodgers completed a 4-3 trip to Colorado and Cincinnati, two hitter-friendly ballparks. Their pitching was solid, but the offence faded at the end, scoring one run in the last two games. They were limited to eight singles on Thursday, including Kemps RBI hit in the first inning. NOTES: The Dodgers start a six-game homestand on Friday against Arizona. LHP Clayton Kershaw (5-2) faces Chase Anderson (5-0). ... The Reds play their next six games in Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. Homer Bailey (7-3) faces Matt Garza (4-4) on Friday. ... LA is 39-22 against the Reds since the start of the 2006 season. .... The Dodgers won a challenge in the first inning, when Brandon Phillips initially was called safe at first base. The replay showed he was out. ... SS Hanley Ramirez was out of the lineup for a second consecutive game with a sore throwing shoulder. He got an injection after Wednesdays game. ... Phillips left in the eighth inning with a sore right index finger, hurt on a defensive play earlier in the game. ... Cozart extended his hitting streak to seven games. Yusei Kikuchi Jersey . His recovery time is expected to be six to eight months. Seidenberg was injured in the third period of Fridays 5-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators, when he got his leg tangled with forward Cory Conacher. Al Cowens Mariners Jersey . - Andre Drummond had his best night on the boards. https://www.cheapmariners.com/2875k-fred...y-mariners.html. -- The court fight over NFL concussions should heat up soon as a judge in Philadelphia weighs the fairness of the proposed $765 million settlement. Mallex Smith Jersey .Derrick Rose scored 23 points, and the Bulls pulled away from the Nets for a 105-80 victory on Wednesday night. Chicago held Brooklyn to 29 points on 26. Brandon Brennan Mariners Jersey . Neither striker Demba Ba nor Fernando Torres came close to scoring as Chelsea was left unsuccessfully appealing for penalties in this drab penultimate game of the season. "Our strikers are good strikers, no doubt about that, but players with some specific qualities," Mourinho said.LOS ANGELES, Calif. - J.J. Redick is always ready to start a game. He follows a routine during warmups that ensures everything is activated, he said.Redick was primed to go from the tip, scoring 20 points in 32 minutes to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat New York 99-78 on Wednesday, sending the Knicks to a year-ending ninth consecutive loss.If I come in with energy then Im going to benefit, Redick said.The rest of Clippers do, too.He gives everybody an opportunity to get into the game, said Chris Paul, who finished with eight assists. He plays hard and hes a tough guy to guard.Redicks jumper ignited a 13-0 run to open the third quarter that stretched the Clippers lead from 10 points to 23.When he gets it going like that, its tough for other teams to stop, said Blake Griffin, who had 13 points, seven rebounds and tied his career high with 11 assists.DeAndre Jordan added 14 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan and Griffin scored four points apiece in the second-half spurt.Griffin set up a dunk by Jordan with an alley-oop pass, a play they executed to perfection in the second quarter, too. Paul hit a 3-pointer for his first basket of the game as part of the run.We were able to keep our foot on the gas, Paul said. We kept our intensity.Carmelo Anthony was the only Knicks player in double figures with 19 points despite a sore right knee. New York led just once to start the game while falling to 2-16 on the road.Ive never been 5-29, Anthony said. Its getting testing not to get frustrated and its tough to keep a smile on my face.Anthony, who has led his team in scoring 24 times this season, said hes playing in pain.Tonight wasnt so bad, but Im not sure what tomorrow will bring, he said. Every day is different.Knicks team president Phil Jackson was on hand at Staples Center, where he once guided the Lakers to repeat NBA championships, to see his team tie a season low for points.Leading 63-40, the Clippers got outscored 18-11 to close out the third. But the Knicks couldnt get a sustained run together in the fourth, which began with a 3-pointer by Spencer Hawes and a three-point play from Griiffin that pushed the Clippers advantage to 22 points.ddddddddddddWe didnt come out with a purpose in the third quarter, in terms of putting ourselves in a position to win the fourth quarter, rookie Knicks coach Derek Fisher said. In the third we didnt come out with the right mindset and we ended up further behind.Los Angeles shot 44 per cent (15 for 34) from 3-point range, with Redick hitting four and Matt Barnes and Jordan Farmar three each. The Knicks had no answer for the leagues second-best team from long-range, with New York making just 4 of 17 3-pointers.Jamal Crawford added 13 points for the Clippers, who improved to 6-6 in their last 12 games. Crawford had two 3-pointers to pass Peja Stojakovic for ninth on the NBAs career list.TIP-INSKnicks: New York has lost five straight to the Clippers, including three in Los Angeles. ... The Knicks also lost at Sacramento and Portland on their West Coast trip. ... The Knicks planned to ring in the New Year in Los Angeles before flying home on Thursday, having arrived here on Sunday.Clippers: Barnes got personal and technical fouls in the second after getting in the face of Andrea Bargnani, who swung his elbows high while holding onto the ball. ... Los Angeles nine-game homestand that began on Dec. 25 and ends on Jan. 11 is the longest on any teams schedule this season and longest in franchise history.NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONKnicks forward Jason Smith vows 2015 will be a new start for us.Weve lost so many close games, he said before the game. It has come down to a couple of adjustments here and there. If we make them, we could be 12-12 or 20-5. But its a long season and we are continuing to focus.Anthony credited Fisher for keeping the Knicks motivated despite the mounting losses.Anyone else would have crumbled by now, he said.NO RESOLVEThe Clippers arent much on New Years resolutions, with Griffin saying, Any day is a good day for personal change.Coach Doc Rivers jokes that he breaks most of his resolutions, especially if it includes dieting.UP NEXTKnicks: Host Detroit on Friday.Clippers: Host Philadelphia on Saturday. ' ' '