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Sal Stewart hits 2-run HR, drives in 4 as Reds come back to beat Pirates 8-7

Sal Stewart hit a two-run homer, had four RBIs, and scored the winning run as the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Sitting versus southpaw Bleday is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Guardians.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Bleday plays against most southpaws, but he will begin Wednesday's game on the bench as the Guardians send lefty Joey Cantillo to the hill. Ivan Johnson will cover left field for the Reds.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Homers in nightcap Bleday went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Guardians in the second game of a doubleheader.

Impact After going 0-for-5 in the matinee, Bleday launched a solo home run in the first inning of the nightcap, which is all the Reds would need. It was the 18th homer of the season for Bleday, who should spark interest from playoff contenders leading up to next week's trade deadline. The outfielder has a career-high .807 OPS through 78 games for Cincinnati, which is five games out of the Wild-Card hunt and last in the NL Central.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Reds play the Guardians in series rubber match

Both the Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Guardians are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

JJ Bleday's solo homer and Dane Myers' game-saving grab help Reds beat Guardians 2-0

JJ Bleday hit a solo home run in the first inning and five Cincinnati pitchers combined for the shutout as the Reds defeated the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 and split a day-night doubl...

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Manzardo hits 1st grand slam, Guardians rally for 6-5 win over Reds in Game 1 of doubleheader

Kyle Manzardo hit a grand slam, Chase DeLauter scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice bunt in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Guardians snapped a five-game losing streak, rally...

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Swipes bag in loss Bleday went 1-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Cardinals.

Impact Bleday has gone 12 games without a multi-hit effort, but he's hit safely in 10 of them. The outfielder has also swiped three bags in that span, accounting for half of his six steals this season. Bleday is batting .238 with an .821 OPS, 17 home runs, 44 RBI, 39 runs scored, 11 doubles and one triple over 75 contests. He's done enough to function as the Reds' starter in left field since he earned a call-up in late April.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Reds try to prolong win streak, play the Cardinals

The Cincinnati Reds are looking to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals

JULY 25 • Associated Press

'Everything was good tonight': May looks like old self in strong outing ST. LOUIS -- When Dustin May got JJ Bleday to swing through a changeup to end a Cincinnati scoring threat in the top of Friday’s fifth innin...

JULY 25 • MLB.COM

Eugenio Suárez, Rhett Lowder help power the Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Cardinals

Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run homer, Rhett Lowder pitched two-run ball for five innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Friday night

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Cardinals host the Reds to begin 3-game series

The St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds to start a three-game series

JULY 24 • Associated Press

Stewart's go-ahead, 3-run home run lifts Reds to 5-3 victory over Mariners

Sal Stewart hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the seventh inning as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday

JULY 22 • Associated Press

Bregman's season-high 4 RBIs lead Cubs over Reds 8-4 heading into break

Alex Bregman had a season-high four RBIs, including a three-run homer in a four-run seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4

JULY 12 • Associated Press

Bregman's 2-run homer in the 7th propels the Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the Reds

Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night

JULY 12 • Associated Press

Smacks late two-run homer Bleday went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer during Friday's 4-0 win over the Cubs.

Impact Bleday capped off the Reds' three-run eighth inning with a two-run homer to center field, giving Cincinnati insurance runs to secure Friday's victory. Bleday has gone deep in two of his last three games and is up to 15 home runs on the season, surpassing his total from last year (14), and he is on track to eclipse the career-high 20 long balls that he hit in 2024 as a member of the Athletics. Bleday has an .838 OPS with four steals and 41 RBI across 276 plate appearances this season.

JULY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Hunter Greene strikes out 12 and allows 3 hits in 7 innings as Reds defeat Cubs 4-0

Hunter Greene struck out 12 and allowed three hits in seven dominant innings, Elly De La Cruz and JJ Bleday homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 on Friday nigh...

JULY 11 • Associated Press

Jesús Luzardo pitches 11-strikeout gem as Phillies defeat Reds 1-0 in pitcher's duel

Jesús Luzardo allowed two hits in seven innings and struck out 11, Justin Crawford’s base hit in the eighth inning drove in the game’s only run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat t...

JULY 10 • Associated Press

Stewart homers twice, Reds go deep 5 times in 11-5 victory over Phillies

Sal Stewart hit two homers, including one when Cincinnati went deep four times in the fourth inning, Noelvi Marte drove in four runs and the Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies...

JULY 9 • Associated Press

Reds become first team to homer 4 times in an inning this season

The Cincinnati Reds became the first team to hit four home runs in a single inning during the fourth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies

JULY 9 • Associated Press

Chase Burns wins star-studded pitching matchup with Jacob Misiorowski as Reds beat Brewers 7-2

Sal Stewart and Jose Trevino homered off Jacob Misiorowski, and Chase Burns pitched six strong innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Thursday

JULY 2 • Associated Press

Taking seat against lefty Bleday is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Bleday was included in the lineup against a lefty starter (Robert Gasser) in the series opener, but he'll head to the bench Wednesday while Milwaukee sends another southpaw (Shane Drohan) to the bump. Ivan Johnson will replace Bleday in left field in what will be his first MLB start.

JULY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan O'Hearn homers twice, helps Pirates avoid sweep with 9-4 win over Reds

Ryan O’Hearn homered twice and drove in four runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Eugenio Suárez hits 3-run homer in 9th as Reds rally for 9-7 win over Pirates

Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning that rallied the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

3 offensive trade targets who would fix Guardians' crestfallen offense Luis Arraez, Jo Adell and JJ Bleday stand out as obvious trade targets for the Guardians.

JUNE 26 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Getting first day off since April Bleday is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Bleday has fallen into a 1-for-21 drought at the plate over his last seven games, and with southpaw Shane Drohan starting for Milwaukee on Wednesday, Reds manager Terry Francona decided it was an ideal time to give the slumping outfielder a break. Cincinnati will go with an outfield of Blake Dunn, Dane Myers and Noelvi Marte from left to right while Bleday sits for the first time since April 28, ending a streak of 49 starts.

JUNE 24 • ROTOWIRE

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Sal Stewart hits 2-run HR, drives in 4 as Reds come back to beat Pirates 8-7

Reds play the Guardians in series rubber match

JJ Bleday's solo homer and Dane Myers' game-saving grab help Reds beat Guardians 2-0

Manzardo hits 1st grand slam, Guardians rally for 6-5 win over Reds in Game 1 of doubleheader

Reds try to prolong win streak, play the Cardinals

Eugenio Suárez, Rhett Lowder help power the Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Cardinals

Cardinals host the Reds to begin 3-game series

Stewart's go-ahead, 3-run home run lifts Reds to 5-3 victory over Mariners

Bregman's season-high 4 RBIs lead Cubs over Reds 8-4 heading into break

Bregman's 2-run homer in the 7th propels the Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the Reds

Hunter Greene strikes out 12 and allows 3 hits in 7 innings as Reds defeat Cubs 4-0

Jesús Luzardo pitches 11-strikeout gem as Phillies defeat Reds 1-0 in pitcher's duel

Stewart homers twice, Reds go deep 5 times in 11-5 victory over Phillies

Reds become first team to homer 4 times in an inning this season

Chase Burns wins star-studded pitching matchup with Jacob Misiorowski as Reds beat Brewers 7-2

Ryan O'Hearn homers twice, helps Pirates avoid sweep with 9-4 win over Reds

Eugenio Suárez hits 3-run homer in 9th as Reds rally for 9-7 win over Pirates