It’s still a little early to be worried about the standings. But when the best team in baseball is a National League Central rival, it certainly doesn’t hurt to put a dent into its sizable lead. The Reds needed an all-around solid effort Thursday night against the Brewers, and that’s what they got during an […]
Cubs Down Reds 9-4
May 1, 2014 by
Even with an extra day of rest created by Monday’s rainout, Reds left-handed starter Tony Cingrani seemed to lack pep in his step and his fastball velocity was a few digits below normal. Cingrani did not figure in the final decision, a 9-4 loss to Cubs on Wednesday, but his night set the tone for […]
Reds Beat Cubs 3-2 through Three Rain Delays
April 30, 2014 by
A home run or a pair of infield hits — which would Billy Hamilton rather have? For the Reds’ rookie center fielder and leadoff man, it was no contest. “Two infield hits, any day. That’s my game,” Hamilton replied. On a wet and rainy Tuesday night, Hamilton got all of the above. He reached base […]
Braves Beat Reds 1-0 in Extra Innings
April 28, 2014 by
It’s becoming too common of a refrain that Reds ace Johnny Cueto is unlucky after pitching great games and not being rewarded. It’s been even more redundant that the Reds aren’t winning the close games, regardless of who is on the mound. Cueto pitched eight scoreless innings of three-hit baseball and came up empty in […]
Reds Beat Pirates 2-1
April 25, 2014 by
For the first time in 23 starts in the big leagues, Reds lefty Tony Cingrani finally gave up more than five hits. But the trivia of his being the only Major Leaguer to begin a career this way was less important than what happened after Cingrani allowed hit No. 6 in the sixth inning. Cingrani […]
Reds Beat Pirates 5-2
April 24, 2014 by
From the early days of Spring Training, new Reds manager Bryan Price proclaimed that his club would be more aggressive on the bases and take chances. There have been times in the early going where they’ve been burned by their ambitiousness. But there also have been several successful scoring chances created, and that was the […]
Reds Beat Pirates 4-1
April 23, 2014 by
As much as they tried, Pirates fans’ efforts to get into Johnny Cueto’s head proved futile. The taunts of “Cue-to, Cue-to,” were meant to rattle the Reds’ ace into repeating his faltering start in October’s Wild Card Game that included Cueto accidentally dropping a ball while on the mound. “Yes, I heard it. All I […]
Pirates Beat Reds 6-5
April 22, 2014 by
A couple of key decisions made by the Reds backfired big time against the Pirates on Monday night, but that didn’t mean manager Bryan Price was kicking himself for the decisions themselves. A 6-5 Reds walk-off loss to the Pirates came on a wacky blooped single by Neil Walker off of reliever J.J. Hoover, but […]
Reds Beat Cubs 8-2
April 21, 2014 by
Homer Bailey had received plenty of run support in his first three starts without a win to show for it. The right-hander, who signed a six-year, $105 million deal in the offseason, started the season 0-1 with an 8.16 ERA while failing to make it past the fifth inning in any of those three starts. […]
Reds Blank Pirates 4-0
April 17, 2014 by
As Wednesday afternoon evolved, there was no doubt that the Reds-Pirates series rubber game at Great American Ball Park belonged to Johnny Cueto. That’s because the Reds ace simply took control of it and made it his own. Cueto was the epitome of in command during a three-hit shutout and 4-0 win over the Pirates […]
