Head coach Chris Armas said it was the prudent thing to do to sit Bradley Wright-Phillips. (Photo courtesy of MLS)

HARRISON, N.J. — Bradley Wright-Phillips didn’t score in the Red Bulls’ 1-0 home win over FC Cincinnati Saturday night.

There was a good reason why – he didn’t play.

BWP has “a little bit of a soft tissue [strain] in the groin,” head coach Chris Armas said.

“We decided to be cautious,” he added. “Didn’t want to be irresponsible. Yeah, that was all.”

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.