Losing both eighth-inning setup men earlier in the season could have been a crushing blow to the Reds. J.J. Hoover is just one of the reasons it wasn’t. Hoover, along with Sam LeCure and Manny Parra, locked up the Cubs in the late innings until something good could happen on the offensive side. That came […]
Reds Beat Cubs 2-0
August 13, 2013 by
Besides the requisite going for a win on Monday against the Cubs, Reds pitcher Mat Latos had other equally important tasks charged to him. Namely, Latos was needed to pitch efficiently and go deep in the game one night after his team’s bullpen was taxed in a 13-inning contest. All three boxes could be checked […]
Reds Beat Padres 3-2 in 13 Innings
August 12, 2013 by
The Reds didn’t just win an extra-innings game on Sunday — they endured one. With a victory over the Padres by a 3-2 score in 13 innings on Joey Votto’s bases-loaded sacrifice fly, Cincinnati won two of three in the series and avoided being consumed by their own shortcomings over the last two days. “I […]
Reds Beat A’s 6-5
August 8, 2013 by
It was no surprise Wednesday when Jay Bruce helped spark the Reds with a two-run homer and some stellar defense in their Interleague contest against the A’s. Cincinnati’s other star player, though, played only part of five innings and was a little less likely of a hero. Catcher Corky Miller connected on a pair of […]
Reds Beat A’s 3-1
August 7, 2013 by
Reds manager Dusty Baker said it before Tuesday’s game and reiterated it after his team walked off the field at Great American Ball Park with a 3-1 win over the A’s. After losing seven of the previous nine games, including a 15-2 blowout at the hands of the Cardinals on Sunday, what happened on the […]
Cardinals Smack Reds 15-2
August 5, 2013 by
In a predictably quiet and mostly empty clubhouse, starting pitcher Mike Leake wondered what the Reds needed to do to beat the Cardinals. The latest victim of the best offense in baseball, Leake lasted five-plus innings and gave up seven runs in a 15-2 rout on Sunday at Great American Ball Park, moving Cincinnati to […]
Reds Beat Padres 4-1
August 1, 2013 by
None of the games from the Reds’ five-game losing streak can be brought back, and all the issues that helped contribute to those outcomes aren’t solved. But a 2,000-plus-mile flight home to Cincinnati, followed by a much-needed off-day, goes down much more enjoyably following a win. Homer Bailey once again provided a strong pitching performance […]
Padres Beat Reds 2-1 with 9th Inning Home Run
July 30, 2013 by
Back-to-back losses thanks to walk-off home runs are no doubt painful moments to absorb for the Reds. But it would be reaching for low-hanging fruit to simply blame the pitchers who allowed them or credit the hitters who cleared the fences. Monday’s 2-1 loss to the Padres, which came on pinch-hitter Chris Denorfia’s titanic two-run […]
Reds Break Strikeout Record, Lose 1-0
July 29, 2013 by
Until late Sunday afternoon, “Puig Mania” had been kept in the abstract as far as the Reds were concerned. That’s because Dodgers slugging sensation Yasiel Puig had been held largely in check over the first three games and most of the finale. With one swing, Puig rendered moot a spectacular day of Reds pitching. Despite […]
Reds Beat Dodgers 5-2
July 26, 2013 by
On the heels of taking three of four from the reeling Giants, the Reds were presented with a much more imposing foe Thursday in the red-hot Dodgers and a top-end starter Zack Greinke. Add in a sold-out Dodger Stadium for Vin Scully Bobblehead Night and the conditions were far from optimal for the road team. […]
