In the first inning of the Reds’ 5-1 win over the Brewers on Sunday, Johnny Cueto was thinking too much. Coming back from injury for the second time this season, he said he was trying too hard to be perfect in locating his pitches. But mostly, he couldn’t stop thinking about getting hurt again. As […]
Reds Finally Fall to Cubs, 6-5
June 14, 2013 by
The Cubs finally snapped the Reds’ 12-game winning streak at Wrigley Field on Thursday. But the Reds didn’t let it go easily. It took 14 innings, but Chicago finally put the streak to rest after the Reds’ bullpen faltered in the eighth inning and Jonathan Broxton surrendered the game-winning single to pinch-hitter Julio Borbon in […]
Reds Beat Cubs 2-1
June 13, 2013 by
In a battle between friends and former teammates, Mike Leake might have had a bit more momentum on his side than Cubs starter, and former Red, Travis Wood. Leake, with the help of his Cincinnati teammates, outdid Wood on Wednesday afternoon, and the Reds’ 2-1 victory extended their winning streak at Wrigley Field to 12 […]
Reds Smack Cubs 12-2
June 12, 2013 by
The Reds don’t just keep beating the Cubs. They’re beating them badly. After a 12-2 rout on Tuesday night — to say nothing of Monday’s ho-hum 6-2 victory — Cincinnati has only furthered its dominance over its division rival. Cincinnati has now won a franchise-best and Wrigley Field record of 11 straight games at at […]
Reds Beat Cubs 6-2 in Heavy Fog
June 11, 2013 by
It wasn’t so much the distance, but Brandon Phillips’ third-inning grand slam was hit out of sight for many of the spectators at Wrigley Field. Phillips crushed a 1-1 curveball from Cubs starter Scott Feldman through a thick fog that blanketed the air all night and into the left-field seats for his fifth career grand […]
Cardinals Beat Reds 11-4
June 10, 2013 by
The Reds had a chance to win a series against the St. Louis Cardinals for the first time in almost a year and, more importantly, pull within two games of the National League Central leaders. They even had a two-run lead in the seventh. Unfotunately for the Reds, they couldn’t hold that lead, they lost […]
Rockies Whip Reds 12-4
June 6, 2013 by
Reds manager Dusty Baker simply sat at his desk in the home clubhouse at Great American Ball Park and shook his head. Baker started Wednesday afternoon announcing that his ace, Johnny Cueto, was headed to the disabled list for the second time in a month instead of making his scheduled start against the Rockies. He […]
Rapids Beat Reds 5-4
June 5, 2013 by
Clinging to a one-run lead in the top of the eighth on Tuesday against the Rockies, the last thing relief pitcher Sam LeCure wanted to do was allow a game-tying home run to Carlos Gonzalez. Well, almost the last thing. “You don’t want to leave a ball over the heart of the plate and tie […]
Reds Blank Rockies 3-0
June 4, 2013 by
After a dreadful outing in Cleveland last week, Bronson Arroyo said he didn’t have the “weapons” to be successful on that night. So on Monday, when he tossed eight shutout innings against the potentially lethal Rockies offense, he must have felt much better about what he had to work with. Right? “I didn’t particularly have […]
Pirates Beat Reds 5-4 in Extra Innings
June 3, 2013 by
The Reds and pitcher Mat Latos may have wanted to gain a measure of revenge on behalf of Brandon Phillips against the Pirates on Sunday for his plunkings over the past two days. But, the real and lasting satisfaction that could have been gained from sweeping a series got away in rather ugly fashion: a […]
