Billy Hamilton has been clutch with runners in scoring position all season, but it wasn’t until 11:18 p.m. ET on Tuesday night that he got to enjoy his first walk-off hit, one that gave the Reds perhaps their biggest victory of the season to date. Hamilton lined a broken-bat single down the left-field line to […]
Reds Smack Cubs 9-3
July 8, 2014 by
Jay Bruce survived the experiment of playing at first base for the Reds on Monday night. Pitcher Mike Leake survived the constant threat of working with runners in scoring position. And Billy Hamilton has done more than survive — he has thrived — when given the chance to drive in runs. A Bruce fielding error […]
8th Inning Home Run Lifts Reds over Brewers 4-2
July 7, 2014 by
Jay Bruce couldn’t have picked a better moment to snap a career-high 0-for-26 skid. His two-run homer in the eighth inning broke a 2-2 tie and lifted the Reds to a much-needed 4-2 victory over the Brewers on Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park, sealing a series win over the National League Central leaders […]
Padres Finish Sweep of Reds 3-0
July 3, 2014 by
Normally six wins on a 10-game road trip that includes two stops on the West Coast would be reason to rejoice for the Reds. That was not the case this week. Not when the trip started with six wins in seven games — including a four-game sweep at San Francisco — and ended with being […]
Padres Beat Reds 8-2
July 2, 2014 by
The Reds already had six wins on their 10-game road trip before reaching San Diego for the final three-game series. Drawing an offense-starved Padres club, a strong trip certainly had the potential of becoming an exceptional one. Now there’s the scope of a lackluster finish looming as the Padres handed the Reds back-to-back defeats following […]
Padres Beat Reds 1-0
July 1, 2014 by
As prolific as the Reds have been at scoring runs throughout June, the Padres have been every bit as anemic. Therefore it was no surprise that Reds starter Mat Latos did his part to keep the Padres’ bats quiet Monday. The real stunner was how the Padres managed to hand the Reds a 1-0 defeat […]
Reds Sweep Giants with 4-0 Win
June 30, 2014 by
Even with three wins already in the series, the Reds did not feel compelled to take their collective feet off the Giants’ throats Sunday during the finale. Especially not when Homer Bailey brought no-hit-type stuff to the mound and real momentum has been building lately. Bailey lost a bid for a third career no-hitter with […]
Reds Beat Giants 3-1 on 12 Leake Strikeouts
June 27, 2014 by
Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake generally likes to put the ball in play and let his defense do the work. In a pitcher-friendly place like AT&T Park, it’s often a good formula for success. Except on Thursday, Leake worked against his type — way against. Instead, he established a career high with 12 strikeouts over […]
Reds Beat Cubs 4-1
June 26, 2014 by
Mat Latos isn’t “back,” but he’ll take it. Latos’ velocity on Wednesday stayed between 90-92 mph, below the mid-90s heaters he’s capable of hurling. No matter, as the right-hander got his first win of 2014 in his third start of the season as the Reds used a three-run sixth inning to vault past the Cubs, […]
Cubs Down Reds 7-3
June 25, 2014 by
The Reds won the battle but lost the war Tuesday night. Cincinnati may have avoided falling on the wrong side of history at Wrigley Field, but fell to the Cubs, 7-3. Cubs starter Jake Arrieta was perfect through six innings until Billy Hamilton led off the seventh with a single to center, extending his career-high […]
