DeSclafani is Jekyl-Hyde in 7-5 loss to Brewers
By HAL McCOY Baseball is about as easy to explain as the theory of relativity and not even Albert Einstein can quantify the game. Explain this, Albert. Explain how the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday afternoon, 7-5. Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani began the game in Miller Park by striking out […]
Castillo struggles as Reds’ winning streak ends, 6-5
By HAL McCOY With seven-game winner Luis Castillo facing eight-game loser Jhoulys Chacin, with the Cincinnati Reds on a six-game winning and the Milwaukee Brewers on a five-game losing streak, Las Vegas would make the Reds odds-on favorite to win Saturday afternoon Baseball doesn’t work that way. Even though the Reds scored three runs in […]
A wild one, but Reds win sixth straight, 11-7, over Brewers
By HAL McCOY The baseball gods are not only smiling down on the Cincinnati Reds, they are covering their mouths to keep from giggling out loud. The Reds are in a period in which everything they touch turns to platinum. And it has translated into a six-game winning streak. It was evident again Friday night […]
Reds rip Brewers, extend winning streak to five
By HAL McCOY The Cincinnati Reds seem to be borrowing a message from the movie Network: “They’re mad as hell and they aren’t going to take it any more.” Suddenly, they are playing baseball with swagger and aggression and a mission, as the Milwaukee Brewers discovered Thursday night in Miller Park. The Reds took no […]
Miracle finish as Reds sweep Astros with three one-run wins
By HAL McCOY Diane Birch sang a song called, “Nothing But a Miracle,” and that’s exactly what happened Wednesday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. The Cincinnati Reds, down a run and down to their last out to the Houston Astros, pulled two rabbits out of one hat to snatch away an unfathomable 3-2 victory. […]
Reds beat Astros, Verlander by one again, 4-3
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — It seemed like Mission Impossible for the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday night, an assignment against one of baseball’s best pitchers, Justin Verlander, and against one of baseball’s best teams, the Houston Astros. They not only completed their project in Great American Ball Park, they recorded an A+ on their assignment, a […]
Wood takes giant step toward return to ‘The Bump’
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — There was an Alex Wood sighting early Tuesday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. He was on the mound, wearing his game uniform, Cincinnati Reds jersey No. 40. Wood hasn’t thrown a pitch in anger yet this season due to back misery. So when he threw a brief batting practice […]
Bell’s controversial move pays off as Reds beat Astros, 3-2
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — These are the best of times to play the Houston Astros, a team that is actually half-a-team right now. Four of their best players currently reside on the injury list — Jose Altuve, George Springer, Carlos Correa and Lance McCullers. And the Cincinnati Reds took full advantage of it Monday […]
Is it too late for Gennett, Wood to help save the Reds?
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — The cavalry is coming, a two-man charge, but it is still on the other side of the hill. And the question is: Will it be too late for the Cincinnati Reds when it gets here? Scooter Gennett and Alex Wood, neither seen nor heard from on the playing field all […]