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Eugenio Suarez turns back the clock in Reds 2-1 win over Twins

Eugenio Suárez knew the Cincinnati Reds had just gone out and traded for Ke’Bryan Hayes last summer when he chose to sign with his old club again this winter. Geno surely knew of Hayes’ chops defensively as well as his contract – one that could run all the way through 2030 if the Reds so […]

Game 20: Reds at Twins (8:10 PM ET) – Williamson vs. Ryan

Brandon Williamson gets the start on Friday evening in the Twin Cities as the Cincinnati Reds hit the road after their 3-3 homestand. The Minnesota Twins will counter with Joe Ryan. First pitch is set for 8:10 PM ET. Lineups for both clubs are listed below! Today’s Lineups REDS TWINS TJ Friedl – CF Byron […]

Brandon Williamson heads home as Reds take on Twins

Brandon Williamson was born in Fairmont, Minnesota, which is roughly a two hour drive south of Target Field in Minneapolis. He went to Martin County West High School just down I-90 in Sherburn, and to date registers as the lone player from that program to ever crack the big leagues. He’ll be on the mound […]

Someone’s about to pay almost $4 billion to buy the San Diego Padres

The most anyone has ever paid to own a Major League Baseball franchise is $2.4 billion, the mark that Steve Cohen paid back in 2020 when he purchased the New York Mets. That mark is about to be shattered, however. The Seidler family, who has owned the San Diego Padres since 2012, is on the […]

Game 19: Reds vs. Giants (12:40 PM ET) – Burns vs. Roupp

The Cincinnati Reds host the San Francisco Giants in the series finale at Great American Ball Park with a chance for a sweep on the line. Chase Burns gets the start for the home team, with first pitch set for 12:40 PM ET. Lineups for both clubs are listed below. Go Reds! Today’s Lineups GIANTS […]

Chase Burns looks to bounce back against San Francisco Giants

Something was just the slightest bit off with Cincinnati Reds righty Chase Burns during his most recent start. It was a warm night in Great American Ball Park against a moderately imposing Los Angeles Angels lineup back on April 10th, with nothing too out of the ordinary about the conditions. Still, the fireballin’ righty had […]

Reds, Sal Stewart smash Giants in 8-3 victory

The older you get, the easier it is to think four, five years ago wasn’t ancient history. I still have the same phone, same laptop from 2022, for instance – the same desk chair, car, house, backpack. But watching Wednesday evening’s contest in Great American Ball Park between the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants […]

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Game 18: Reds vs. Giants (6:40 PM ET) – Lowder vs. Mahle

Today is the 79th anniversary of the day Jack Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke MLB’s longstanding color barrier. To honor that feat and his legacy, all MLB players will don jerseys with #42 on them today. In Cincinnati, the Reds will play host to the San Francisco Giants. Rhett Lowder […]

Rhett Lowder takes the mound opposite old friend Tyler Mahle

The Cincinnati Reds will be trying to win the series against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night in Great American Ball Park after last night’s thrilling 2-1 win in the opener. Homers from Spencer Steer and budding superstar Sal Stewart were all the Reds needed, as Brady Singer turned in his finest performance of […]

Emilio Pagán is only a little bit hurt

Cincinnati Reds closer Emilio Pagán picked up his 5th save of the 2026 season on Tuesday night, coaxing a deep fly-out off the bat of San Francisco Giants pinch hitter Daniel Susac to help wrap up a closely fought 2-1 victory. That was obviously the good news. The bad news – or potentially bad news, […]

Game 17: Reds vs. Giants (6:40 PM ET) – Singer vs. Ray

The Cincinnati Reds are back in action in Great American Ball Park on Tuesday evening after Monday’s much needed day off. They’ll send righty Brady Singer to the mound to start this one, the series opener against the San Francisco Giants. The Giants, meanwhile, will send former Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray, and the […]

Rece Hinds starts in RF as Reds open home series against Giants

The Cincinnati Reds are wasting zero time instituting their outfield (and offensive) shakeup, as Rece Hinds will start Tuesday evening’s series opener against the San Francisco Giants in RF. Hinds, 25, was recalled after Noelvi Marte was optioned to AAA following a horrid start to his 2026 season, and the Reds will hope the improved […]

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Cincinnati Reds trade Christian Encarnacion-Strand to Baltimore Orioles

The Christian Encarnacion-Strand era of Cincinnati Reds has come to an unceremonius close. The slugging 1B was designated for assignment back on April 8th as a way to get PJ Higgins onto the roster for catching depth in the wake of Jose Trevino’s injury, and the Reds revealed today that CES did not, in fact […]

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The Reds owe it to themselves to play Rece Hinds everyday

The Cincinnati Reds have every intention of trying to win as many games as possible in 2026. That was the plan when they first hired future Hall of Famer Terry Francona to be their manager before 2025. That was certainly the plan after the 2025 club snuck into the playoffs and gave fans the thrill […]

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Cincinnati’s reworked outfield isn’t working

It is not as if the Cincinnati Reds didn’t realize their outfield needed an overhaul. Take, for instance, what they tried using on July 29th, 2025 on the eve of last season’s trade deadline. Gavin Lux got the start in LF while hitting leadoff against his former club, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Usual RF Austin […]

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Game 16: Reds vs. Angels (1:40 PM ET) – Abbott vs. Soriano

The Cincinnati Reds will send lefty Andrew Abbott to the mound on Sunday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. Their Opening Day starter will have the chance to lead them to another series victory, as that’s what a win today over the Los Angeles Angels would provide them after Saturday’s 7-3 win. Jose Soriano, who […]

Elly De La Cruz leads Reds past Angels to end losing streak

The Cincinnati Reds dropped the final two games of their most recent road trip as the Miami Marlins put it to them pretty heavily. Then, on Friday, the Los Angeles Angels came into Great American Ball Park and knocked around Chase Burns en route to a 10-2 win over the good guys. The Reds offense […]

Game 15: Reds vs. Angels (4:10 PM ET) – Williamson vs. Klassen

The Cincinnati Reds will turn to lefty Brandon Williamson to help them try to end their current losing streak. The Reds were smoked by the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in the series opener at Great American Ball Park, with Chase Burns giving up a pair of dingers and 5 ER in his outing. […]

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Game 14: Reds vs. Angels (6:45 PM ET) – Burns vs. Kochanowicz

The Cincinnati Reds return to Great American Ball Park after a pair of frustrating losses to the Miami Marlins ended their otherwise successful road trip. Chase Burns will take the mound as the Los Angeles Angels and Mike Trout are in town. First pitch on Friday is slated for 6:45 PM ET as the game […]

Reds call up Kyle Nicolas ahead of series opener vs. Angels

Jose Franco played the role of long man in the Cincinnati Reds bullpen through the first two weeks of the 2026 season. He’s a starter by trade – and a promising one, at that – but manager Terry Francona needed to lean on him in that role given the banged-up nature of the rest of […]

It’s time for the Cincinnati Reds to shake up their lineup

The offense of the Cincinnati Reds has been simply abysmal so far in 2026, ranking dead last in both runs and wRC+ through the season’s first 13 games. Of particular concern, though, is just how poor the output has been from the leadoff position. So far this year, Reds leadoff hitters have collectively put together […]

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Dissecting the Cincinnati Reds league-worst offense

No team in Major League Baseball has scored fewer runs than the Cincinnati Reds so far in 2026. They’ve tallied 39 runs through 13 games played, and a lot of teams have actually only played 12 games (and still managed to put up more than 39 runs in total). Their collective wRC+ of 74 is, […]

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Game 13: Reds at Marlins (12:10 PM ET) – Lowder vs. Meyer

The Cincinnati Reds go for the series victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon in south Florida. They’ll do so with rookie Rhett Lowder on the mound fresh off perhaps his best start yet at the big league level. First pitch is set for 12:10 PM ET. Lineups for both clubs are listed below. […]

Rhett Lowder looks to close out series victory for Reds in Miami

It was far from Brady Singer’s finest evening on Wednesday in Miami. The veteran righty was smashed for 10 hits and 6 runs (5 earned) in just 2.2 IP, his own arm contributing a pair of errors that further dented his cause on the night. The end result was a 7-4 loss for the Cincinnati […]

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