After a complete drubbing of the Cincinnati Reds last night, 20-0, to clinch a berth in the postseason, the Milwaukee Brewers are back for more against their NL Central foe. The Brewers have a magic number of 4 to clinch the NL Central coming into tonight’s game. The Chicago Cubs did win their afternoon contest […]
Saturday evening’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers will likely include an odd feature not usually observed in Major League Baseball. Reds pitcher Jose Trevino will potentially be unavailable. That’s Reds catcher Jose Trevino, who has pitched in each of the last two games in which the Reds have played. Cincinnati wrapped up […]
The Milwaukee Brewers are making a serious case as World Series contenders. At 92-56, the club has reached a defining stretch in its season, powered by breakout stars Jackson Chourio and Bryce Turang.
Two of the Milwaukee Brewers ‘ brightest stars helped write a new chapter in MLB history following a dominant 20-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the series opener. Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang spearheaded an offensive outburst that kept Milwaukee rolling through the regular season str...
The Milwaukee Brewers went into Friday night as one of the few teams in Major League Baseball without a grand slam this season. Garrett Mitchell gave them their first one of the year, and Milwaukee obliterated the Cincinnati Reds 20-0. Indeed, it was a game that the Brewers controlled from the get-go. Dustin May pitched [...]
HISTORY IN DAYTON! 🐉🏆 The Cincinnati Reds’ High-A affiliate, the Dayton Dragons, are headed to the Midwest League Championship Series for the first time in their 26-year history! This is the Dragons’ ninth playoff appearance, but they had never advanced beyond the semifinal round. It also marks their first postseason series victory since 2017. Game 1 of the best-of-three championship series will begin at 6:00 p.m. Sunday at Quad Cities. Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) will be played in Dayton on ...
The Cincinnati Reds endured a difficult travel ordeal before arriving in Milwaukee. The team’s late-night charter from Los Angeles was forced to divert to Las Vegas because of engine trouble, leading to an unexpected layover at the Bellagio. The Reds resumed their trip on Thursday’s scheduled off day before finally reaching Milwaukee. After Friday’s game, manager Terry Francona was asked whether the chaotic travel contributed to the team’s performance. “If it did, it’s our fault,” Francona sai...
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MILWAUKEE — Garrett Mitchell hit the Brewers’ first grand slam of the season, one of four homers for Milwaukee in a 20-0 rout of the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night that clinched a playoff spot for the majors’ best team. William Contreras, Bryce Turang and Jake Bauers also went deep for the Brewers (92-56), who have a commanding lead in the NL Central but for now are assured of at least a wild-card spot. They lead second-place Chicago by 10 games in the division, and their magic number to clin...
MILWAUKEE — If the Brewers were going to punch their ticket to October, they might as well leave an exclamation point. Milwaukee clinched its eighth postseason berth in nine seasons Friday night at American Family Field, and there was little suspense about whether the celebration would arrive. The Brewers overwhelmed the Reds, 20-0, turning clinch night into a rout almost from the moment Jackson Chourio opened the bottom of the first inning with a double. They scored eight runs in the first tw...
A whole lot of Reds fans are happy that the game was on Apple TV and that they didn’t spend time tuning in on Friday night because the game was over by the the time the 3rd inning began and it just got worse from there. Milwaukee pounded out 23 hits in a 20-0 win that clinched a playoff spot. Final R H E Cincinnati Reds (69-78) 0 2 1 Milwaukee Brewers (92-56) 20 23 1 W: May (7-9) L: Abbott (6-11) Statcast | Box Score | Game Thread Milwaukee got on the board early on Friday night. Jackson Chour...
Junior Caminero hit his 40th home run of the season to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-1 walk-off win over the Houston Astros on Friday. With the victory, the Rays became the first MLB team this season to clinch a postseason berth. The Milwaukee Brewers soon joined them, becoming the first National League team to clinch a playoff spot with a 20-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Tied at 1-1 going into the bottom of the ninth inning, Jonathan Aranda hit a one-out double off Astros reliever Bryan Ab...
The Milwaukee Brewers were knocking on October’s door heading into Friday. They did just that in commanding fashion against the Cincinatti Reds. Not only did Milwaukee clinch a playoff berth, but they also did so by trouncing the Reds 20-0 at home, per Bob Nightingale of USA Today. They are on a four-game winning streak. […]
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The Milwaukee Brewers have punched their ticket to the MLB playoffs for the eighth time in nine years with a 20-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers came into tonight’s contest needing merely to win to clinch a playoff spot. They looked motivated. An all-out assault on Cincinnati’s pitching, whether it was starter Andrew Abbott or any of the relievers who followed him, led to eye-popping offensive numbers from the Brewers. Pair that with an extremely encouraging […]
After taking two of three from Milwaukee a week ago, the Cincinnati Reds (69-77) meet the Brewers (91-56) for the second weekend in a row and for the final time this season, this time at American Family Field. It will be a rematch on the mound from last Saturday night as Andrew Abbott opposes Dustin May. First pitch is at 7:45 PM EDT. Note: tonight’s game will be broadcast on Apple TV. Lineups Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Hector Rodríguez – RF Jackson Chourio – LF Elly De La Cruz – SS Bri...
The Cincinnati Reds are in Milwaukee on Friday where they’ll begin a three-game weekend series at American Family Field against the Brewers. Andrew Abbott (6-10, 4.43 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 152.1 IP) gets the starting nod for the Reds in the opener opposite Brewers starter Dustin May (6-9, 4.69 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 132.1 IP). First pitch […]
The Chicago Cubs are attempting to officially clinch their spot in the postseason. Soon, they should be getting some extra lineup reinforcements to aid that push. Shortstop Dansby Swanson is expected to be activated from the injured list for next weekend’s series against the Cincinnati Reds, via Patrick Mooney of the Athletic. He’ll first need [...]
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The Milwaukee Brewers are fresh off a huge series sweep of the Chicago Cubs that, had there been any doubt remaining, all but locked up the NL Central division. It also put the Brewers on the precipice of officially clinching a playoff spot, which they can do tonight: a win (or losses by both San […]
In the wee hours of Thursday morning, catcher Jose Trevino was once again pitcher Jose Trevino as the Cincinnati Reds wrapped up a 14-1 drubbing at the hands of the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds managed just 6 hits in total on the night, their lone run coming off the bat of superstar Elly […]
The Cincinnati Reds sit 8 games under the .500 mark, mired in last place in the National League Central for yet another year. That, mind you, all comes after they surged to nearly 10 games over .500 during the season’s first month. Only the hapless Colorado Rockies and homeless Athletics have a worse run differential […]
This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon’s Reds Beat newsletter. MLB digital content fellow Courtney Hollmon pinch-hit on this edition. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Player development in modern baseball often gets boiled down to biomechanics, pitch design and exit velocities. But to Terry Francona, none of those data points matter if young players don’t first learn the most critical habit in professional sports: how to win. When Si...
The Dodgers have won seven straight games, but Shohei Ohtani’s move to the injured list has created serious questions about how the team handled his injury. Cody, Drea and Anthony discuss Dave Roberts’ “kicking the can down the road” comments, whether Ohtani needs to be protected from his own desire to play and the best- and worst-case scenarios for his return. They also break down the Dodgers’ offensive explosion against the Reds, including the recent production from Mookie Betts, Teoscar Her...
On the latest edition of The Riverfront Reds Show, Seth Shaner and Chris Garber talk about the possibility of the Castellinis selling the Cincinnati Reds, the absurd run Elly De La Cruz is on and they hold a fun draft of Reds’ players past. All that, plus Viewer Mail from our Patreon subscribers! You are invited to join our ever-growing family of Cincinnati sports fans (and support the podcast) on Patreon! You can also give us a like and subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch each episode a...
After their first day off in September on Thursday, the Brewers will continue their stretch of NL Central foes as they’ll host the Reds for three games in Milwaukee, the second time they’ll see Cincinnati in the last two weeks, as the Reds took two of three in Cincy last weekend. The Brewers are coming […]
Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz has played his way into the National League MVP conversation during a career-best season, but whether he belongs among the award’s leading candidates remains up for debate. The Reds’ 24-year-old shortstop is currently hitting .283 with a .362 on-base percentage, .511 slugging percentage, 26 home runs, 70 RBI, […]
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