Reds down Indians 6-5 to open preseason Cactus League

Eugenio Suarez had a memorable debut as the Reds’ starting third baseman, knocking in a pair of runs, and outfield prospect Scott Schebler homered and made a game-saving catch in the eighth to help Cincinnati claim a 6-5 Cactus League victory over the Indians on Tuesday afternoon at Goodyear Ballpark. Right-hander Josh Tomlin opened Cleveland’s […]

Pirates down Reds 4-0

J.A. Happ, a non-waiver Trade Deadline insurance acquisition who has paid a huge premium, pitched the Pirates into home-field advantage for the National League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser, hurling six shutout innings Sunday in the Bucs’ 4-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates’ 98th win of the season clinched top-seed Wild Card […]

Reds drop home finale 5-3 to Cubs

The Cubs continued their bid to host the National League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser by posting a soggy 5-3 win Thursday afternoon over the Reds, who lost their 12th in a row. Austin Jackson smacked a three-run home run and Anthony Rizzo added an RBI double to back Jason Hammel, who scattered five […]

Cubs beat Reds 10-3, Reds have now lost 11 straight

Jon Lester struck out nine, Austin Jackson drove in a career-high five runs, and Starlin Castro had four hits, including a sixth-inning leadoff home run and RBI double, to lift the Cubs to a 10-3 victory Wednesday night and hand the Reds their 11th straight loss. The win put the Cubs within 2 1/2 games […]

Cubs beat Reds 4-1

The Cubs continued their tuneup for the postseason Tuesday night as Miguel Montero smacked a two-run double to back Dan Haren in a 4-1 rain-delayed victory at Great American Ball Park, handing the Reds their 10th straight loss. Montero’s hit came in a four-run first against rookie Josh Smith. Haren, who has said he will […]

Nationals beat Reds 5-1

Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer almost put himself in the record books Monday afternoon, coming within five outs of his second no-hitter of the season in a 5-1 victory over the Reds at Nationals Park. Scherzer allowed one run on two hits with 10 strikeouts and three walks over eight innings in a makeup of a […]

Mets use bench to beat Reds 8-1

Among the oddities in the Mets’ post-clinch lineup Sunday were seven bench players, including out-of-position veterans Kelly Johnson at shortstop and Anthony Recker at first base. For the postseason-bound Mets, it hardly mattered. Their replacement team steamrolled Cincinnati, 8-1, sending the Reds to their eighth straight loss and capping a perfect 7-0 record against them […]

Mets beat Reds 6-4

Already improbable, the notion of a Mets collapse has become near-impossible. New York all but sewed up the National League East with a 6-4 win over the Reds on Thursday at Great American Ball Park; combined with the Nationals’ loss earlier in the day, it grew the Mets’ division lead to 7 1/2 games with […]

Cardinals rip Reds 10-2

With Matt Holliday back in the Cardinals’ lineup for the first time in nearly two months, Matt Carpenter supplied two of the team’s season-high four home runs in a 10-2 blowout victory over the Reds on Wednesday night. St. Louis, which completed a three-game series sweep, reduced its magic number to seven for clinching the […]

Cardinals beat Reds 3-1

A day after sparking the Cardinals’ game-winning rally, rookie Tommy Pham completed it on Tuesday night, his sacrifice fly lifting St. Louis to a 3-1 win over the Reds that also featured another strong start from John Lackey. The win inched the Cardinals, who are already assured a playoff spot, closer to the one they […]