What was, for eight innings, one of the lesser inspired performances by the Cardinals this season finished as perhaps their most defining victory to date. Down to their final out, they stunned the Reds with a five-run ninth on Monday night for a 5-4 win at Busch Stadium and pulled even with the Marlins for […]
Reds beat Pirates 7-3
August 8, 2016 by
Billy Hamilton ran wild on the bases and in the outfield, extending Gerrit Cole’s career-long struggles against Cincinnati and leading the Reds to a 7-3 win over the Pirates on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park. “It’s a completely different dynamic,” Reds manager Bryan Price said. “He just has a special talent and it certainly shows […]
Reds smack Cardinals 7-0
August 5, 2016 by
A day after nabbing sole possession of the second National League Wild Card spot, the Cardinals hardly asserted themselves as a ready postseason participant while wrapping up a 10-game road trip. Instead, they succumbed quietly in the rubber game of a three-game set in Cincinnati, where the Reds knocked around Mike Leake and rode six […]
Reds beat Padres 3-2 to win series
August 1, 2016 by
Reds rookie left fielder Jose Peraza did his best to make Homer Bailey’s return to the mound a winning one. Peraza’s first career homer put the Reds on top early, and they’d hold on late for a tense 3-2 victory over the Padres on Sunday at Petco Park. It was Cincinnati’s fifth consecutive series win. […]
Reds beat Giants 2-1 to take series
July 28, 2016 by
Giants ace Madison Bumgarner has been excellent this season, but he can’t do it all on his own. Despite his eight innings with two runs allowed, it was still enough to be overcome by the Reds, who left town with a 2-1 victory and two of three games in the series. San Francisco has lost […]
Reds beat Giants 7-5
July 26, 2016 by
With its spacious dimensions, AT&T Park will never be mistaken for Cincinnati’s cozier and homer-abundant Great American Ball Park. But it certainly felt like its Midwest counterpart Monday as the teams combined for five home runs. It was Jay Bruce’s two homers, however, that propelled the Reds to a 7-5 victory over the Giants. “We […]
D-backs beat Reds 9-8
July 25, 2016 by
Normally, Friday night is reserved for fireworks at Great American Ball Park. But the D-backs brought their own on Sunday. With a four-homer performance, Arizona salvaged the third game of the series by topping the Reds, 9-8, and ending a four-game losing streak. Yasmany Tomas delivered the first one — a solo shot in the […]
Reds beat Braves 6-3
July 21, 2016 by
It was a good thing for Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani that Tucker Barnhart hit a home run in the sixth inning on Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. The two-run shot not only provided a lead, it allowed DeSclafani to pitch eight innings as the Reds took a 6-3 victory over the Braves and […]
Braves down Reds 5-4 in 11 innings
July 20, 2016 by
It was a night when both teams’ bullpens had spells of not getting the job done. But the messy battle of relievers was ultimately claimed by the Braves with a 5-4 victory over the Reds in 11 innings, with Ender Inciarte’s sacrifice fly being the difference. In the top of the 11th, Nick Markakis hit […]
Reds whip Braves 8-2
July 19, 2016 by
The people responsible for the home run celebration fireworks at Great American Ball Park barely had time to reload in the fourth inning on Monday. Three homers in the bottom of the fourth helped power the Reds to an 8-2 victory over the Braves. It was Cincinnati’s third win in four games since the All-Star […]
