Giants beat up Mahle with one big inning
By HAL McCOY Tyler Mahle, weakened by a chest infection, probably shouldn’t have pitched Tuesday night in AT&T Park, but the San Francisco Giants were mighty pleased to see him. The Cincinnati Reds gave their young starter a three-run lead in the fourth inning, but the Giants went hit-crazy against Mahle in the bottom of […]
Giants pound Romano and Reds streak ends
By HAL McCOY With no apology to Tony Bennett, the Cincinnati Reds left their winning streak in San Francisco. The San Francisco Giants were not impressed with the six-game winning streak the Reds brought into AT&T Park Monday night and they certainly were not impressed with Sal Romano. The Giants, who broke a six-game losing […]
Castillo leads Reds to sixth straight victory
By HAL McCOY The Los Angeles Dodgers, besieged by injuries, mostly to the pitching staff, are a poor shell of the team that won the National League pennant last year. Nevertheless, give the Cincinnati Reds a shovel full of credit for taking full advantage of a strong situation in their favor. Led by another outstanding […]
Reds win fifth straight, Bailey wins first
By HAL McCOY Homer Bailey won’t keep the videotape of Saturday night’s performance in Dodger Stadium as a reminder of how to pitch. It wasn’t one of his best. But he’ll take it because he finally won a game after a 0-and-5 start this season. He gave up 10 hits in five innings, two in […]
The Dark Knight has a bright day in LA
By HAL McCOY Matt Harvey’s debut with the Cincinnati Reds Friday night in Dodger Stadium was the stuff of Hollywood. Tossed on the junk heap by the New York Mets and traded to the Reds for catcher Devin Mesoraco on Wednesday, The Dark Knight made it a dark night for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Theoretically, […]
Mahle, Gennett leads Reds to third straight win
By HAL McCOY Tyler Mahle pitched 35 miles from his hometown in Dodger Stadium Thursday night and pitched in front of a a large gathering of relatives, friends and acquaintances. And he probably was jittery and too juiced up, not close to his natural self, especially in the first three innings. He was in trouble […]
Duvall drills walk-off homer, Romano outstanding
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Adam Duvall’s day off was better than the one enjoyed by Ferris Bueller. As part of the Cincinnati Reds four-man outfield rotation, it was Duvall’s turn to sit and watch his teammates play the New York Mets Wednesday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. And he sat watched for nine […]
Castillo finds near perfect groove in 7-2 Reds win
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Luis Castillo’s nickname is La Piedra, ‘The Stone’ in Spanish. And for nearly half a game Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park, Castillo was a stone-cold killer. With some early-season mechanical glitches fixed by pitching coach Danny Darwin and Ted Power, Castillo led the Reds to a 7-2 victory […]
Reds acquire ‘The Dark Knight’ from the Mets for Mesoraco
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — The most interesting baseball news emanating from Great American Ball Park Tuesday occurred before the first pitch was thrown for the New York Mets-Cincinnati Reds game Tuesday night. The two teams closed a deal between them — catcher Devin Mesoraco to the Mets for pitcher Matt Harvey. Both players have […]