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 […]
Reds pile on with 11 runs to avoid sweep
By HAL McCOY No Nick Senzel, no Jose Iglesias, no problem. With Senzel and Iglesias not available to the Cincinnati Reds Sunday afternoon, their replacements, Jesse Winker and Jose Peraza, stepped up and stepped up high and mighty. Both were major contributors as the Reds ripped into the Texas Ranger, 11-3, pushing their Sunday record […]
Reds lose another one-run game, 4-3 to Rangers
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — As part of their 150-year celebration, the Cincinnati Reds wore replicas of the uniforms worn by the 1935 team. The front of the jerseys were plain white — no wishbone-C, no ‘Cincinnati,’ just blank, nothing to identify the team wearing them. And the way the Reds are playing these days, […]