Cubs Get Closer To Playoffs With Win Over Reds

           

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Matthew Boyd ended a six-start losing streak, Dansby Swanson hit his first home run since coming off the injured list.

The Cubs inched closer to clinching a playoff berth with a 5-2 win over the Reds on Saturday.

The Cubs started the game in a tie with both the Phillies and Padres at 85-69. The Diamondbacks, the only other team in contention, are five games behind. Any combination of Cubs wins and Diamondbacks losses totaling two will ensure the Cubs playoff spot. The Cubs own the tie breaker with a 4-2 record head-to-head against Arizona, who play the Yankees later tonight. 

The Cubs scored single runs in the second and fifth innings against Nick Lodolo (3-6).

Nico Hoerner led off the second with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Matt Shaw. Dansby Swanson singled to open the fifth and scored with two outs on a Seiya Suzuki single. Dansby Swanson had two hits, including his 19th home run off Zach McCambley in the ninth.

Hoerner and Suzuki had two hits for the Cubs. 

The Reds challenged the Cubs defense after Mathew Boyd (9-5) allowed no hits through four innings. Eugenio Suarez walked to open the fifth. JJ Bleday hammered the Reds first hit to right field with Suarez hustling to third. Dansby Swanson's relay throw got away from Alex Bregman and Suarez scored. Ke'Bryan Hayes hitting .144 tied the game with a single.

Michael Busch hit his 20th home run in the sixth.

Boyd turned the game over to Daniel Palencia in the sixth. Boyd pitched five allowing two runs, one earned on two hits and two walks. He struck out four.

The Reds put two on with two out against Aaron Civale. Ryan Zeferjahn relieved Civale. He struck out Sal Stewart. Zeferjahn got two outs in the ninth. Ryan Rolison entered to pitch to Bleday with two outs. The Reds sent Oswaldo Cabrera to pinch hit. He was picked up by the Reds on waivers from the Yankees on Friday. Rollison turned in his third save.

Lodolo pitched seven innings for the second straight game, he allowed three runs on six hits. He walked two and had one strikeout.

The Cubs were 6-1 against the Phillies this season and won the season series,  5-1 against the Padres.

Reds Claim And Welcome Oswaldo Cabrera Send TJ Friedl To Louisville Spencer Steer Moved On List

           

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In the waning days of 2026 with the Reds mired in last place, they claimed Oswaldo Cabrera on waivers. He was designated for assignment by the New York Yankees.

Cabrera is 27 years old from Guernas, Venezuela.

Cabrera is a switch hitter who has played all three outfield positions and all four infield positions.

The 6' 200 pound, Cabrera has appeared in 304 games with the Yankees since 2022, hitting .243 with 34 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 95 RBI. Her had two at bats in the 2024 World Series as a teammate of Jose Trevino.

He broke his ankle on May 12 last season and suffered tendon damage. He missed the resto of the season. He appeared in three games with the Yankees this season. At Scranton Wilkes Barre, he appeared in 122 games, hitting .288 with 14 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 69 RBI. He stole 12 bases in 13 tries.

"I am excited since the first moment that I walked in this group made me feel in a family," Cabrera said. "This is something really beautiful. I feel like its the first day of a new school."

"I'm here to do my job and help the team win," Cabrera said. "That's all I have on my mind. Terry Francona didn't say too much about my role here. I've heard a lot of good things about him. I wanted to meet him in person. He gave me a beautiful welcome."

Cabrera felt pain in the beginning of the season.

"I was in a little bit of pain at the beginning of the season. I'm glad I was playing every single day. I was getting better with the great staff that we had there in (Scranton). Right now I fell 100 percent," Cabrera said. "It was tough. I was in pain every single day but I'm through it. A month ago, I didn't think much about it so it is not so bad."

Cabrera resides in Miami where he has worked out with the Reds Eugenio Suarez. 

"My first year in pro ball when I was 16 years old. It was the first year he hit 20 home runs. We were working out in Miami together. It was so much fun. He made me feel like part of his family. We had some beautiful moments down there. Trevy (Jose Trevino) is my favorite teammate from the Yankees. Trevy is one of those guys you want to be around. He's the greatest human being."

"My favorite position is whatever the manager wants me to play that day," He finished.

Francona had a scouting report on him not only on the field but off the field as well.

"I had multiple messages, not that he's a good, that he's the best guy," Terry Francona said. "That makes you feel good. Trevy had already told us that anyway. I think it's a smart thing for us to do. Who knows what happens but he's a switch hitter, who can play multiple positions. He's a great kid. It doesn't seem any harm in trying it. I know there are probably people, poo pooing it. I think it makes sent to us."

The Reds had to make room for him by sending TJ Friedl to Louisville.

"That was the hard part," Francona said. "We spent some time with him. We talk about Cabrera being a wonderful kid. TJ is in that category. As hard as the year was for him. (91 games, .172 with six doubles, a triple, four home runs and just 20 runs scored.) He never once was not a fantastic teammate. I told him that three or four times. It is meaningful. If someone calls me about him, I will tell them the truth and I mean that in a good way. It would be hard for me to say what will happen, right now. Things have to play out. He had been here 10 years and he thanked Nick (Krall). We talked to him about a few things. He was TJ and I mean that in a complimentary way."

The Reds placed Spencer Steer on the 60-day injured list to put Cabrera on the 40-man roster.

The Reds sent Julian Aguiar back to Louisville and recalled Zach McCanbley from Triple A Louisville.

Julian Aguiar Rises To Get The Win Over Cubs

           

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The Reds took the first game of the final three game series of the season defeating the Chicago Cubs, 6-4.

Julian Aguiar last pitched in the big leagues two years ago to the day on September 19 of 2024.

He was able to pitch three innings against the Chicago Cubs, allowing he gave up two runs on four hits and a walk. He struck out two.

Aguiar was on the mound when Jose Trevino drove in the winning runs in the sixth inning. Aguiar got credit for his third career win.

He was the losing pitcher in that game against Atlanta, giving up seven runs. He won his start on September 13, defeating the Minnesota Twins in a quality start with 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks.

Aguiar was placed on the injured list with a strained UCL in his right elbow that required surgery. He didn't pitch at all in 2025 and started 16 minor league games this season. He had a 6.27 ERA for Louisville.

The Reds called him up to piggy back with Chase Burns, who they are trying to ease through his first full season by adjusting his workload. Brandon Williamson filled that role in three games but was pressed into two innings against the Dodgers on Thursday night.

The Reds placed Julian Garcia on the injured list with bone chips in his elbow.

Burns pitched his requisite three innings, allowing two runs on four hit, including a home run to Ian Happ. Aguiar gave up the two runs and the Reds trailed 4-3 going into the bottom of the sixth.

"He had a good change up. The last inning was his best inning," Terry Francona said. "He competed well which was good. The first two guys got on that had a chance to go in the wrong direction but he did ok. He got us to where we could use the bullpen."

Michael Conforto and Carson Kelly opened the sixth with singles. Aguiar struck out Dansby Swanson. He got top MVP candidate Pete Crow-Armstrong to pop up in the infield. Seiya Suzuki flied out to right.

Brock Burke, Tejay Antone and Emilio Pagan shut down the Cubs over the last three innings. Pagan earned his 24th save when Michael Busch was throw out stealing by Jose Trevino. He was ruled safe on the field but the Reds' challenge was successful.

The Reds scored three runs to regain the lead. 

Sal Stewart put the Reds on top in the first inning on a sacrifice fly. It was the 110th RBI of the season.

Dodgers Clinch National League West On Reds Turf

           

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Kyle Tucker lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers with four hits, including two doubles and a home run to an early advantage, leading to an 8-2 Division clinching win over the Reds.

The loss eliminated the San Diego Padres with their sixth win in seven games against the Reds. It also insured the Reds a losing season with it's 82nd loss on the year. 

The Reds were 20-11 in the first quarter of the season before sliding to the current low of 11 games below .500.

Brady Singer walked Freddie Freeman, then fell behind Tucker 3-1. Tucker hit his 16th home run of the season.

The Dodgers added two more in the second inning. Freddie Freeman drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, that Dane Myers ran down in the left center field gap. Tucker doubled in the second run. Tucker finished with a second double in the eighth.

The Dodgers took the third inning off then bum rushed Singer in the fourth. The only out he recorded was Tommy Edman, who was picked off first after he was hit by a pitch. The next five batters reached base to end Singer's day. Freeman and Tucker singled. Teoscar Hernandez walked to load the bases. Max Muncy doubled home two runs and rookie, Josue De Paula, singled to score Hernandez. 

Singer left and Luis Mey finished the fourth inning with no further damage.

"It looked like he was trying to get a little extra and couldn't command his pitches," Terry Francona said. "This is a bad team to play when you don't have command."

Singer has allowed six, eight and seven runs in his last three starts. He was the winning pitcher in one of those but lost six of his last seven decisions. 

"I had a lot of walks and hard contact," Singer said. "I tried to get command going and stuff like that. I tried to get the command going and obviously I couldn't. I couldn't get the ball where I wanted. I tried to force some pitches. Matt Tracy (acting pitching coach) and I are working to figure something out. We're working on some mechanical stuff."

Dodgers' starter Justin Wrobleski was removed after he retired all nine Reds' batters he face. The Dodgers are trying to milk him into the post season.

Blake Treinen inherited a 7-0 lead.

Singer was charged with seven runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings on nine hits, four walks and two hit batters. He had no strikeouts.

Blake Treinen struck out Myers and Elly De La Cruz but Sal Stewart hit his 32nd home run, driving in his 109th run. It was the Reds' first base runner.

Mey, Tony Santillan, Pierce Johnson and Brandon Williamson closed down the Dodgers offense until Miguel Rojas hit his fourth home run in the ninth.  but Dodgers reliever Landon Knack picked up four innings before turning the keys over to Seth Halvorsen gave the Reds a token run in the ninth.

The use of Williamson changes the Reds plan for Chase Burns on Friday against the Chicago Cubs. The last two starts for Burns, the Reds had Williamson follow Burns in his starts.

"This will change that," Francona said. "We are about to meet and figure that out."

Stewart singled to raise his average to .271. Will Banfield, who replaced Tyler Stephenson, who left the game with a cramp, doubled just missing his first career home run. Juan Brito's ground out scored Stewart before Halvorsen struck out Matt McLain to clinch the division crown. 

The Dodgers are 93-60 with nine games left. They have a four game lead over the Atlanta Braves for the first round playoff bye. They are two games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the top record which would guarantee home field advantage at every level of the playoffs.

It is the 13th time in 14 seasons the Dodgers owned the division title in the NL West.

Reds Finally Beat Dodgers To Delay Their Celebration

         

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The Reds delayed the Los Angeles Dodgers celebration with a 6-2 win. It was the Reds first win in the last 11 games, including the playoffs.

The Dodgers could celebrate later tonight if the Colorado Rockies defeat the San Diego Padres in a game in Denver.

Elly De La Cruz, Juan Brito and Sal Stewart combined to seven hits and four RBI.

Blake Snell, who pitched a no-hitter the last time he pitched at Great American Ball Park, left the game after one inning. He struck out Dane Myers on a challenged called strike three. Elly De La Cruz flied out routinely to center. Sal Stewart singled but Snell picke him off.

Snell left with left groin tightness. 

The Dodgers dented the plate in the third inning on an RBI double by Will Smith after Mookie Betts second hit of the game.

De La Cruz put the Reds ahead with his 28th home run, a career high. It came off Seth Halvorsen in the third inning. Jose Trevino singled and was forced at second by Matt McLain, who was on base when De La Cruz hit the seventh home run of his career in his 25th game against the Dodgers. He has reached base in his last 23 games.

"Elly has balance and when you have good balance, it shrinks the strike zone a little bit. He leverages the ball so well when he's on balance and uses the whole field," Terry Francona said.

Andrew Abbott was short of qualifying for a win, when he walked five in 4 2/3 innings, including the first two batters of the fifth. The Dodgers had just three hits off Abbott but the walks caused manager Terry Francona to bring Julian Garcia to get out the Reds' main nightmare, Teoscar Hernandez with a pop up. Abbott struck out five.

Myers hit a home run off Bobby Miller with two outs in the fifth inning to give the Reds a two-run lead. It was Myers' seventh home run.

Miller and the Dodgers' catcher, Will Smith, are both University of Louisville graduates. Both were taken by the Dodgers in the first round. Smith in 2016 and Miller in 2020.

The Reds got to Garcia for a run in the sixth. With one out Kyle Tucker singled. Kike Hernandez dribbled an infield single and Garcia walked pinch hitter Alex Freeland to load the bases. Tommy Edman grounded out to Stewart at first and his only play was at first as Tucker scored. Tejay Antone came in to face Betts, who lined out to De La Cruz.

The Reds added a run against Miller. Stewart hit his second single and Tyler Stephenson was hit by a pitch. Juan Brito's third hit of the game was a duck snort in short right field to score Stewart.

"It feels great. I'm getting confidence from my teammates and the staff have said positive things to me," Brito said through interpreter Tomas Vera. "Hitting from the left side is. I had surgery last year that took a tendon from my left side. I wasn't able to do things from the left side but it hasn't happened this year."

Brito, a switch hitter is hitting .394 from the right side and .238 from the left side. He has hit two home runs since joining the Reds one from each side.

"Brito has a good short swing from the right side. It is a little longer from the left side," Francona said.

Brock Burke extended his career-high with his 74th appearance. He authored a scoreless inning. He gave up an inning opening hit to Smith but Reds' boogy man Teoscar Hernandez hit into a 6-4-3 double play.

Stewart's third hit of the game came off Jack Dreyer. It was a hard smash off the glove of Betts. It was Stewart's 108th RBI good for second in baseball and the first RBI in eight games. McLain started the inning with a double and stole third. Manager Dave Roberts elected to walk De La Cruz. Eugenio Suarez walked to load the bases. TJ Friedl singled to score De La Cruz but Tommy Edman threw Stewart out at home.

Graham Ashcraft pitched in the eighth for the Reds, walking two with two outs but escaped the inning.

Emilio Pagan gave up a leadoff single but struck out the heart of the Dodgers order, including Teoscar Hernandez, who came in hitting .600 against the Reds this season with three home runs.

 

Blake Snell Comes Back To The Scene Of The Crime

           

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The last time lefthanded starter, Blake Snell, pitched at Great American Ball Park, the Reds left shaking their individual and collective heads.

On August 2, 2024, Snell pitched a no-hitter in a 3-0 win. 

He was a member of the San Francisco Giants on that date and handled the Reds. He struck out Jonathan India, Elly De La Cruz and Spencer Steer to start the game. He walked three, including, Tyler Stephenson and TJ Friedl in the sixth inning and a double play prevented the Reds from ever getting a man of second base. Snell retired the last 13 Reds batters in order, striking out 11. He threw 114 pitches, 78 for strikes.

Andrew Abbott, who will start against Snell tonight (091626), was his mound opponent on that night. 

Abbott pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits.

Snell last pitched against the Reds in the first game of the National League Division Series, a 10-5 Dodgers win. He pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and a walk. He struck out nine. 

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Says No To Reds O Teoscar Hernandez Says Yes To Dodgers O

        

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat the Reds 14-1 in his last start on September 9. Tuesday night (091526) He made the 4-0 win by his Los Angeles Dodgers win over the Reds look just as lopsided.

The Reds were shut out for the 17th time this season.

It was the the 10th win in a row for the Dodgers over the Reds, including the two-game playoff sweep from last season. The Reds dropped to a season-low 11 games under .500 at 70-81. The Reds will have to win all 11 games to break even on the season.

The Dodgers scored in the second inning against Reds' starter, Rhett Lowder. Max Muncy was hit with a pitch and scored when Tommy Edman and Hunter Feduccia singled.

If Teoscar Hernandez doesn't stop hitting Reds' pitchers, he will be on the most wanted poster in every post office in six counties. He hit another two-out, two-run home run off Reds' pitching over the last two games. It was his 15th home run of the season.

He has hit safely against the Reds in 23 straight games. He is now 30-for-81 (.370) lifetime. He has 9-for-13 with three home runs this season in just five games.

Lowder pitched five innings, allowing three runs on five hits, two walks and two hit batters. He struck out four and escaped two innings inducing double play ground balls.

"He threw a lot of pitches. It's a shame. He had a nice three or four pitch inning then it's a walk and a home run." Terry Francona said. "I told him I thought he threw better the last inning and there will be times, I will send him back out there but people forget he didn't pitch a lot of innings last year. His velocity was up a tick."

Julian Garcia took over for the Reds in the sixth inning.

Alex Freeland hit a "Tommy Helms" wall scraper for his fourth home run of the season in the seventh inning. Pierce Johnson wasn't hit hard but it was just inside the foul pole and just where the left field wall bend eight feet toward the foul line.

Tommy Helms famously hit the Reds' first home run at Riverfront Stadium on a ball that just clipped the foul pole.

The Reds third double play was extremely unusual. First of all Graham Ashcraft struck out Teoscar Hernandez which was rare enough. With Kyle Tucker, who walked for the second time. Max Muncy hit a slow ground ball to Juan Brito at third base. Brito was on the infield grass when he made the throw. Sal Stewart took the throw. Tucker saw that third base was undefended and took off for it. Elly De La Cruz took off after him and Stewart hit him on the run, like he was Joe Burrow. De La Cruz dived and applied the tag on the sliding Tucker for the rare 5-6-3 double play.  

"I wish Ashcraft or (Will) Banfield would have covered third but it was a great play," Francona said. 

Yamamoto pitched seven innings for the second straight start against the Reds. In Los Angeles in his last start on September 9, Yamamoto allowed a home run of 444' feet to De La Cruz. He walked Carlos Jorge and De La Cruz the first two batters of the game but retired 20 of the last 21 batters he faced. De La Cruz doubled in the third inning then put down the last 13 batters.

"You know when I talk about our pitchers, you have to respect a couple of pitches with him, you have to respect five," Francona said. 

The Reds last gasp was against Tanner Scott. Pinch hitter Dane Myers walked De La Cruz singled for his second hit to put his average at .286. 

Scott struck out Stewart, pinch hitter Jose Trevino and Eugenio Suarez to finish the game.

Tarik Skubal Shuts Down Reds Dodgers Clinch Playoffs

         

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Tarik Skubal, who joined the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 2, shutout the Reds for seven innings. The Dodgers posted a 4-1 win.

It is the ninth straight win over the Reds, including two playoff games last season. The Dodgers swept the Reds last week September 7,8,9.

The Dodgers clinched a playoff spot for a record 14th straight year.

Kyle Tucker smashed his 15th home run of the season leading off the second inning. It was the 18th allowed by Nick Lodolo, who grew up in Southern California as a Los Angeles Angels fan.

Teoscar Hernandez hit .779 (7-for-) against the Reds last week in Los Angeles with a triple and a home run. Lodolo got the first two batters in the top of the fourth but walked Tucker. Hernandez hit the 14th home run of the season to put the Dodgers up 3-0.

Teoscar Hernandez walked and stole second as Max Muncy struck out for the second out but Kike Hernandez singled to put the Dodgers ahead, 4-0.

Lodolo pitched seven innings and left trailing 4-0. He only allowed three hits but two were home runs. He walked four and two of them scored. He allowed three runs with two outs and struck out four.

"He gave up three hits but two of them left the ballpark," Terry Francona said. "We just fell behind the wrong guy (Skubal). That's a very good hitting team and we knew that."

Luis Mey relieved Lodolo in the eighth inning.

"Lodolo is very competitive," Francona said. "I don't think you get to this level without being that way."

It was a season-high seven innings.

"I think I made some good pitches early in the count," Lodolo said. "I felt like I had better count control. It allowed me to go deeper there. Obviously, free bases there. That's a really good team. I don't worry about who is on the other side on the mound. You have to worry about doing your job. He (Skubal) is one of the best pitchers in the game, if not the best."

Skubal turned the game over to Alex Vesia in the eighth. Skubal shutout the Reds on three hits, all singles, and a walk. He struck out nine.

Tony Santillan held the Dodgers in the eighth.

The Reds avoided a 17th white wash when Elly De La Cruz hit a monstrous home run against Evan Phillips in the ninth.

It extended De La Cruz career-high to 27 on the season. He has six of them in September with a .284 batting average on the season. If it holds over the Reds last 12 games, it will also be a career high.

His home run is estimated at 457' and appeared to leave the border of the ballpark grounds.

"It didn't tie the game or anything but it was impressive. Maybe I'll pick it up on the way home," quipped Francona, who lives in Newport, Kentucky. 

Reds Return From Long And Winding Road

         

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The Reds odyssey ended on a positive note with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

It snapped the Reds five-game losing streak and the Brewers five-game winning streak.

Chase Burns started the game. The Reds have put a governor on him to keep his number of innings down. He was scheduled to work three innings with Brandon Williamson taking over.

 Burns gave up two hits and three walks while striking out five. Joe Ortiz hit his ninth home run of the season with Christian Yelich on base off Burns. 

The Reds had little success against Brewers starter, Robert Gasser until Elly De La Cruz singled to start the sixth. Brewers manager Pat Murphy brought in Antonio Senzatela. Sal Stewart greeted him with a single. Eugenio Suarez blasted his 24th home run of the season to put the Reds on top.

Williamson allowed two hits in four innings but one of them was Jake Bauer’s team leading 26th home run to tie the game. 

The Reds made Williamson the winner with a run in the eighth. The Reds pulled a rerun of the sixth. De La Cruz and Stewart singled against Abner Uribe. Suarez popped out to catcher Gary Sanchez in foul territory. Tyler Stephenson, as he’s done all year delivered De La Cruz with a long fly to right.

Brock Burke in his 73rd appearance had mixed results and perhaps a slight case of the yips. Cooper Pratt singled to center. Sal Frelick bunted. Brock fielded it and threw low and away to Stewart at first. The throw pulled Stewart off the base. The Brewers seemed to be in business. The dangerous Jackson Chourio lined a 1-1 pitch up the middle. Burke plucked out of the air and threw to second. That throw was low and away but Juan Brito, the slick fielding rookie scooped it with his foot on the bag to retire Pratt. Jose Trevino caught Frelick stealing with new Reds killer Brice Turang batting.

Emilio Pagan came in to close. Turang singled to start the drama. Pagan struck out Sanchez looking. Bauers hit a ball off the handle which acted like a knuckleball. It twisted and darted toward De La Cruz who got a glove on it to knock it down. He recovered the fumble and flipped to Brito to replace Turang, the Brewers leading base stealer with Bauer. It forced Murphy to summon David Hamilton as a pinch runner. Yelich hit a fly down the left field line. Defensive replacement TJ Friedl made a sliding catch in foul ground to hand Pagan his 23rd save.

The Reds are 70-79 heading into a grinding home stand with four games against the defending World Champion  Los Angeles Dodgers and three more against current Wild Card leaders in the Chicago Cubs. The Red will be eliminated mathematically with a combination of two losses by two wins by the third wild card entry the San Diego Padres.

Reds On The Highway To Hell

         

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Holy home run Batman.

The Reds media pointed to September at the beginning of the season by looking at this month at the start of the season.

The Reds started with the San Diego Padres visiting Great Canadian (by Mark Carney's provincial edict) Ball Park. Followed by six games against the Milwaukee Brewers, seven against the defending World Champion, Los Angeles Dodgers, six against leading playoff contender Chicago Cubs and after all that NL East leader the Atlanta Braves and to top it off the defending WS runner up, the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Reds held their own at GABP (GCBP in Canada) by winning two out of three against San Diego and Milwaukee. Then they hit the road.

They were swept by the Dodgers with the last game a 14-1 embarrassment in which on of the Reds few bright spots, Elly De La Cruz set a new career home run high at 26 with his fifth straight game featuring one of his home runs. 

The tragic number is found in the Reds starting trio the last three games. Rhett Lowder allowed seven runs in the Dodgers' debacle, Andrew Abbott gave up eight runs, seven earned in the 20-0 Brewers win on football Friday in Cincinnati, the 16th white wash the Reds suffered. Last night Brady Singer was touched for eight runs in the Brewers 13-9 win on Saturday (091226).

Jose Trevino pitched three innings, appearing in two straight games. He now has pitched in more games seven than Hunter Greene, five.

The Brewers are a topic of concern among pundits because the have only hit 144 home runs but they have hit five against the Reds in the last two games, including two in new Reds' killer, Garrett Mitchell, who had four hits on Saturday. Never mind they have a low home run totals but lead baseball with 93 wins. 

Since, Brewers manager, Pat Murphy took over for the 2024 season, the club set franchise win records over the last two seasons. With 93 wins with 13 games remaining, the Brewers need to win five of them to set another win record. They need to go 7-6 to win 100 games for the first time in franchise history. 

The Reds are third in baseball with 198 home run which accounts for an inordinate amount of the team's total run tally. The Reds are a season low 10 games under .500 at 69-79.

Reds ace Chase Burns is 15-3 and starting against LHP Robert Gasser 4-5 on the hill for the Brewers. 

Burns will likely be followed by recovering lefty Brandon Williamson as the Reds put a governor on Burns' work load to close out the season.