The Pittsburgh Pirates came into Great American Ball Park last night and topped the Reds 4-2. Cincinnati fell out of a playoff spot with the loss and now need help over the final five games of the year to get back in. Tonight’s matchup has a scheduled first pitch for 6:40pm ET.
Starting Lineups
Pittsburgh Pirates | Cincinnati Reds |
| Oneil Cruz – CF | TJ Friedl – CF |
| Jared Triolo – 3B | Noelvi Marte – RF |
| Bryan Reynolds – RF | Gavin Lux – DH |
| Spencer Horwitz – 1B | Spencer Steer – 1B |
| Andrew McCutchen – DH | Elly De La Cruz – SS |
| Tommy Pham – LF | Sal Stewart – 3B |
| Nick Gonzales – SS | Tyler Stephenson – C |
| Nick Yorke – 2B | Will Benson – LF |
| Henry Davis – C | Matt McLain – 2B |
| Paul Skenes – RHP | Hunter Greene – RHP |
Starting Pitchers
| Pitcher | IP | ERA | WHIP | BB | K |
| Hunter Greene | 101.2 | 2.74 | 0.93 | 24 | 125 |
| Paul Skenes | 181.2 | 2.03 | 0.96 | 42 | 209 |
| Links: Hunter Greene’s Stats | Paul Skenes’ Stats | |||||
Hunter Greene
In his last start, Hunter Greene was nearly perfect. He gave up one hit and he walked one batter in a complete game shutout win against the Chicago Cubs. That start, though, followed perhaps his worst start in the last two years when he gave up five runs on four hits and four walks in 2.1 innings against the Athletics.
The splits against Greene this year basically don’t exist. Lefties hit for a lower average and a little more power. Righties have a higher average and they make a little more contact. Overall, though, there’s just a 12 point difference in the OPS against him between right-handed hitters and left-handed hitters.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 199 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 59 | .202 | .242 | .362 |
| LHH | 198 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 66 | .176 | .242 | .374 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-seam | Slider | Split | |
| Velo | 99.5 | 89.6 | 88.4 |
| Usage | 54% | 35% | 11% |
Paul Skenes
Likely the winner of the NL Cy Young Award this year, Paul Skenes is going to make his final start of the year in this game. He leads the league with a 2.03 ERA, a 0.96 WHIP, and a 0.5 HR/9-innings pitched among qualified starters. Six weeks ago he faced the Reds for the only time this season and fired off six shutout innings while giving up seven hits and walking no one. He’s coming off of the worst start of the year for him as the Cubs scored three runs on seven hits and three walks in 3.2 innings against him. He had only allowed three runs combined in his five previous starts.
The splits against Skenes this season favor left-handed hitters. They are hitting for a higher average, walk more frequently, and they hit for more power – though still very little power. Right-handed hitters have not been able to do anything at all against him all season long – posting a .500 OPS against him.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 327 | 57 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 87 | .184 | .226 | .274 |
| LHH | 384 | 75 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 122 | .213 | .276 | .341 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-seam | 2-seam | Curve | Slider | Change | |
| Velo | 98.3 | 95.4 | 83.8 | 84.7 | 88.7 |
| Usage | 39% | 24% | 5% | 22% | 11% |
When and Where
- Game time: 6:40pm ET
- Where: Great American Ball Park
- Watch: FanDuel Sports Network, MLB.tv
- Listen: 700WLW AM (Cincinnati area)
- Forecast: 74°, cloudy, 15% chance of rain
News and Notes
More Minor League Recognition
Baseball America named their 2025 Minor League All-Stars today. They had a 1st team and a 2nd team. There’s only one player named per position, except there are three outfielders and five starting pitchers. Cincinnati had two players make the list. Sal Stewart was named the 1st team’s third baseman and Alfredo Duno was named as the 2nd team’s catcher.
Scoreboard Watching
- The Mets are in Chicago to face the Cubs at 8:05pm ET.
- The Diamondbacks are at home facing the Dodgers at 9:40pm ET.
Wild Card Standings
With the division firmly out of reach, we are switching to the Wild Card standings for the rest of the season.
| Team | W | L | GB | Playoff Odds |
| Chicago | 88 | 69 | +7.0 | 100% |
| San Diego | 87 | 71 | +5.5 | 100% |
| New York | 81 | 76 | 0.0 | 68.0% |
| Cincinnati | 80 | 77 | 1.0 | 20.8% |
| Arizona | 80 | 77 | 1.0 | 11.0% |
| Playoff Odds via Fangraphs | ||||
Tonight’s lineup noticeably different than last night’s. Good luck, HG!
Reds should find the way to defeat Skenes or at least win this game after he leaves it…
Focusing all the positive energy/thoughts/whatever on the Boyz and HG …
Scuttle the Pie-Rats!!
About as “must win” as one can get.
It’s September 24 and Reds/Pirates is the main event of the evening. Cool.
I am begging….Tito, try a steal, try a hit & run…..please!!! Not another night with three DP’S please
They tried last night.
Interesting pre-game stat: Reds with 104 steals total this year. 207 last year.
That’s inexcusable
Greeat point!!!!
82.1 success rate 2924
74.3 success rate 2025
Agreed!
Gotta win. Go Reds and go Cubs. Still can’t pull for the Dodgers oh what the heck I hope Arizona loses
Don’t understand how Andujar isn’t healthy enough to start at DH, but IS healthy enough to pinch it AND not go on the IL. Just me, sitting over here, scratching my head.
So like Lux at 2b ?
Go Reds! Three wildcards is an abomination, but we might as well take advantage and then run the table in the playoffs.
+5,000
Moving toward NHL and NBA territory. Because when everybody’s super, then no one will be.
Another interesting fact: Reds hit into 86 DPs last year, 102 DPs this year.
They aren’t done yet.
That’s the way to start the game
Good first inning by Greene… the ump miscalled two pitches favouring Pirates
5 straight out of the zone to Marte and he whiffs.
Friedl and MArte were patient both working 3-2 counts….Lux made swing to the first pitch…
The hitters have probably been told that if they get something they like early in the at-bat, you might as well go for it.
Skenes is no dummy. Dance around Marte, attack Lux.
Way to work the count Lux.
First call during the offseason should be to look for one or two good situational hitters, able to hit with RISP instead of SO or HDP, which has been a major flaw this season.
#1
6 up, 6 down.
Pham got the benefit of at least one “didn’t swing” call. Probably both.
Twenty-four consecutive scoreless innings against the Reds by Skenes, according to John Sadak. Someone has to run into one eventually. 😉
So the odds are high about the Reds scoring sooner than later ..Aren’t they?
It was a good at-bat by Stewart… Skenes is unhittable so far
to be real…..what are the chances the Reds score in this game…maybe 10% chance
Pirates will surely enjoy spoiling the postseason hopes.
Greene’s location on everything but the fastball is inconsistent.
Pretty big moment for Greene to try to get a strikeout against the #9 batter with a runner on third.
Big zero! Greene
Milw won. Good for the Reds
The dorks like Gonzales and Yorke who cut down their swings gave him trouble. Davis and Cruz swung from their shoes and didn’t.
HG looked pretty frustrated with himself when he kept missing with sliders in the 2nd. Don’t have to be perfect, man!
Yes.
All Reds hitters should use this approach vs. Skenes.
Didn’t amount to anything, but nice AB by Yorke to advance the runner, something we rarely see from the Reds. Way to battle back HG
I do not know what has happened to Marte
Sadak just mentioned that pitchers are pitching him tight with pitches completely off the plate that Marte is swinging at, and then they are getting him on pitches away.
Marte has seen 10 pitches and only 3 were strikes. Yet he’s whiffed twice … 😐
Skenes is living rent-free in Marte’s head.
+5,000
Noelvi Marte was guessing , he chased a far away pitch
He is on a major league funk
Hines is a better hitter and fielder than Marte
Stats to back this up?
Fielding for sure.
Haven’t seen enough of Hines to say his fielding is a sure.
Why stats for his post and not yours?Fielding for sure?He can’t voice an opinion but you can?Oh I get it Marte has never played the outfield and Hinds has so naturally Hinds is a better fielder.Go it.
It’s not ridiculous to say that might be the game.
The walks haunting… Game over?
Hunter gets hosed on a call with Reynolds and he walks and scores. Marte airmailed that one. Great communication from TySteve and throw by Steer.
That’s why there are 2 cutoff men.
They weren’t getting the guy at home.
Wife and I are at the game. Some guy behind me is telling his buddies what a great player he was. in high school and he is pretty sure he could hit Paul Skenes. (Hard eyeroll)
😮 😮 😮
A little early to be loaded …
A legend in his own mind, no doubt
Wasn’t he drafted?
Hahaha sorry you have to sit through that.
Day mentioned that Elly has gone back to a leg kick vs. a toe tap.
why in the heck did you not give Elly a chance to run????
Elly on first and Stewart swings at the 1st pitch.
Not a fan of that.
He’s not the only one that does it either.
It’s starting to look like Marte might be a good platoon player or a platoon D.H. You have to try to reach base. Some of his swings look like he has given up for tonight and batting second!!!
Do remember he had only half a season last year (and a miserable one at that).
But I get what you are saying.
He is young and learning a new position. At this level you have to adjust because they will find your weaknesses and exploit them.
He has been the best hitter on the team for most of the second half. Tough crowd.
How many wins would Skenes have this year if he played for any playoff bound team? He is currently the best pitcher in baseball.
Sal swinging at first pitch.
The longer this game goes and we don’t score and are down on the scoreboard, the more tighter our at bats get, the more the pressure grows and the less chance we have to score…just like last night
Looks like another huge disappointment on the way. Their typical mid season offense has shown up. Go Go Go Dodgers and Cubs. PLEASE!!!
Greene getting zero help as usual
now we’re talkin’ Ty!!!
Reds luck right there with Stephenson double.
Great at bat by Benson.
on third one out. cannot leave him stranded.
So glad we rode it with Trevino last night. Dude shouldn’t catch at all with the time left
But but everybody said he was the savior and the Reds should trade Stephenson and one moroon said to DFA him.
Choke boy McLain
McLain is killing the team… Unfortunately he got all the clutch at bats
It’s always him when it’s on the line seems like …. He’s awful.
We just can’t execute when we need to. Chumpire hosed him, but still …
They need to be able to get more than one hit in an inning.
Like who didn’t know that Stephenson would be stranded.
Another wasted opportunity! We have seen this story play out all year.
Skenes with the right-on-right changeup down and in to McLain. That’s just gross.
Getting to dread seeing Matt McLain in the batter’s box. Becoming an automatic out.
Not looking good, so far.
Gotta give Stephenson some due. But did we think we’d score after a lead off double? I didn’t. Pitiful effort from McClain and Friedl. Can’t score there? May not all night.
I always remember Pete Rose saying: don’t check swing with 2 strikes, either commit to th pitch 100% or just do not swing….nothing good happens when you check swing when you already have 2 strikes…..I see that play out all the time
Except Pham check swung twice, and eventually walked and scored.
McLain reminds me of Billy Hamilton. Every time the Reds needed a clutch hit to drive in a run and Billy would be up. Billy failed repeatedly.
Can we move McClain to tenth in the order
Colorado Rockies might need a second sacker.
Sal has a glove at 3rd….now we can move Hayes (to another team)
Maybe not
He should have used it there for the 3rd out.
Woops! Not so fast. I agree with him playing but he just cost a run. And 2 probably does the Reds in.
McClain is utterly useless!
Ouch.
Hayes would have gotten that one.
Agreed. And that’s the argument for playing him.
That’s trouble. No run support for HG.
Reynolds has always been a thorn in the Reds’ side. Having an average year overall but my idea of a professional hitter
So the Reds get a double with no one out and can’t score. Pirates get a double with two outs and score. You can’t make this up! Cowboy says if you are a major league third baseman you should make that play!
Outplayed in a playoff race by Spencer Horwitz? He technically shouldn’t even be playing today as it’s still the New Year holiday.
Good year so we look to next year with hope one more time.Why not its what we do.
That felt like a dagger to the back
Time for the Reds to hit this guy !
but nothin’ doin’ in the 6th …
It’s sad that a starting pitcher who only gives up 2 runs in 6 innings may get an L…..this reds offense is just killing them all season…what a waste of starting pitching all year long
The fastballs that Reynolds and Horwitz hit were both middle-middle (and so was the splitter that Cruz just missed). Above-average fielders might have had both of those too.
Skenes is human. Time to get everybody off the hook.
Getting completely Owned by one of the worst teams in MLB … that hurts … yea it’s Skeins , but this has happened all year
Sadek really is starting to wear on me. He is so knowledgeable but never shuts up!!! Give me the Cowboy and Tommy Thrall. We still can come back on this guy and I’m sick of hearing about the only run we have ever scored on Skenes!!!
Skenes only at 85. He’s got at least 1 more in him.
I think they might let him go 9
i stand corrected…looks like he is done too
Looks like Tito is going to save Greene for another day… Chase Burns on for the 7th.
I think the Reds are saving their offense for another day.
Yeah, Opening Day.
Nice work by Burns, but the Reds have to score … 3 innings left.
It’s starting to look like the Reds will have to depend on the Cubs and Dodgers. They sure aren’t helping themselves. No doubt, Skenes is a great pitcher, but he has been hit a few games. No reason the Reds shouldn’t. Maybe they’ll win this one on defense. Who needs a bat?
The Reds being eliminated by Pirates is embarrassing…
Skenes gets pulled in the 7th … Pirates are giving us a shot.
Here you go Roger, since you asked.
Here ya go, since you asked.
Hinds.
2025 – 116/.136/.279
Career – .191/.242/.506
Marte
2025 – .269/.409/.459
Career – .256/.298/.404
Fielding – Outfield
2025 Marte – -3 Def Runs saved (Only 399 innings)
Hinds didn’t show up in the rankings, but at least passed the eye test. (arm and range)
Oh come on now eye test?That’s an opinion right and not based on stats.So your opinion is Hinds is the better fielder?Friend you challenge a lot of the opinions of others with where is the stats as if all that is said on here must be backed up by stats Unless I missed something in the posting guidelines we don’t need stats to make a comment.
I provided the stats my man. …7 lines of them.
If you can’t see that Marte is not a good outfielder yet, then I’ve got no help for you.
I believe he will get better with time.
Hind has been good when he’s out there.
And ditto if you can’t see that Marte is a better hitter
I would rather they make a few errors and walk a bunch of our hitters cause if we have to actually hit to win well lets see.
This is pitiful baseball …. Another great
pitching effort going to wasted because of this pathetic offense
watching this reds offense is like putting a nail in your eye….remember earlier in the season when the reds lost 3 games in a row 1-0…..who does that?
It was early in the season, but, yes, we remember it … and more.
It’s onto the 8th … and the Reds season hangs in the balance.
Reds have not scored in 14 innings. Noodle bats.
It is possible that the end of the season has come…
Pirates 68-89 ….. unbelievable choke by Reds this far . Skenes or not , the PIRATES ARE A TERRIBLE TEAM
This team couldn’t score in a whore house with a fistful of 100 dollar bills
Harsh … but accurate last night and tonight.
McLain fail w/man on 3rd and Stewie not getting a groundball that looked about 2 feet away. Idk? Maybe you go with HG yesterday and Tito def should’ve started Stephenson until we’ve either clinched or been eliminated. They had a day off already? Makes zero sense.
Under 6.5 looks peachy atleast
Is Austin Hayes hurt? Sure hope they don’t re-sign him. He had some good games early in the season but hasn’t showed us in the second half.
Hinds, Dunn, CES, anybody down there would also be more valuable to the operation then Espinal. First he got a million at-bats then he went MIA but still on the roster.
Tito?
Desperate for a positive spin … Burns looks sharp.
Pinch hit somebody for McLain …. ANYBODY
We’ll see what Tito does now in the 8th … need some hitters up there !
There’s one on the Board !
I mean Mattson has been feeding them fastballs to hit !
Reds need to restructure 1/2 of their lineup next season….this cannot go on….wasting the best pitching we have had in years
McClain , Friedl and Marte. Two strikeouts and a grounder to 1B
Improving the defense is like improving the offense. Lets go defense!
McClain , Friedl and Marte. Two strikeouts and a grounder to 1B. Ugh
Hope I am wrong
McLain has had 2 deep flyballs….but when we needed a flyball to score a run…strikeout….of course
WOW!!!
That’s something special.
That a boy Marte
If you told me in March that McLain would be at .650 and Elly/Marte under .800, I’d say the ceiling would be about 77 wins
If only Stephensons was 3 inches higher .
No kidding. Two homers missed by less than a foot. One of those games?
First Wife and I can’t believe they aren’t checking Cruz.
You could pinch run Dunn or Hinds here and actually shake them up a little bit
We have a shot.
So close and yet so far, the score is 2-1 Pirates after 8…
This Reds team is a perfect example of why batting average, hone runs and rbis are still the most important stats when building your lineup. Unless you hit (at minimum) 25 homers, a .240 average hurts your team. I call it the Candelario Theory.
Elly hit that ball at 112.7 mph and was out… Just unbelievable…
Their 2nd baseman saved 2 hits that inning
Reds very very unlucky this game. Geeze that ball was spanked !!!!! That’s unbelievable bad luck !!! Pirates playing with a horseshoe up their tail !!!!
Not to mention the double by Stephenson that was so close to going out
Apparently ELDC is not made for clutch time.
Sure…ok…he hit that ball at 113 mph
High leverage .288/.397/.495
Med Leverage .324/.382/.516
Low leverage .215/.284/.370
Are you telling me that hitting the ball is what matters? Not results? Name 3 top ELDC clutch moments at plate at end of game. Everyone today is so in love with exit velo and spin rate. Getting the job done matters. Oh! He hit it hard! Two extra orange slices and a good job you tried your best for you Elly. He’s a freaking professional that this team depends on and he doesn’t deliver in clutch.
That was our chance. Two on with your best player AB. Looking grim.
if Pagan can hold it….at least we would have 3 chances to hit a HR to tie it in the 9th
Now bottom of lineup in 9th (not that anyone can tell the difference)
Plus now I have a genuine dislike for McLain. Jeepers that guy is as lost as anyone I’ve ever seen
“Jeepers”? Okay, Beav … 🙂
Pagan come on MAN !!!!! UNBELIEVABLE
cubs have bases loaded no outs in the 3rd
RISP: 0-5
Off-season goal: mental toughness training.
Off season goal needs to be better players. The ones that the Reds have are
Dreadful
Sal had to come a ways for that. Nice play.
Gotta handle your own business Sadak and not depend on help ! Bottom line
At Va Red-I call you friend you call me your man.WOW and say you can’t help me.Goodness are you ok.
You asked for stats, I provided them to the statement that… “Hinds is a better hitter and fielder than Marte” , apologies if you thought that was being disrespectful, my friend.
Not about the stats.I get it and agree and also agree with the eye test at times.You called me your man and said you couldn’t help me if I couldn’t see that Marte was not a good outfielder.You made it personal and that’s wrong.Just to be clear I am not your man nor do I need your help.
And I apologized if you mistook my comments. My man is not derogatory to anyone I know.
I stand by everything else that was said, because it was based on facts and watching him play baseball.
You wanted to insert your mouth into it.. by me asking another person to provide stats to back an opinion. You asked “where are my facts”
He didn’t …so I did to prove my point. But you seemed to get bent out of shape when I provided the facts for some reason. So now you are left looking like you do in this conversation.
Must be a generation thing we are dealing with VA Red.In my world of the 60’and 70’s my man was used to talk down to others staking claim to being superior.I view that as personal and wrong and you don’t so lets agree to disagree and move on shall we.One thing we can agree on is we want the Reds to win.GO REDS
Pagan is not good tonight…hasn’t the usual power
He battled and got the zero though
Our homerun hitters are up in the 9th … such as they are.
Lose this one and it will take a miracle to get in the playoffs.
You called it.
STEPHENSONNNN! tied the game!
I had to step away and couldn’t watch … Wow, just Awesome !
You cannot stop Tyler Stephenson. You can only hope the ballpark contains him. Not this time.
People still want to trade Stephenson? Lol
Just wait until he grounds into the next DP….Pitchforks and torches.
And we’re back in it. 4-for-4 from TySteve!!
Now that was clutch TS. Him and Marte have had enough of the comments apparently.
Xtra innings. Can the Reds hold Pittsburgh and then score a runner from 2nd with no outs?
LIFE!
McLain , no words…
why not try a bunt McLain?
First Wife is now asking why we keep running MattyMc out there.
FW is correct.
Might as well give Espy/Lux a shot at this point.
I was really surprised Francona didn’t pinch-hit someone for him.
Sit McLain for rest of year for gosh sakes man he’s pathetic. !
…. And while at it , how bout a new leadoff man … I like Friedl , not at leadoff !
Leads all Reds regulars in OBP at .402
@VaRedsFan
Friedl does not have anywhere close to an OBP of .402 lol …He is at .360
Correct you are…misread it.
But he is leading the regulars…Andujar was 402
Com on VaRedsFan … how bout check your facts before you post something dude …. I believe that’s the same thing you have told me before now isn’t it !
Great idea Tito to let McClain come upto strike out — again! On another ball in the dirt!
Why Reds don’t pinch hit for McLain is beyond me??
Blows my mind
Extras are not good for us
Mcclain is killing us. You gotta put the ball in play there. He missed by a foot
Even Espy is worth a shot. He’s gotta be watching McClain and wondering “why can’t I get a chance? That dude is awful.”
I would have let Andujar hit and then put Espy in the field
Roll it up there and Matt will swing at it. What do you have to do to get benched around here?
Bad beat coming on my under 6.5. Thats gambling
Nah it will be 3-2 somebody.
Ok now I have to root against ya
I do 1st 5 unders, just to avoid extra inning drama
YIKES!!!
McLain wasn’t hitting that with a 6 iron.
Stephenson brings them back from the dead and Santillian opens with a WP. Come on Reds, get it together. The Cubs are producing. Run with it.
The Reds just can’t have success for more than a minute
NUTS!!
And let’s a .135 man crush you
that guy was batting .135……and he kills a double….good god
Every pitch was away away away
Now we’re gonna be behind the 8 ball again in the 10th with a passed ball followed by a double. Judas Priest can we catch a break?
Again Santillan comes in every appearance all amped up and by the time he settles down, its too late!
The 1 run with ghost runner isn’t bad if he can hold them to that.
Agreed and they did. Can we scratch one or two here? Please, God…
Walk Reynolds
Who’s going to be the hero?
the problem is that it seems, anytime the reds get anything going, one of their deadbeat hitters comes up and kills it …..and lately it’s McLain
Will Tito play it right and bunt Friedl over.
Marte cannot bunt
Remember Martea last bunt? Ick.
Haha I forgot he was hitting 2nd
Suwinski is a guy hitting .130 avg 540 OPS and hit a double to deep CF to bring in home the ghost runner
Santillan vs a lefty, throw the stats out sadly
Clutch, Marte! Nice job.
Good job, Lux.
Marte needs to steal next pitch
Was wondering why he didn’t.
Nice job, Lux
i would send Marte
Game would be over if he had stolen 2nd before the Elly single.
Marte haters? Normally I wouldnt say that but some of the comments on him are ridiculous, he is a stud. He comes to play and has been the only offensive bright spot on this team.
Any slump of more than 20AB’s and they want to call up minor leaguers.
Or DFA Stephenson.
Exactly. To call him a platoon player is a joke.
Elly extends the inning.
No steal, but I don’t think he scores there anyway. That was a bullet
Long at bat usually favors the hitter. Come on Andujar
Bummer
I just can’t take Sadek anymore…..he just never stops talking….blah….blah…..just let the game do the talking sometime
He’s the worst.
Shutting down the comments for tonight. We’re hanging tough. Hope Martinez can hold the line.
Andujar battled but struck out… How difficult is to win against this bad Pirates team…
Wanted nobody else but Andujar in that situation… it took 10 pitches to get him. Reds and Pirates tied, 3-3 after 10.
Man, great effort by Andujar! 10 pitch at bat but just can’t get the big hit. This would be Heartbreaker if they can’t pull this one out.
What a nerve wracker this turned into
I was hoping to see Ashcraft. He’s been doing much better lately.
I don’t understand the Andujar situation. The guy singles last night and then runs the bases. Obviously he is decent enough to DH. Tito makes me shake my head sometimes
Did he really run them? got forced out at 2nd on an infield bobble by the SS
Be glad when Martinez and his 21 million are off this roster ….
Horowitz wrecks us.
Hoewitz has been a Reds killer tonight…incredible
Again the 1 run is expected by the visiting team in extras. Just hold them to that.
Nice recovery, Nick. Let’s do this!
So McLain up third in the 11th. Options are limited. Only Hays and Trevino left on the bench.
I was wondering about that. Hays would be my choice.
Hmmm. Will McClain come to the plate again in the bottom of the 11th or will Tito send in a pinch hitter?
Hopefully Stephenson if can’t bring in home the ghost runner at least moving him to 3rd is very important
Oh boy.
McLAin has another chance to produce…incredible
Choked again and again and again and again and again …..
Skenes outpitched Hunter…Reds tie game against relievers…choke in the end against rest of Pirates mediocre staff…
At least we made it interesting.
Season is over. Was a decent year though
I love how they play so well when their backs are to the wall, but this team has the killer instinct of a three-legged rabbit.
Perfect pitch for his RF stroke.
Plan aborted.
Absolute dagger.
Reds are running out of time and chances.
Luckily, looks like the Mets are also going to lose.
Reds need to hope the Mets only win one more game all season. Then the Reds just need to win 2.
0 for eternity with runners in scoring position – don’t deserve playoffs losing to this pitiful Pirates team …control own destiny and choke it down drain …. CHOKE CITY
this is the worst clutch hitting team i have ever seen….seems every night….1-10 or worse with men in SP…..all season long…so no suprise we see it tonight….that is why the reds record in extra innings is so horrible
Lost the series to the Pirates. The last place Pirates. Absolutely inexcusable but probably not shocking to anyone.
That was lousy. A side question…. So it’s ok for pitchers to wear dangling, shiny earrings these days?
Reds just don’t win in extras … Will have to win all 4 now to finish the season with a chance at 84 wins. One more at home and then on to Milwaukee.
Lost the season series to the Nats and Braves. 6-6 with the pitiful Pirates. Unreal
Andujar just missed a fun walkoff. Story of the Cincinnati Reds
If you can’t win games especially against the ugly teams you don’t deserve to go to the postseason…wasted opportunities again in the 10th and 11th…
McClain cannot be playing tomorrow
3-12 in extra innings is just a joke
That record alone is why this 2025 Reds team DOES NOT deserve to be in the post season!
Thankgoodness Mclain didn’t sign that
extension …. Some of the most brutal at bats I’ve witnessed all season have come from that dude … he couldn’t hit it in the ocean , off a batting tee , standing on the shoreline
Mclain may be the worst starting position player in baseball. He had a couple of good months Two years ago. I hope the Reds move on from him. I used to like him a lot, but he is pretty much a sure out these days.
Could you hit mlb pitching?
Irrelevant comment.
If only McLain still had options they could have sent him to Louisville four months ago.
Oh, wait.
Yeah Lux production looks pretty solid for 2B which opens up DH/LF to someone with an actual ceiling. Hays was out for close to 2 months. Minimum of 3 wins Tito blew by not sitting MM down. He’s been horrible basically all year
100%.
What ticks me off about the McLain issue is that the organization has done him so wrong. This kid should have been sent down in June, so that he could build his confidence coming back from a full season off. Instead, they keep him up, and start him nightly, and his confidence is just destroyed. The kid is VERY GOOD, but he is a mess right now, and has been since his early on injury this season.
Young team. Played with heart. I liked the guys that passed the baton and took a walk in big moments. The guys that swung at every pitch under the sun need to reflect. Good experience. Good heart. Good game.
Good synopsis.
Also need to root for Miami tomorrow vs Philly. Milw Magic # is 1 for best record in the NL. If they need it Friday they’ll get it
Prediction: They will keep McLain and call this season an anomaly.
The crowd the last two nights have just been amazing..too bad the team laid two big eggs. The fans deserve a better team.
I agree, just from watching highlights Reds have such good fans if they provide a winner. I was proud to be a Reds fan seeing the energy the fans were bringing!
The players asked the fans to show up and they did. Only problem is the players didn’t show up.
Heartbreaking lose. Ugh.. they played hard and didnt go down without a fight. I like this team and the direction they are heading. They have the pitching, now if they add some power bullpen type arms and two clutch/power hitters. Next season should be soild!!
Man, now realistically have to win last 4 games for a shot at playoffs. Disappointed to say the least, however what a fun game to listen too.
All we need is 2 clutch power hitters? All I need is a mansion and a Ferrari, but if I was like Castellini I’d get a room at Motel 6 and a 1989 Ford Pinto
Well Francona uses who he has, and let’s face it your comment is on target.
They didnt do anything at trade deadline.
I don’t see the Reds winning the series in Milwaukee. The Brewers won’t just lay down for the Reds.
To be honest, I think finishing with a winning record is in danger.
Never give up until it’s over. The larger point is that we are not good enough to beat a good team. Maybe next year we will be improved. We have a lot of young players.
Reds aren’t even good enough to beat a bad team when it matters most. I’ve said all year they are only average, while some insisted they were a “good” team.
I don’t want to offend or upset anyone in this group, but I do think showing trust in Matt McLain is the right thing for an organization. Yes, us fans want to win – now. Everyone does.
Having stated that, a 28.5% K% is not going to work. A FB% of 44.3% rate does not work either. Matt is a ballplayer. Not a power hitter. His LD% needs to be way higher than 17.3%. The upper cut needs to disappear this winter. This is true for a lot of hitters in MLB. It’s ugly. Can you imagine Pete Rose hitting a bunch of fly balls?
Still, he is right on the edge of accumulating 1,000 PA’s in the bigs now. That is when you can see a breakout.
I think his winter workouts should focus on flexibility, footwork, and his athletic tools that make him a 2B/SS – not power – not uppercut – not flyballs. There is a great HOF SS for him to model. I hope he spends some time with him this winter. I know it will pay wonders.
Most importantly. Hang in there, Matt. You’re our guy.
Matt needs to change his setup approach in the batters box or his output/results will never change. He’s to short for the area that he’s trying cover plus, he swings at unhittable fb’s hi out of the top horizontal plain.
Hayes also needs an even setup with maybe a low toetap to keep his balance & his hips torqued to drive from his rt leg. His rt leg is too busy while the ball is released. He’s fixable as is McLain if, if they’re coachable.