Even when the Milwaukee Brewers lose, things go their way. The model small-market organization moved one round closer to its first World Series championship on Tuesday night. Despite leaving Citizens Bank Park with a 6-4 defeat to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Brew Crew clinched a first-round bye in the MLB playoffs. The newly-crowned National League […]
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Was this a hangover game? Or was it a post-hangover game, given the travel-related off day on Monday? Whatever the case, the Braves didn’t put up much of a fight as they dropped a fairly meaningless contest to the Reds by a score of 4-0. If you want a positive from this game, look at […]
ATLANTA — Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. left Atlanta’s game against Cincinnati in the third inning after fouling a ball off his left leg Tuesday night. Acuña was able to walk slowly off the field under his own power after hobbling away from the batting circle and dropping to his knees in clear pain. Atlanta later announced that he left with a shin contusion and is day-to-day after X-rays came back negative. He was tended to for several minutes by the Braves trainer, with manager Walt Weis...
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been without Shohei Ohtani since he landed on the injured list with lingering left knee and right biceps injuries, but they still clinched their fifth consecutive NL West title and 13th in 14 seasons with an 8-2 win over the Reds. In the absence of Ohtani, Mookie Betts was given […]
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Ronald Acuña Jr. was unable to finish Tuesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. In the bottom of the third inning, the Atlanta Braves star fouled off a pitch that struck the inside of his left leg. During the game, the Braves provided an update. The team said that Acuña has a “left shin contusion” and that X-rays were negative. The outfielder is considered day-to-day. Acuña initially looked like he was trying to walk it off, but he couldn’t get past it and went down on the field. A trainer c...
September 22: Friedl indeed cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment, according to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com. That allows him to collect the final week of his $3.8MM salary. He’ll become a minor league free agent at the end of the season. September 20: The Reds announced this morning that they have selected the contract […]
From an injury perspective, nothing has gone right for the Braves over the last three years. It’s been gut punch after gut punch, and they may have gotten the ultimate one during the final week of the regular season. With essentially nothing left to play for, Ronald Acuña Jr. exited Tuesday night’s game after taking […]
Update: Ronald Acuna Jr. has officially been diagnosed with a left shin contusion and is listed as day-to-day moving forward after his X-rays came back negative, according to the team. As the Atlanta Braves looked to secure their 93rd win of the season in a Tuesday night showdown against the Cincinnati Reds, disaster struck in […]
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As the Atlanta Braves opened a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday, manager Walt Weiss was planning for the final week of the regular season. Atlanta entered Tuesday’s game at 92-64, currently the National League’s No. 3 seed among division winners. The Braves clinched their seventh division crown in nine seasons on Sunday […]
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ATLANTA — A rough 2026 season for Reds reliever Tony Santillan will end on a sour note. Santillan was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday — retroactive to Saturday – with a labral tear in his left hip. Santillan, 29, was sent to Nashville to see orthopedic hip specialist Dr. Thomas Byrd. “Pretty good chance he has surgery on his hip Thursday. It’s not a done deal, but a pretty good chance,” manager Terry Francona said. Santillan was second in the Major Leagues last season with 80 appeara...
There were a thousand reasons to love Ja’Marr Chase’s TD grab on Sunday. But one stands out. Plus, if your house is on fire and you’re in it, do you need someone to tell you that your house is on fire? (This is about the Reds) And, the season starts now for UC Football. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Cincinnati Reds (72-84) begin the final stretch of the 2026 season with the start of a six-game road trip and a three game mid-week series against the Atlanta Braves (92-64) Tuesday night at Truist Park. First pitch is at 7:15 PM EDT. The Braves clinched the NL East division title on Sunday. They are four games behind the Dodgers for the #2 seed, and five games ahead of the Cubs and Padres for the #4 seed. Mathematically, the Braves still have something to play for going into tonight’s gam...
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Playing out the string.
Brandon Williamson gets the start on Tuesday night in Atlanta as the Cincinnati Reds begin their penultimate series of the season against the Braves. JR Ritchie will start for Atlanta, and he’ll chuck out the game’s first pitch at 7:15 PM ET. The Braves have already clinched the NL East and have the slimmest of […]
Chicago Cubs star Alex Bregman recently suffered an injury scare after getting hit in the face by a batted ball while waiting to hit in the on-deck circle during a game against the Cincinnati Reds. It was reported on Monday that Bregman wouldn’t require surgery, but it remained to be seen how much time he […]
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It has been a year of nightmares for the Cincinnati Reds pitching staff, but perhaps no one has dealt with more persistent crap all season than reliever Tony Santillan. After being simply dominant in his high-leverage relief role in 2025, he’s been limited to just 44 appearances during the 2026 season, the bulk of those […]
Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman was forced to exit Sunday's 9-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds early after being hit in the face by a foul ball while standing in the on-deck circle.
Atlanta Braves Game Information Playing out the string with a matchup of two pitchers that have struggled in 2026 Sep 22, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC It’s tune-up time. The division is clinched, the chances of getting not-the-three seed in the NL are very low, and the Braves are presumably going to take it easy for their last two series before playoff action begins. For the first part of this week, they’ll host the Reds, and then complete the regular season down in Miami. Much like the Braves are playin...
It’s tune-up time. The division is clinched, the chances of getting not-the-three seed in the NL are very low, and the Braves are presumably going to take it easy for their last two series before playoff action begins. For the first part of this week, they’ll host the Reds, and then complete the regular season […]
Photo: Redleg Nation Staff Reds call up Connor Phillips from Triple-A, Tony Santillan injured Doug Gray 09/22/2026 1 The Cincinnati Reds are entering their final week of the 2026 season. They have no home games left on the schedule. Tonight they will be on the road in Atlanta to start a 3-game series before heading to Canada and take on the Blue Jays over the weekend to round out the year. They will be doing so without right-handed reliever Tony Santillan, who has been placed on the 15-day inj...
The Cincinnati Reds head into the final week of their disastrous 2026 regular season at 72-84 overall. Technically, this club could still find a way to make it to 90 losses overall for the season, so at least there is that for them to play. On the schedule, there’s precious little there to chew on, […]
The Cubs (87-69) took two of three from the Reds in Cincinnati over the weekend to move within one game of clinching a playoff spot. It wasn’t all good news, however, as Alex Bregman was hit in the face with a check swing off the bat of Michael Busch Sunday. The freak accident resulted in …
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Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman took a shot to the face after a foul ball skyrocketed toward him while he was on deck during Sunday’s 9-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The organization received a crucial update regarding the injury on Monday. Reports indicate that the 32-year-old suffered multiple facial fractures in his face, […]
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