The Reds did all their scoring in the first inning. Austin Hays and Gavin Lux had back-to-back RBI singles to drive in T.J. Friedl to get on the scoreboard, and then Matt McLain for an insurance run, respectively.

Will the REAL Cincinnati Reds Please Stand Up. If the Reds are true contenders, this series against the Dodgers will tell us just how legitimate of contenders they really are.

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Tyler Stephenson homered and drove in three runs and Nick Martinez struck out five in five innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Friday night.

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Scott Barlow (58) throws a pitch in the sixth inning of a MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies, Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Downtown Cincinnati. Reds won 4-2. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The LA Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds battle Monday, as they swing into a 3-game series on the north bank of the Ohio River.

The Cincinnati Reds nearly conjured up the anomaly of all baseball anomalies. Against the San Diego Padres, two separate Reds players pursued individual moments of history and glory.

Time to be buyers before the MLB trade deadline. ESPN's Alden Gonzalez made a new expert trade prediction on Tuesday: Luis Robert Jr. to the Reds. The White Sox star centerfielder has been in trade rumors for a while, and Gonzalez sees reason that Cincinnati is a logical destination.