Perhaps searching for any reminder he could that his Reds players have to find some way — any way — to beat the Cardinals, manager Dusty Baker tried to paint the archnemesis as normal on Tuesday afternoon. “You have to realize they put their pants on the same way we do,” Baker said. That might […]
Reds Fall to Cardinals 8-6
August 27, 2013 by
Losses from blown leads will hurt. Losses in the late innings will sting. Losses this late in the season of a pennant race will smart. How about a loss from a blown lead in the late innings, late in the season of a pennant race — against the National League Central-rival Cardinals? That’s exactly what […]
Brewers Beat Reds 3-1
August 26, 2013 by
On the eve of another end-of-summer showdown against the Cardinals with playoff implications, one wonders which Reds team will show up at Busch Stadium. Will it be the bunch that went on a tear by winning eight of nine after being roughed up by the Cardinals the last time at Great American Ball Park? Or […]
Reds Beat D-backs 2-1
August 23, 2013 by
The pressure was on for Reds starter Mat Latos on Thursday at Great American Ball Park. With a bullpen that lost Jonathan Broxton to an injury the night before and had been extended all week, Latos entered his 26th start of the season knowing his team needed him to produce a long outing against the […]
Reds Beat Diamondbacks 10-7
August 22, 2013 by
Somehow a perfectly smooth rout turned into a gray-hair-inducing, antacid-chomping experience for the Reds on Wednesday night. Sure, the Reds came out on top with a 10-7 victory over the D-backs for their eighth win in the past 11 games, but a simple box score says little about the journey it took to get there. […]
Arizona Beats Reds 5-2
August 21, 2013 by
The Reds had been on a roll lately but found Tuesday night how momentum can be fleeting, especially when circumstances seemed to conspire against them all at once. A strong night by Reds lefty Tony Cingrani was derailed by a back injury. A breakout sensation from the bullpen, J.J. Hoover, saw his Major League-leading scoreless-innings […]
Reds Beat Diamondbacks 5-3
August 20, 2013 by
The Reds’ offense hasn’t just heated up, it’s cooking with gas. A 5-3 victory over the D-backs on Monday night made it wins in seven of the last nine games for the Reds, and the fifth time over the past seven games they have scored five or more runs. It’s the type of offensive output […]
Reds Smack Brewers 9-1
August 19, 2013 by
Reds starter Homer Bailey is used to seeing crooked numbers on the scoreboard when he faces the Brewers. The right-hander entered Sunday with a 1-7 career mark and a 6.03 ERA in 13 starts against Cincinnati’s National League Central rival, including two meetings this year in which he coughed up 10 earned runs on 18 […]
Reds Beat Brewers 2-1
August 16, 2013 by
With the roll the Reds are on, it doesn’t matter who they are facing. On Thursday, the victim was Brewers starter Kyle Lohse, who had not lost a game in over a month. But Tony Cingrani matched Lohse pitch for pitch, Joey Votto launched a go-ahead solo home run and Devin Mesoraco did all the […]
Reds Beat Cubs 5-0 to Complete Sweep
August 15, 2013 by
The Reds are sometimes criticized for lacking a winning record against the teams with better-than-.500 marks, but the wins don’t count any less when an opponent is struggling. At this point of the season, just beating whatever team is on the schedule is more paramount than ever. The Reds have certainly been doing that of […]
