Bullpen saves one for DeSclafanai, Reds in 3-1 win
By HAL McCOY It was a familiar modus operandi for the Cincinnati Reds Saturday night in Great American Ball Park. They scored runs early and then shut it down. Fortunately for them on this night, the bullpen took command and shut down the Colorado Rockies for a 3-1 victory. After starter Anthony DeSclafani held the […]
Rockies leave Reds in a ‘purple haze,’ 12-2
By HAL McCOY Blue doesn’t seem to faze the Cincinnati Reds, but to them The Color Purple was an awful movie and an awful sight on the opposing team. The Reds more than hold their own against two good teams that wear blue, the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers. The purple-clad Colorado Rockies are […]
Reds fail to record sweep, lose another one-run game, 5-4
By HAL McCOY The Cincinnati Reds failed to complete a three-game sweep Wednesday afternoon in Miller Park, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-4. Don’t lay the blame at the feet of Reds starting pitcher Lucas Sims. He was outstanding as a stand-in starter. Nobody likes to see anybody on the injured list, but the fact […]
Reds rip Brewers, climb out of last place
By HAL McCOY The Cincinnati Reds are breathing rarefied air right now. They are in fourth place. They are out of last place in the National League Central. And they didn’t just kick in the door to get there Tuesday night. They knocked that door off its hinges by annihilating the Milwaukee Brewers, 14-6. They […]
Incredible ending to an incredible night as Reds win, 6-5
By HAL McCOY It was a script that a Hollywood movie producer would tear up and toss into a paper shredder. The Cincinnati Reds were down to their last out, trailing the Milwaukee Brewers by a run with a runner on second base Monday night. But Eugenio Suarez said, “Nah, baby, nah.” He unleashed a […]
Reds show muscles, but not on the field in 3-1 loss to Cardinals
By HAL McCOY The Cincinnati Reds wore 1961 throwback sleeveless uniform Sunday afternoon and five players didn’t wear undershirts to display their bulging muscles. Unfortunately for the Reds, there was no muscle displayed on the scorching hot Great American Ball Park field. The St. Louis Cardinals held the Reds to one run and scored a […]
VanMeter’s first career home run wins for Reds, 3-2
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — In a game played with the heat of the inside a lit pizza oven, the two starting pitchers gave the opposition the cold shoulder for more than half of a baseball game Saturday night. It was 94 degrees when the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals began play, but it […]
Lavarnway: Reds’ catcher/philosopher an instant celebrity
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Ryan Lavarnway made a name for himself in Great American Ball Park Friday night, but he doesn’t yet have a name plate over his locker in the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse. Everybody else does, but not Ryan Cole Lavarnway of Woodland Hills, Calif., After what he did Friday night he should […]
Reds blow 7-0 lead, lose to Cardinals, 12-11
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds plunged to the depths of demoralization, depression and embarrassment Friday night in Great American Ball Park. They led the St. Louis Cardinals by seven runs after five innings, SEVEN RUNS, and they couldn’t put a wrap on it, couldn’t hold the lead. Incredibly, the Cardinals scored 10 […]