Bailey loses again, Pirates sweep Reds
By HAL McCOY And the beat goes on — or more succinctly, the beatdown of Homer Bailey goes on. For the 19th time in Bailey’s 20 starts this season, the Cincinnati Reds lost, this time by 3-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. For the third straight game in PNC Park, the Reds ran into a starting […]
Pirates pound Reed, Reds helpless against Musgrove
By HAL McCOY For the Cincinnati Reds, Cody Reed was code red Tuesday night in PNC Park — a bunch of fire and smoke from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Reed spent most of this season at Class AAA Louisville, doing a Reconstruction Act with his pitching. He was installed into the starting rotation last week and […]
Harvey gives up two more homers, loses to Pirates, 5-1
By HAL McCOY After playing an inspiring three-game series in St. Louis against the contending Cardinals, the Cincinnati Reds moved on to Pittsburgh on Labor Day and played as if they were walking a picket line against the non-contending Pirates. Of course, in fairness, Pittsburgh starter Trevor Williams had more than a little bit to […]
Suarez, Lorenzen end Cardinals series streak
By HAL McCOY The stupendous season of Eugenio Suarez hit another high note, a high-A sharp in this case, Sunday afternoon in Busch Stadium III. Suarez launched a rocket’s red glare two-run home run in the 10th inning, breaking a tie and sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. […]
Castillo carves a gem as Reds blank Cards, 4-0
By HAL McCOY Luis Castillo performed Saturday night the way the Cincinnati Reds hope he does more often than not. He turned the Busch Stadium III pitching mound into a one-man stage show. While making his change-up do a tap dance, Castillo shut out the St. Louis Cardinals on two hits over 6 2/3 innings […]
Why are the Reds insistent on pitching Bailey?
By HAL McCOY It is as clear as a perfect diamond that sending Homer Bailey to the pitching mound this year is a fool’s errand. Each and every time, in some way, shape or form, Bailey gets his brains scrambled. It happened again Friday night in Busch Stadium III, a game the Cincinnati Reds lost, […]
Reds lose in extra innings again, 2-1
By HAL McCOY It is no surprise that the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers seemed to sleepwalk through a baseball game Thursday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. Both teams had to be exhausted, mostly from running the bases in the first two games of the series when they combined to score 41 runs. What […]
Reds blow 10-6 lead, lose in 10 to Brewers, 13-12
By HAL McCOY Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar sat and sat and sat for eighth innings, watching the Brewers and Cincinnati Reds play pinball baseball, hits splattering all over near empty Great American Ball Park Wednesday night. Then he entered the game in the ninth inning and during his first at bat of a […]
Reds score early then hold off Brewers, 9-7
By HAL McCOY It was not confirmed, but it was suspected that a bonfire spotted in downtown Cincinnati Monday was the Cincinnati Reds burning their road uniforms after a 1-and-6 trip to Milwaukee and Chicago. And they threw their bats into the conflagration, too. Then they slipped into their traditional home white uniforms, unpacked some […]