Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – October 2, 2021
After a disappointing 9-2 loss in the opener of this final three game series, the Reds try to rebound against the Pirates at PNC Park Saturday night.
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates – October 1, 2021
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.
Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago White Sox – September 29, 2021
Sonny Gray makes his final start of the 2021 season as the Reds and the White Sox finish their short two-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field tonight.
Reds officially eliminated from 2021 postseason during 7-1 loss
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.
Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox – September 28, 2021
The Cincinnati Reds hit the road for the final week of the regular season today as they take on the Chicago White Sox.
Reds come back from 4-0 deficit, take lead, blow lead, walkoff in 11th
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.
Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds – September 24, 2021
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.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds – September 21, 2021
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.
Reasons to still be hopeful in the 2021 Cincinnati Reds
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.
Castillo helps Reds reach highest win total since 2013 with victory over Dodgers
Luis Castillo set the tone early and often with a dominant performance. He gave the Reds 6.1 innings of shutout baseball in arguably his biggest start of the season. Luis Cessa and Michael Lorenzen finished the job for a big Reds victory. The win just happened to be the Reds 77th win of the season, which is their most in as a season since 2013.
Los Angels Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds – September 17, 2021
The Cincinnati Reds (76-71) continue to hang around in the race for the second wild card spot with 15 games to play, despite having lost 7 consecutive series. The Reds will get a massive boost to their lineup as Jesse Winker is returning for the first time in over a month.
Five Positives from the Reds’ 2021 Season
Despite the recent stretch of games, the Cincinnati Reds still have had plenty of fun moments on the field in 2021.