Can’t win ’em all

Steve Mancuso
It would be wrong to complain about the Reds offense lately. They've scored the third most runs this month in the National League. But tonight, they were stymied by Justin Nicolino who was making his first majo... Read More...

The next closer

Steve Mancuso
Here's the conventional wisdom about J.J. Hoover: Hoover had two pretty good years (2012, 2013) in the Reds bullpen, then was terrible last year. Marty Brennaman recently referred to Hoover's 2014 season as ... Read More...

Game of Groans

Steve Mancuso
A second inning of Burke Badenhop proved to be a bridge too far. With Aroldis Chapman resting peacefully in Savelandia, the Cubs got back-to-back hits in the bottom of the 11th inning to plate the winning ru... Read More...

A crew for what ails you

Steve Mancuso
Toto, we aren’t in St. Louis any more. The Reds offense had scored four runs in four games. Tonight, they matched that in the sixth inning and added more on way to a 6-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers... Read More...