Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds (50-53, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (52-52, fourth in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Andrew Abbott (9-6, 3.19 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 87 strikeouts); Rays: Zack Littell (3-7, 4.46 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 100 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Rays -120, Reds +102; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds visit the Tampa Bay Rays aiming to extend a three-game road winning streak. Tampa Bay has gone 27-28 in home games and 52-52 overall. The Rays are 15-7 in games when they hit two or more home runs. Cincinnati has a 50-53 record overall and a 25-25 record in road games. The Reds have gone 23-10 in games

Stuart Fairchild delivered Cincinnati's first hit since the fourth-inning, a one-out double that snapped a 10th-inning tie and gave the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Jeimer Candelario drove in Cincinnati's other runs with a first-inning double. Nick Martinez (4-5) worked two scoreless innings, and closer Alexis Diaz earned his 20th save in 22 chances for the Reds, who have won three in a row after losing three straight coming out of the All-Star break.

"I've never seen anything like that," Bally Sports Sun's Dewayne Staats said of Randy Arozarena's attendance as a fan Friday night.

TJ Friedl returned from a hamstring injury as expected to the Cincinnati Reds lineup Friday. And they could be adding more soon.

After hitting five home runs in his first six games with the Reds, Rece Hinds has been optioned to Triple-A Louisville with TJ Friedl returning.

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 9-4 early Wednesday, then had the nightcap of their doubleheader postponed to Sept. 9 by weather.

MLB’s all-time hits leader was a wizard on the field, and something harder to classify off it

Elly De La Cruz committed two errors on routine plays, but mashed at the plate and stole two more bases to lead the Reds to a 9-4 victory Wednesday.

Spencer Steer drove in three runs with three extra-base hits, Elly De La Cruz also had three hits, including a home run, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Atlanta Braves 9-4 on Wednesday. Steer drove in a run with a first-inning triple off Allan Winans (0-2) and had a two-run double in the fourth. Steer added another double and scored two runs.

The Cincinnati Reds expect to consider trades of at least one or two relievers even if they try to add at Tuesday's MLB trade deadline.

Jul. 22—Former Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman will be the lead broadcaster for nationally-televised college football games on the CW, according to a report Sunday by Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. "There are no words to describe how grateful I am that they're rolling the dice," Brennaman told The Athletic. "They don't have to do this." Brennaman's first gig with the CW will come ...

Cincinnati Reds owner Bob Castellini showed up for a surprise visit with the team. But Luke Maile's Sunday night speech upstaged him even into Monday.

Hunter Greene allowed only two hits in seven scoreless innings, Will Benson homered and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of their speed to beat Reynaldo López and the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Monday night. Greene (7-4), making his first start since taking the loss in the All-Star Game, had seven strikeouts. The Reds ended a four-game losing streak and dealt the Braves their third straight loss.