Drew Stubbs (ribs) is not in Friday night's lineup.

Stubbs hasn't appeared in a game since suffering a left side injury on Tuesday. "I did a little cardio [Friday] to get loose," he told reporters. "Then did a some core work to engage it. I didn't feel any pain." The center fielder is presumably aiming to return to action on Saturday. Chris Heisey has been filling in.

Drew Stubbs (ribs) is out of the Reds' starting lineup again Thursday.

Stubbs hasn't played since leaving Tuesday's game with an injury to his left side. He's getting better, but isn't ready for baseball activity. Chris Heisey will continue to hold things down in center field.

Drew Stubbs (ribs) is expected to miss a few games.

Stubbs is nursing an injury to his side, though Reds manager Dusty Baker insists it's not his oblique. At this point, they don't plan on him needing a stint on the DL. Chris Heisey is playing center field in Stubbs' place Wednesday.

Drew Stubbs exited Tuesday's game after the eighth inning with pain under under his ribs on the left side of his back.

Stubbs suffered the injury on a swing in the seventh inning. "We'll see how it feels," Stubbs said after the game. "You don't really know how severe it is, or not bad at all, until the next day a lot of times. We'll get some work on it and go from there." The speedy center fielder will likely be re-evaluated Wednesday, but there is some chatter on Twitter that utility man Kris Negron has been summoned from Triple-A Louisville.

Drew Stubbs had a tough night at the plate on Thursday, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts against the Mets.

He drops to 0-for-7 with five K's lifetime against R.A. Dickey. With a .238/.277/.340 batting line, Stubbs looks far removed from his 2010 breakout self.

Drew Stubbs went 3-for-4 with a home run and his fifth stolen base in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

Stubbs' third home run of the season was a two-run shot off Charlie Morton in the third. The bomb was his second in three games, though the steal was his first since April 27, and just his second since April 20. Hitting only .262/.309/.388, Stubbs still has a ways to go to get his numbers where mixed-league players expect them to be.

Drew Stubbs is not in Thursday's lineup.

Stubbs is fully healthy and is merely getting a day off. The center fielder is hitting just .231/.271/.297 with one home run, seven RBI and four stolen bases this year. Chris Heisey is playing center Thursday against the Cubs.

Drew Stubbs is not in Sunday's lineup.

The Reds will go with Chris Heisey in center field. Stubbs has struggled so far this season, hitting only .147 (5-for-34) in his first nine games.

Drew Stubbs went 1-for-3 and drove in the Reds only run in their 4-1 loss to the Nationals on Saturday.

Stubbs has struggled in the early going, hitting only .147 (5-for-34) and has been dropped to the seventh spot in the lineup. His RBI Saturday was his first on the young season. Stubbs still possesses an impressive combination of power and speed, but in order to show off those tools he needs to figure out a way to get on base more frequently.

Drew Stubbs went 2-for-2 in Monday's win over the Indians.

The two singles improved Stubbs' final Cactus League line to .292/.364/.458. However, he finishes with 15 strikeouts in 48 at-bats. Not exactly a positive omen after Stubbs whiffed a staggering, MLB-leading 205 times in 681 trips to the plate last season.

Drew Stubbs got a start in the leadoff spot Friday and hit a three-run homer to help power the Reds past the Rockies 4-3.

We still think the Reds offense functions better with Stubbs leading off and Brandon Phillips in the middle of the order, but that'd not the way it figures to work initially. Stubbs will have less fantasy value if he starts off hitting seventh.

Reds manager Dusty Baker hasn't ruled out the possibility of eventually using Drew Stubbs out of the leadoff spot.

Brandon Phillips batted leadoff down the stretch last year and is doing so again this spring, but Baker sees Stubbs as an ideal option down the line. "Everything is subject to change," said Baker. "I'm playing it like spring training. Brandon was my best leadoff guy at the end of the year last year. Stubbs would be my epitome of a leadoff man with his speed. I'm trying to take a little pressure off him." Stubbs doesn't make contact often enough to maintain a high on-base percentage, so he looks like a poor option at the top of the lineup right now, but keep an eye on this situation if he gets off to a hot start.

Drew Stubbs said this weekend that he has cleared his head of last year's strikeout total.

Stubbs singled and hit a two-run double off the center field wall in Saturday's Cactus League opener against the Indians, finishing the day 2-for-2. He's aiming for a big 2012 campaign after batting just .243/.321/.364 last season with a major league-leading 205 strikeouts. The speedster did manage to swipe a career-high 40 bases.

Drew Stubbs was given a day off Wednesday to regroup.

Stubbs is hitting just .176 (10-for-56) this month and became the second major leaguer to reach 200 strikeouts in a season on Tuesday. "It looks like he's a little lost right now," said Reds manager Dusty Baker. "We'll give him some time off and hope he finds his way the next couple of days with today and tomorrow's off-day. Sometimes, you go through a period when you're lost."

Drew Stubbs was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Astros.

No word on the reason for the change. Chris Heisey will take his place in center field while Dave Sappelt plays left.

Drew Stubbs went 2-for-3 in Cincinnati's 3-0 loss to the Phillies on Wednesday.

The Reds could notch only six hits against Cliff Lee this evening, who came within one out of his sixth shutout of the season. Stubbs will finish August with just a .224 average in 106 at-bats. For the season, he's now the owner of a .251/.323/.379 triple slash.

Drew Stubbs went 3-for-3 with an RBI to help the Reds top the Nationals 6-3 on Saturday in Cincinnati.

Stubbs also racked up his 33rd stolen base of the season. He has a disappointing .250/.322/.381 batting line through 131 games this season, but his 15 home runs and high stolen base numbers have kept fantasy owners satisfied. Stubbs also has 42 RBI.

Drew Stubbs hit a walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Reds a 4-3 win over the Braves on Sunday.

Stubbs also singled, walked and stole a base in the contest, but the big blast was a game-winner off Scott Linebrink. He has 13 homers this season. The Reds always seem better off when he's in the leadoff slot like he was tonight.

Drew Stubbs is not in the Reds' starting lineup Wednesday against the Pirates.

He's just getting the day off. Chris Heisey will make the start in center field Wednesday and bat leadoff against right-hander Jeff Karstens.

Drew Stubbs is not in the Reds' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Stubbs has just two hits and nine strikeouts over his last 18 at-bats, so he'll get a day off to regroup. Chris Heisey will make the start in center field Wednesday and bat leadoff against right-hander Jake Westbrook.