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Game 92: Reds vs. Marlins (7:10 PM ET) - Martinez vs. Perez

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Go Reds!

The Cincinnati Reds need a win in the worst possible way.

They’ve lost three in a row and five of seven overall, and another loss tonight would send them all the way back to a .500 record.

For all the optimism that was sported through the month of June, this club is stubbing its toe during one of the most pivotal stretches of their season, and they’re running out of time to convince the front office and ownership that they’re worth investing in at the trade deadline to keep the 2025 dreams alive.

Once again, they have the Miami Marlins on their plate in their home ball park. It’s time they started winning games against the teams they absolutely must beat this year to stand a chance at making the playoffs.

First pitch is set for 7:10 PM ET tonight with Nick Martinez on the bump throwing it.

Lineups below.

Today's Lineups​

Xavier Edwards - 2B	TJ Friedl - CF
Jesus Sanchez - RF	Matt McLain - 2B
Otto Lopez - SS	Elly De La Cruz - SS
Agustin Ramirez - C	Austin Hays - DH
Kyle Stowers - LF	Gavin Lux - LF
Connor Norby - 3B	Spencer Steer - 1B
Liam Hicks - 1B	Will Benson - RF
Heriberto Hernandez - DH	Jose Trevino - C
Dane Myers - CF	Noelvi Marte - 3B
Eury Perez - RHP	Nick Martinez - RHP

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Source: https://www.redreporter.com/2025/7/8/24464092/cincinnati-reds-nick-martinez-miami-marlins

 

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Game 93: Just please don’t get wrecked by the Marlins again, Reds

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Go, Reds?

Former National League Cy Young Award winner Sanday Alcantara is on the mound for the Miami Marlins tonight in Great American Ball Park as they attempt to take their third straight game off the Cincinnati Reds.

It’s been a brutal stretch for the Reds, who have now dropped four in a row overall to fall all the way back to .500.

For all the pseudo optimism there was around this club a week and a half ago when Chase Burns made his debut, we’re now talking about a club that’s 8.5 games back of its division leader, mired in 4th place within said division, 4 games back of the final NL Wild Card spot (with at least 3 teams they’ll need to jump depending on how today goes), and a blink away from literally having a losing record.

How long have we been asked to wait for a good, legit Reds team, again?

I digress.

It’s up to All-Star Andrew Abbott to help stem the tide on the mound, while the Bats, quite simply, have to wake the f&*k up.

Lineups below.

Today's Lineups​

Xavier Edwards - 2B	TJ Friedl - CF
Agustin Ramirez - DH	Matt McLain - 2B
Heriberto Hernandez - LF	Elly De La Cruz - SS
Otto Lopez - SS	Austin Hays - LF
Eric Wagaman - 1B	Gavin Lux - DH
Dane Myers - RF	Spencer Steer - 1B
Connor Norby - 3B	Tyler Stephenson - C
Derek Hill - CF	Will Benson - RF
Nick Fortes - C	Noelvi Marte - 3B
Sandy Alcantara - RHP	Andrew Abbott - LHP

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Source: https://www.redreporter.com/2025/7/9/24464803/cincinnati-reds-miami-marlins-sandy-alcantara

 

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Reds win 6-0, salvage series split with Marlins

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It was bad, but it could have been much, much worse.

Things weren’t bleak bleak on Tuesday night. We’ve all witnessed the Cincinnati Reds lose a hundred games, rebuild thrice, and do everything in their power to underperform for the better part of our lives, after all.

Things were not 2022 bleak, nor were they 2015 bleak. They were, however, frustratingly bleak given the expectations placed on this year’s club, what with Terry Francona trotted in and Elly De La Cruz officially ascending into superstardom.

They’d just gotten smothered by the lowly, rebuilding Miami Marlins by the tune of 12-2, and had it done to them in their home stadium, no less. They’d lost each of the first two games of the series on a homestand that featured two of the worst clubs in the game, and they’d officially fallen all the way back to level-par - a literal .500 club.

Playing .500 ball through ~90 games would have felt like a godsend in some of those aforementioned seasons. Good lord, we have seen some shit around these parts. But for a team like this, that finally had expectations, to have slumped that low just a week or two after they’d finally played well enough to make us believe?

It really does make you weight whether it’s better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.

Anyway, these Reds have picked themselves up off the mat from Tuesday’s woes. They blasted the Marlins last night 7-2 and again this afternoon 6-0, following the lead of Nick Lodolo (6.0 scoreless IP) and Spencer Steer (dinger!) to sneak back up to 48-46 and halve the series.

On top of that, they’ve got the lowly Colorado Rockies coming to town for a three-game set this weekend, precisely the club who’s going to threaten to lose more games than any team ever has in a single season this season.

It would be preferred if things never proceeded as if they were on a roller coaster, but that’s just not the way the Baseball Gods prefer it. They’re going to reel you in, give you your lungs back, and do it all over time and time again. From Tuesday’s glumness to today’s high, it’s now feasible these Reds could enter the All-Star break five games over .500 and right back in this thing.

(If, of course, they don’t botch the series against the Rockies the way they botched the one against the Marlins.)

We’ve got a weekend of baseball left before the real baseball begins. Here’s hoping the Reds haven’t already looked too far ahead and can take care of business to - yes - send us into the break (and trade season) with more hope than we’ve had around here in years.

Source: https://www.redreporter.com/2025/7/10/24465484/cincinnati-reds-miami-marlins-recap-lodolo-steer

 

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Game 95: Reds vs. Rockies (7:10 PM EDT) - Burns vs. Marquez

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Today's Lineups​

Tyler Freeman - RF	TJ Friedl - CF
Mickey Moniak - DH	Matt McLain - 2B
Hunter Goodman - C	Elly De La Cruz - SS
Jordan Beck - LF	Austin Hays - LF
Michael Toglia - 1B	Gavin Lux - DH
Ryan McMahon - 3B	Spencer Steer - 1B
Brenton Doyle - CF	Tyler Stephenson - C
Kyle Farmer - 2B	Will Benson - RF
Ryan Ritter - SS	Noelvi Marte - 3B
German Marquez - RHP	Chase Burns - RHP

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Source: https://www.redreporter.com/2025/7/11/24466004/game-95-reds-vs-rockies-7-10-pm-edt-burns-vs-marquez

 

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Game 96: Reds vs. Rockies (4:10 PM EDT) - Singer vs. Blalock

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Today's Lineups​

Tyler Freeman - DH	TJ Friedl - CF
Ryan McMahon - 3B	Matt McLain - 2B
Hunter Goodman - C	Elly De La Cruz - SS
Jordan Beck - LF	Austin Hays - DH
Michael Toglia - 1B	Gavin Lux - LF
Brenton Doyle - CF	Spencer Steer - 1B
Yanquiel Fernandez - RF	Will Benson - RF
Orlando Arcia - 2B	Jose Trevino - C
Ryan Ritter - SS	Noelvi Marte - 3B
Bradley Blalock - RHP	Brady Singer - RHP

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Source: https://www.redreporter.com/2025/7/12/24466459/game-96-reds-vs-rockies-4-10-pm-edt-singer-vs-blalock

 

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Game 97: Rockies vs. Reds (1:40 PM EDT) - Martinez vs. Gomber

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Today's Lineups​

Tyler Freeman - RF	TJ Friedl - CF
Mickey Moniak - DH	Matt McLain - 2B
Michael Toglia - 1B	Elly De La Cruz - SS
Ryan McMahon - 3B	Austin Hays - LF
Brenton Doyle - CF	Spencer Steer - 1B
Yanquiel Fernandez - LF	Noelvi Marte - DH
Kyle Farmer - 2B	Tyler Stephenson - C
Austin Nola - C	Santiago Espinal - 3B
Ryan Ritter - SS	Connor Joe - RF
Austin Gomber - LHP	Nick Martinez - RHP

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Source: https://www.redreporter.com/2025/7/...ockies-vs-reds-1-40-pm-edt-martinez-vs-gomber

 

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MLB Draft: Cincinnati Reds Tracker

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Follow along with us as the Reds make their 2025 picks!

The 2025 MLB Draft begins promptly at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, July 13th, when the first trio of rounds worth of selections will come off the board.

The Cincinnati Reds hold the #9 overall pick as well as picks #51 and #83 for the day. At one point, they held the rights to pick #41 but opted to use that as part of the trade package sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the deal that landed them Gavin Lux.

The Sunday portion of the draft will be streamable on MLB.com as well as on MLB Network, with ESPN carrying a portion of the drafting, too.

We will be updating this thread with the selections as they come in.

Cincinnati Reds Day 1 Picks​

Round 1 (#9): Steele Hall - SS - Hewitt-Trussville High School (AL)

Round 2 (#51): Aaron Watson - RHP - Trinity Christian Academy (FL)

Round 3 (#83): Mason Morris - RHP - Ole Miss

Round 4 (#114): Mason Neville - OF - University of Oregon

Round 5 (#145): Eli Pitts - OF - North Atlanta High School (GA)

Round 6 (#174): Braden Osbolt - RHP - Kennesaw State University

Round 7 (#204): Justin Henschel - RHP - Florida Gulf Coast University

Round 8 (#234): Kyle McCoy - LHP - University of Maryland

Round 9 (#264): Kien Vu - OF - Arizona State University

Round 10 (#294): Ty Doucette - 1B - Rutgers University

Round 11: (#324): Jake Brink - RHP - College of Charleston

Round 12: (#354):

Source: https://www.redreporter.com/2025/7/13/24465557/mlb-draft-cincinnati-reds-tracker

 

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Who will win the 2025 Home Run Derby?

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We’ll find out tonight!

The annual Home Run Derby commences this evening at 8 PM ET in Atlanta as part of this year’s All-Star Game festivities.

While there have been a few notable scratches and even more high-profile players decline to participate altogether, there will still be a solid eight-pack of sluggers who’ll be out there crushing dingers into the humid Georgia air tonight.

That includes Matt Olson, Atlanta’s All-Star 1B who - like Todd Frazier in 2015 - will be trying to win the derby in his home park. He’ll be joined by a cadre of National League and American League mashers (not all of whom are actual ‘All-Stars’ this year).

Here’s the full list of participants:

Matt Olson, 1B (Atlanta Braves)

Junior Caminero, 3B (Tampa Bay Rays)

Oneil Cruz, CF (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Byron Buxton, CF (Minnesota Twins)

Jazz Chisholm, Jr., 2B/3B (New York Yankees)

Cal Raleigh, C (Seattle Mariners)

James Wood, OF (Washington Nationals)

Brent Rooker, DH (Las Oaklamentgas A’s)

You can watch the entire festivities on ESPN beginning at 8 PM ET.

Who ya got winning this one?

Source: https://www.redreporter.com/2025/7/14/24467858/mlb-all-star-game-home-run-derby-odds-what-channel

 

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How to watch the 2025 MLB All-Star Game

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Elly De La Cruz is there!

The 2025 edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place tonight in Atlanta, with coverage set to begin at 8 PM ET on FOX. Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, and Tom Verducci will spearhead the televised coverage, though we’ll surely have multiple players mic’d up (and interviewed mid-game), too.

They’ll be using the automated ball-strike challenge system in this exhibition, a quirk that will surely infuriate at least one or six people along the way. They’ll also each be wearing their own team’s regular season uniforms instead of the usual horribly designed ASG-specific ones we’ve seen in the past.

Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates will toe the rubber for the National League, meaning he’ll throw the first pitch seeing as the NL will act as the home team in the Braves home park. Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal will start for the AL on the other side.

Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz isn’t in the starting lineup at short for the NL as Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets earned that nod in the voting. Elly will surely feature at some point, however, while lefty Andrew Abbott - who’s on almost a full week’s rest - has a chance to toss some pitches for the NL squad at some point, too.

Go All-Stars!

NL team is stacked, AL team is, well, Cal Raleigh is fun!

— Razzball (@razzball.bsky.social) 2025-07-14T18:20:49.339Z

Source: https://www.redreporter.com/2025/7/15/24468490/mlb-all-star-game-how-to-watch

 

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Should the Reds call up Sal Stewart in this season’s second half?

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You tell us!

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cincinnati Reds fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

Cincinnati Reds prospect Sal Stewart was drafted out of Westminster Christian School (FL) with a reputation as a pure hitter. That’s the tool that earned him an offer to play ball at powerhouse Vanderbilt University, an offer he eschewed when the Reds used the #32 overall pick on him back in 2022.

Since turning pro, Sal has done nothing to dispel the notion that he’s one of the better young hitters on the planet.

He’s the owner of a career .389 OBP across over 1200 PA in the minors, including a brilliant .306/.377/.473 overall line so far in 2025. All that production has come for AA Chattanooga, to date, though Sal just earned a promotion to AAA Louisville while also repping the Reds in this past weekend’s All-Star Futures Game.

Still just 21 years old, it’s pretty clear Sal’s trajectory has him on the Cincinnati Reds in short order. The question, though, is just how short.

So far in 2025, the collective output from Cincinnati’s 3B corps has produced a miserable 64 wRC+, a mark that’s good for third worst in all Major League Baseball. Sal, of course, plays 3B.

So far in 2025, the collective output from Cincinnati’s DH corps has produced a mediocre 94 wRC+, a mark that’s good for 21st. Sal, of course, can hit designatedly.

He’s clearly a long-term piece. Is he a short-term answer, too?

Should the Reds give Sal a call-up in 2025? Is he the kind of piece that could help push this team into playoff position?

Tell us in the survey below!

Source: https://www.redreporter.com/2025/7/15/24467730/cincinnati-reds-rumors-sal-stewart-trade-deadline

 

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Defense again in the spotlight as Reds drop another to Dodgers

One of the few things cooler than going an entire season without being swept is simply not losing the first two games of a series to thereby beg the question.

Alas, here we find the Cincinnati Reds, losers of the first two games of their series in Dodger Stadium, and on the brink of being doused completely in a series for the first time in 2025. And, in the process, the Reds are watching their faint postseason hopes drift ever further from their boat.

The Reds 6-3 loss late Tuesday to the Dodgers featured a recipe quite similar to their series opening loss to them in that a big defensive miscue effectively slammed the door. Whereas it was the 5-hole grounder missed completely by Elly De La Cruz on Monday, it was a 2-run, 2-out double off the wall in CF by Miguel Rojas that broke the game wide open on Tuesday.

It sounds innocuous enough – a double off the wall in CF. However, it came via a bit of a misread by CF Noelvi Marte, and the ball went right over his head despite being otherwise catchable.

CF Noelvi Marte. That’s what’s not innocuous.

Despite having all the athletic talent in the world and at least a half-month or so of experience in RF, the idea that the Reds could simply use Noelvi in CF for his first career professional start there on Tuesday night seemed perilous, at best, when lineups were announced. Putting a guy out there in such a vital spot just seemed to ensure the Baseball Gods were going to point the spotlight on him, and sure enough that’s exactly what happened.

Frankly, I think Noelvi can play a good CF out there eventually. I think with practice, experience with foreign ball parks, etc. he’ll end up being just fine out there. But to simply ask for it to manifest itself before any of that was far too much from manager Terry Francona, Nick Krall, and the front office, and it burned them in a big, big way on Tuesday.

That the Reds offense was once again subdued shouldn’t be misunderstood here, however. Clayton Kershaw shut them down completely after the Reds scored a run in the Top of the 1st, though a colossally poor bunt attempt that turned into a backbreaking double-play in the Top of the 6th was a similarly devastating attempt at trying to manufacture something when you know you can’t simply, y’know, hit the goddamn ball.

The Reds now find themselves 3.5 games back of the New York Mets for the final NL Wild Card spot, and now they’ll face Shohei Ohtani in the series finale. They’ll welcome back lefty Nick Lodolo from his blister issues to make the start, but they’ve once again found themselves behind the 8-ball by their own doing and now look like they’ll need a miracle to turn this entire thing back around.

Source: https://www.redreporter.com/game-recaps/48465/noelvi-marte-defense-cincinnati-reds-cf