Bailey has an anaconda wrapped around him
By HAL McCOY Is Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey snake-bit? No, he is not. It’s worse. He has a 25-foot anaconda wrapped around his mid-section. After the Reds took another beating from the Chicago Cubs Sunday afternoon in Wrigley field, 9-0, Bailey is 1-and-12 and the Reds are 1-and-17 in his starts. That’s not bad. […]
Reds keep Harvey and he is sharp in Reds 10-inning loss to Cubs
By HAL McCOY For close to 48 hours it looked as if Cincinnati Reds pitcher Matt Harvey would be wearing a Milwaukee Brewers uniform. He was scheduled to start Friday afternoon’s game against the Chicago Cubs, but the Brewers claimed him off revocable waivers, forcing the Reds to made a decision. They could let him […]
DeSclafani no match for Cubs’ Hamels (11-1 against the Reds)
By Hal McCoy The National League’s two best pitchers in August, Cincinnati’s Anthony DeSclafani and Chicago’s Cole Hamels played Match Game in Wrigley Field Thursday night. As usual, though, the Reds were overmatched against Hamels, a left hander who is now 11-and-1 for his career against the Reds after the Cubs scored a 7-1 victory […]
Stephenson better, but Brewers blank Reds, 4-0
By HAL McCOY Robert Stephenson was better, but not good enough, probably not strong enough to preserve his spot in the Cincinnati Reds rotation. That could change if the Reds manage to trade Matt Harvey in the next few days or if one of the other starters come up lame. Manager Jim Riggleman expressed a […]
Scooter’s homer carries Reds in bizarre, bizarre game
By HAL McCOY Of the 19 home runs Scooter Gennett has launched this season, none tasted better than the one he hit Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Brewers, the team that unceremoniously released during spring training two years ago. Gennett broke a tie game with two outs in the top of the ninth to push […]
Brewers beat Reds, 5-2, as Bailey falls to 1-11
By HAL McCOY With the recent performances by the starting pitchers, the Cincinnati Reds-Milwaukee Brewers baseball game Monday night figured to be a slugging symphony. Au contraire. For six innings, Cincinnati’s Homer Bailey and Milwaukee’s Chase Anderson put on an excellent pitching duel in Miller Park. Both Bailey and Anderson left after six innings, with […]
Castillo, Casali team up to bury Giants, 11-4
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — No Joey Votto, no Scott Schebler, no Jesse Winker, no Adam Duvall, no problem. Yes, it was a problem earlier in the week when the Cincinnati Reds were annihilated three straight games by the Cleveland Indians when the Reds were missing their first baseman and three outfielders. But it was […]
Reds goal: 19-and-20 to avoid 90 losses
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds travel bags were open in front of the players’ lockers, stuffed with their road gray uniforms. As soon as they finished business Sunday afternoon with the San Francisco Giants, the Reds would embark on a flight to General Billy Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee. The standings say […]
Reds perplexity: What to do about Harvey?
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — The conundrum that is Matt Harvey continues to dangle over the collective heads of the Cincinnati Reds front office. What to do, what not to do? With a gaggle of Major League scouts sprinkled in the seats behind home plate Saturday night, Harvey put on a pitching demonstration against the […]