PNC Park (Photo: Ben Beard)

Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates – October 1, 2021

Nick Kirby
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The Cincinnati Reds (82-77) will begin their final series of the 2021 season tonight at 6:35 PM against the Pittsburgh Pirates (59-100). The Reds are 12-4 against the Pirates this season. The Reds have not won 14 games against the Pirates in a season since 1957.
Photo: Matthew Kirby

Reds officially eliminated from 2021 postseason during 7-1 loss

Nick Kirby
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Reds fans already knew that the 2021 season was over, but the nail in the coffin was hammered in during the 8th inning while the Reds were trailing 5-1 to the White Sox. The Cardinals won their historic 17th consecutive game to officially clinch the second wildcard spot, and eliminate the Reds. The Reds would go on to lose 7-1 to end their four game winning streak.
Eugenio Suarez (Photo: Doug Gray)

Reds come back from 4-0 deficit, take lead, blow lead, walkoff in 11th

Nick Kirby
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The Reds fell behind 4-0 on Friday evening in a stadium that understandably felt lifeless. The Reds 2021 season is virtually over, but as this team has shown time and time again they never quit. They once again came roaring back. The Reds are now two wins away from finishing at least .500. It would be just the 4th time in the last 20 full seasons that the Reds finish at .500 or better.
Sonny Gray (Photo: Doug Gray)

Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds – September 24, 2021

Nick Kirby
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The Cincinnati Reds (78-75) late season woes continued last night in a 3-2 loss to the Washington Nationals (64-89) The Reds have gone from 12 games over .500 with 72.9% odds to take the NL's second wild card spot, to just 3 games over .500 with 0.5% postseason odds. The Reds are 7-16 in their last 23 games. They have scored 2 runs or less in 10 of those games. The Reds will hope to stop the bleeding tonight at 7:10 PM. The Reds need to finish the season at least 4-5 just to finish above .500.
Eugenio Suarez (Photo: Chad Dotson)

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds – September 21, 2021

Nick Kirby
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The Cincinnati Reds (78-73) season was already on life support and they were down 5-0 last night. The Reds fought back with nine unanswered runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-94) for 9-5 win to stay within 3.0 games of the Cardinals and give themselves a punchers chance over the last 11 games. The Reds and Pirates are scheduled to meet again tonight at 6:40 PM, although there is a big threat of rain this evening. The Reds are virtually in must-win mode the rest of the season and all eyes will be in Milwaukee to see if the Brewers can finally slow the Cardinals down.
Joey Votto (Photo: Doug Gray)

Reasons to still be hopeful in the 2021 Cincinnati Reds

Nick Kirby
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The Reds and Cardinals have both been teams with a lot of ups and downs this season. The Reds have fought back from so much this season. They gained 8.0 games on the Cardinals in 15 days from May 30-June 13. The Reds were 9.5 games behind the Padres on July 1st. Let's see if the Reds have one more rollercoaster hill in their favor. 
Nick Castellanos (Photo: Ryan Casey Aguinaldo)

Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates – September 14, 2021

Nick Kirby
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The Cincinnati Reds (75-69) have not been playing their best baseball, but the Reds took over sole possession of the NL second wild card spot during the off-day yesterday when the Padres lost 9-1 to the Giants. The Reds control their own destiny now with a half game lead in a crowded race. The Reds magic number is 19.
Photo: Matthew Kirby

Reds pitching and defense gets blasted in series opener against Tigers

Nick Kirby
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Tonight was not the night for run prevention for the Cincinnati Reds professional baseball club. None of the Reds hurlers could stop runners from crossing the plate, except for Mr. Tony Santillan and position player, Max Schrock. The Reds defense was just about as bad. It just was not the Reds night this evening. The Reds have lost 5 of 6. The Reds will have to wait for the result in San Diego late this evening to see if they are still 0.5 games up or 0.5 games back for the final NL playoff spot with 26 games to play.