Johnny Cueto showed he could hold his own in a duel with one of baseball’s toughest pitchers at home, Zack Greinke. Joey Votto and the Cincinnati Reds then found a way to give Dusty Baker a milestone victory. Votto’s RBI double off John Axford broke a scoreless tie in the ninth, and the Reds edged [...]
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Votto RBI double helps Cueto, Reds edge Brewers 2-1
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Brewers’ bats wake up, overwhelm Reds 8-3
Homer Bailey‘s day went badly from the start. With two outs in the first inning Tuesday, the Cincinnati Reds‘ starter allowed a single to Ryan Braun, hit Aramis Ramirez in the arm with a 93-mph fastball and walked Corey Hart. With his pitch count climbing, he allowed a two-run single to Jonathan Lucroy. Bailey (1-3) [...]
Bruce HR caps five-run fourth, Reds spank Brewers 6-1
Jay Bruce and the Cincinnati Reds needed just 11 pitches to spoil Marco Estrada‘s strong first three innings. Bruce hit a three-run home run to cap a five-run fourth, leading the Reds to a 6-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Estrada (0-2) used 43 pitches to set the Reds down in order [...]
Latos strikes out 11, Reds blank Pirates 5-0
Mat Latos spent Sunday morning trying to quell a queasy stomach. All the Cincinnati Reds right-hander really needed was a little bit of defensive help and an overpowering fastball. Feeling lightheaded and chugging Gatorade, Latos fought off the bug and a shaky first inning to strike out a career-high 11 and lead the Reds to [...]
Despite Leake’s solid effort, Reds drop 3-2 decision to Pirates
Mike Leake isn’t sure whether he’s starting to figure things out after a bumpy April left his confidence a bit shaken and his ERA high. Still, there was a sense of relief after the Cincinnati Reds‘ right-hander put together his best performance of the season Saturday in a 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh. Although Leake’s record [...]
Cingrani, Hamilton nominated April Reds’ Players of the Month
May 5th, 2012 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in 2012 Bakersfield Blaze (California League), Awards, Reds Farm System Class A Bakersfield SS Billy Hamilton and LHP Tony Cingrani have been named the Cincinnati Reds‘ Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Month for April. Hamilton, 21, in 23 games in April led all of professional baseball with 29 stolen bases and led all Reds farmhands in batting average (.398). He also led the [...]
Cueto remains undefeated, Reds blast Pirates 6-1
Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker has stopped bracing himself for that one bad inning from Johnny Cueto. Maybe because it’s not coming anymore. The right-hander Cueto remained unbeaten, allowing seven hits in his first complete game of the season as the Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Friday. “Early in his career, he’d always [...]
Reds rally late, edge Cubs 4-3 in extras
An unprecedented matchup of birthday-celebrating starters came down to the bullpens. Carlos Marmol got a little wild, lost a three-run lead and, perhaps, his job as well. The Cincinnati Reds scored three runs in the ninth off Marmol to tie it, and Scott Rolen hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning for a 4-3 [...]
