Five homers, Roark’s pitching carry Reds to 9-2 win.
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — To avoid the embarrassment of blowing another eight-run lead after three innings, this time the Cincinnati Reds built only a four-run lead after three innings Friday night in Great American Ball Park. And this time there was no embarrassment as the Reds clutched tightly to the lead and made it […]
Reds release Kemp, send Schebler to Louisville
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — The Domino Effect attacked the Cincinnati Reds outfield situation with a vengeance Saturday afternoon. Without Nick Senzel the outfield already was overcrowded. With the arrival of Senzel Friday the outfield became more crowded than seven people booked for six seats on an airline flight. To alleviate it, the Reds gave […]
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 […]