Before Homer Bailey took the mound for the eighth inning on Tuesday night, it was obvious to anyone inside Great American Ball Park that something special was happening. The 27-year-old right-hander was working on a no-hitter against the Giants, and as a result, there was a buzz not found during an ordinary early-July game. But […]
Reds Beat Giants 8-1
July 2, 2013 by
After a nightmare road trip that saw the Reds get shut out twice and lose six of eight, manager Dusty Baker’s team needed some sort of spark. On a rain-soaked Monday night at Great American Ball Park, that spark was Todd Frazier, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs in an 8-1 […]
Rangers Beat Reds 3-2
July 1, 2013 by
A road trip that was only eight games, but lasted 10 days over three cities, felt like an eternity to the Reds. As much could be said about the club’s entire month of June. Both the trip and the month are now over, but not before one final disappointment. A 3-2 loss to the Rangers […]
A’s Blank Reds 5-0
June 27, 2013 by
It didn’t matter how good or bad Homer Bailey pitched for the Reds vs. the A’s on Wednesday. His lineup went down quietly, too quietly. Oakland jumped Bailey for four quick runs in the fourth inning, but the Reds managed to scrape together just two hits against A.J. Griffin during a 5-0 loss to drop […]
A’s Beat Reds 7-3
June 26, 2013 by
The A’s formula for success against the Reds Tuesday night wasn’t just to stack a bunch of lefty hitters and switch-hitters against Bronson Arroyo. It was also the approach that those hitters took that had Arroyo conceding he was also beaten at the mental game following a 7-3 loss. “They flipped the tables on me […]
Reds Beat Diamondbacks 4-2
June 24, 2013 by
Back-to-back losses already made the series vs. the D-backs a lost cause for the Reds by Sunday, but the three-city, eight-game road trip is far from that. That made leaving Phoenix with a win heading into Monday’s off-day a little more paramount. Boosted by first-inning home runs by Shin-Soo Choo and Brandon Phillips, Mat Latos […]
Pirates Beat Reds 5-3
June 21, 2013 by
Rookie Tony Cingrani is a left-handed starting pitcher by trade with a not-so-distant future in the Reds’ rotation. But in the here and now, Cingrani is a late-inning reliever charged with getting lefties out in high-leverage situations. The matchup on Thursday afternoon against the Pirates was optimal, as the Reds summoned Cingrani to face a […]
Reds Beat Pirates 2-1 in 13 Innings
June 20, 2013 by
Little has gone well at the plate for Brandon Phillips recently, but late Tuesday night, the Reds’ second baseman found himself in a hitting situation that he’s often been comfortable with: two strikes. Phillips’ average when hitting with two strikes is the best in the National League this season. And that moment came at the […]
Pirates Beat Reds 4-0
June 19, 2013 by
Mat Latos’ personal unbeaten streak came to an end Tuesday night against the Pirates, but that wasn’t what drew the ire of the Reds’ starting pitcher. The Reds lost a 4-0 game to Pittsburgh, but the tally Latos focused on was the hit batters between the two clubs this season. In that battle, the Pirates […]
Reds Beat Pirates 4-1
June 18, 2013 by
Four Reds hit solo home runs on Monday night against the Pirates that traveled an estimated combined distance of 1,701 feet. Surely, those will make the highlight shows, because homers always draw attention. On the other hand, in less exciting form, Mike Leake keeps rolling. Leake’s seven innings were the foundation of the Reds’ 4-1 […]
