AUGUST 6 • SI.COM
Reds Farm System Remains Mediocre After Uneventful Trade Deadline The Cincinnati Reds have a mediocre farm system right now and they didn't do much to add to it at the trade deadline.
Sal Stewart - Clouts 25th homer Stewart went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Athletics.
Impact Stewart launched the first of two Cincinnati homers in the fourth inning to erase an Athletics lead. It was the 25th knock of the season for Stewart, who's gone deep six times and driven in 22 runs in 19 games since the All-Star break.
AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE
Tyler Stephenson - Goes deep in win Stephenson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Athletics.
Impact Stephenson's homer in the bottom of the fourth inning tied the game at 3-3 after the A's took a 3-1 lead in the top half of the frame. It was the fourth home run in the last 13 contests and 10th of the season for the pending free agent catcher, who has burnished his market value since the break. In 14 second-half games, Stephenson has slashed .319/.418/.702 with seven walks, four homers, six doubles, nine RBI and nine runs scored.
AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE
Missed opportunities prove costly for A's in third straight one-run game CINCINNATI -- On the heels of a difficult 1-6 homestand over the weekend, Athletics manager Mark Kotsay finished his assessment of the club’...
AUGUST 6 • MLB.COM
Elly De La Cruz - Closing in on 20 homers De La Cruz went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Athletics.
Impact De La Cruz jumped on the second pitch he saw to give the Reds an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. It was the 19th of the season for De La Cruz, who's seeking a third consecutive 20-homer campaign. He's slashing a career-best .276/.356/.501 for the season along with 18 doubles, five triples, 19 homers and 53 RBI through 95 games.
AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE
JJ Bleday - Returns to 20-homer club Bleday went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Athletics. He was also caught stealing.
Impact Bleday's seventh-inning homer was the last of Cincinnati's four solo homers on the day. It turned out to be the game-deciding run. It was the 20th home run of the season for Bleday, who whacked 20 while with the Athletics in 2024 before dropping to 14 last season. He has a .230/.344/.470 slash line, numbers that have been squelched by a persistent low BABIP (.236).
AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE
Reds add former Yankees reliever to bullpen after short Pirates stint | Sporting News Cincinnati has added some bullpen depth.
AUGUST 6 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
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