Cincinnati Reds News

Jason LaRue’s meaningful moments have been few and far-between this season. The timing on his latest was perfect. LaRue’s one-out homer in the 11th inning sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night and tightened the NL playoff race. When it looked like Cincinnati was about to […]

With less than 20 games left, we rank the contenders’ remaining schedules.

Bronson Arroyo learned how to pitch under pressure while he was with the Boston Red Sox. He’s putting those lessons to use with the Cincinnati Reds. Arroyo, acquired by Cincinnati during spring training after three straight seasons of reaching the playoffs in Boston, pitched eight solid innings for his third straight win and Brandon Phillips […]

Anibal Sanchez is growing tired of hearing about Johnny Vander Meer’s exploits. Vander Meer, of course, is the only pitcher in major league history to throw consecutive no-hitters — a feat he accomplished in 1938, and one the Florida Marlins’ rookie could match Monday night when he starts against the New York Mets.

Rich Aurilia hadn’t played first base enough to figure out if he’d messed up. Aurilia made a defensive blunder that allowed Pittsburgh to score a key run, and the Pirates went on to a 7-4 win over the reeling Cincinnati Reds. Ronny Paulino hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, Jason Bay homered […]

Javier Valentin doesn’t get many starts, so he tries not to waste them. The Cincinnati catcher, starting for the first time in three weeks, homered in consecutive at-bats Friday night and Adam Dunn added his 40th of the season to send the Reds to a 9-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. “I went a couple […]

Reds closer Eddie Guardado will be sidelined well into next season after having surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament and tendon in his left elbow. Dr. Timothy Kremchek, the Reds medical director, performed the two-hour surgery. Guardado, 35, earned $6.5 million this season, the final year on his contract.

Reds closer Eddie Guardado was scheduled for surgery Friday to replace a torn ligament in his left elbow, an operation that likely will sideline him next season. In need of a closer, the Reds obtained the 35-year-old Guardado from Seattle in a trade July 6, the start of Cincinnati’s move to remake its bullpen.

Giants manager Felipe Alou thinks there’s still time for San Francisco to overcome its deficit in the NL wild-card race. “We’re going to play for a lot at home,” Alou said after Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. “The players understand this is serious stuff. They put themselves in position to challenge for first […]

Bronson Arroyo allowed only three singles in his first career shutout Tuesday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a slump-busting 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. The Reds finally emerged from the funk of a 2-8 West Coast trip that pushed them back in the pack of NL wild card contenders. They reached a […]