Reds blow 8-0 lead, lose to Giants in 11 innings, 12-11.
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — If you plan to wager on the Kentucky Derby late Saturday afternoon, place a few shekels on the morning line 5-to-1 chestnut colt called Improbable. Why? Because what happened Friday night, 102 miles north of Churchill Downs in Great American Ball Park, is as improbable as improbable gets involving the […]
Senzel ‘The Savior?’ He arrives and Castillo wins NL Pitcher of Month
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — If Nick Senzel can transform some of his confidence that border on cockiness onto the field and batter’s box, the Cincinnati Reds already have a polished emerald. Senzel’s arrival is being greeted with the same fanfare and expectations as other former No. 1 draft picks like Barry Larkin, Jay Bruce […]
‘Thor’ a thorn in Reds’ side — pitches complete-game shutout, homers in 1-0 Mets win
By HAL McCOY There was the rarest of the rare Thursday afternoon in City Field. A major league pitcher actually pitched a complete game. That was the New York Mets long-haired pitcher Noah Syndergaard. And there was even something more rare. The only run of the game was produced by a pitcher hitting a home […]
Iglesias homer in ninth carries Reds past Mets, 1-0
By HAL McCOY The Iglesias who usually puts the finishing touch on a game in the ninth inning for the Cincinnati Reds carries the first name of Raisel. He is the closer. It was a different Iglesias doing the deed in the ninth inning for the Reds Wednesday night in Citi field and he carries […]
Reds waste another Castillo gem, lose in 10 to Mets, 4-3.
By HAL McCOY Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher pitched his heart, body and soul out and the offense pulled a Rip Van Winkle on him. This time it was Luis Castillo in a game with the New York Mets and it figured to be a mismatch. It […]
Winker’s 9th-inning homer saves the night for the Reds
By HAL McCOY When Jesse Winker took his place in the batter’s box in the ninth inning of a tie game in Citi Field, he was facing one of the best closers in baseball — the New York Mets’ Edwin Diaz. Diaz hadn’t given up a hit to a left hander all season. So he […]
Gray should sue the Reds for non-support
By HAL McCOY Sonny Gray needs to change his deodorant, change the day he pitches or change his mind about signing a long-term contract with the Cincinnati Reds. Something is missing — mostly runs from his teammates when he pitches. When Gray is on the mound Cincinnati’s bats spend the day in the clubhouse freezer […]
Bell shuffles line-up and Reds lost to Cardinals, 6-3
By HAL McCOY One might say it was a case of not leaving well-enough alone. After the Cincinnati Reds exploded for 12 runs and 14 hits Friday night, manager David Bell juggled his lineup for Saturday afternoon. It didn’t work. The Reds went down to the St. Louis Cardinals in general and Marcell Ozuna in […]
Reds bludgeon Cardinals with five homers, 12-1
By HAL McCOY The offensive-challenged Cincinnati Reds discovered some bats that work Friday night in Busch Stadium III. It was as if the Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals exchanged uniforms for this game. The Reds pole-axed five home runs en route to a 12-1 victory over the National League Central’s first place team, a […]