Reds take walk on the wild side, Bauer struggles, Reds lose in 10, 5-4
By HAL McCOY Cincinnati Reds pitchers threw 208 pitches to the Atlanta Braves Saturday night in Sun Trust Park — one pitch too many. The 208th, a 0-and-2 pitch thrown by Robert Stephenson, was pulled into left field by Ronald Acuna Jr. for a single, a walk-off 5-4 victory for the Braves in 10 innings. […]
Wood makes the wait worth it for Reds
By HAL McCOY The long, long wait for Alex Wood appears worth it to the Cincinnati Reds, at least for one night. Wood made his second start of the season and shut down the homer-happy Atlanta Braves Friday night in Sun Trust Park, 5-2. The only damage done to Wood on this night was a […]
Reds drop rain-shortened game to Braves, 4-1
By HAL McCOY It wasn’t a fun night for Acting Manager Freddie Benavides. With manager David Bell serving the first day of his six-day suspension, Benavides handled the lineup card and the decisions Thursday night in Atlanta’s Sun Trust Park. Another Freddie, Freddie Freeman, and Mother Nature combined to hand Benavides and the Cincinnati Reds […]
The Aftermath: Bell, Garrett, Hughes, Puig suspended
By HAL McCOY The hammer has fallen in the aftermath of the brawl involving the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park. And Joe Torre, Major League Baseball’s lord of discipline made it clear that MLB is concerned with the constant animosity between the two National League Central rivals. That […]
Castillo keeps things calm while Scooter, Roark pack their bags
By Hal McCoy CINCINNATI — There were no extracurricular activities Wednesday afternoon in Great American Ball Park, no fisticuffs, no cranium-seeking beanballs, no cursing, no brawls. There was a niftily-pitched game (Luis Castillo) and there were a couple of trades (Tanner Roark, Scooter Gennett). Castillo painted a fine landscape, holding the Pittsburgh Pirates scoreless for […]
Amir Garrett: On the brawl and missing Yasiel Puig
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — On the scale of bizarre baseball events, one to ten, what happened Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park was about 15 1/2. There was a brawl on the field. And who was roaming the grass in front of the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout, challenging one-and-all? It was a guy who […]
Roark’s ‘audition’ falls flat in 11-4 loss to Pirates
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — If Tanner Roark was auditioning for other teams, for a possible trade, scouts from those teams probably told the Cincinnati Reds, “Don’t call us and we won’t call you.” With less than 24 hours until the trade deadline and his name front and center, Roark, was less than resourceful Tuesday […]
Puig traded, but makes big exit as Reds-Pirates fight on the field
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Yasiel Puig made his exit, stage right, a memorable one Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park, fists flying and words spewing. Although the trade won’t be announced officially until Wednesday, the Cincinnati Reds traded Puig to the Cleveland Indians and acquired pitcher Trevor Bauer. It was a three-team trade […]
Reds are making positive adjustments, even to their hair
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — One thing nobody can say about the Cincinnati Reds is they are not colorful. Well, at least their hair. As the season has progressed, Eugenio Suarez, Jose Peraza and Yasiel Puig have shown up with their dark hair bleached yellow on top. On Tuesday, because he lost a bet, Jose […]