The Savannah Bananas traveling road show was in Cincinnati on Saturday night, playing in front of thousands of fans at Great American Ball Park. As they always do, the Bananas brought a distinct local flair, bringing out former Cincinnati Reds' legends Sean Casey, Danny Graves, Bronson Arroyo and Todd Frazier for the contest.
Both teams have put on a power display during the first two games of the weekend series between the Cincinnati Reds and the host Detroit Tigers. Detroit blasted four home runs in an 11-5 romp during the series opener on Friday.
CINCINNATI -- Less than 24 hours after getting blown out 11-5 in Detroit, the Reds bounced back and beat the Tigers 11-1 on Saturday afternoon. The series is now even at one game apiece between the Reds and the team with the best record in Major League Baseball.
Tyler Stephenson blasted a grand slam, Brady Singer tossed six strong innings and the visiting Cincinnati Reds powered past the Detroit Tigers, 11-1, on Saturday afternoon.
Attending a Major League Baseball game can provide memories for all fans. However, in this day and age, that doesn't always come from what happens on the field.
The Reds acquired Ryan Vilade off of waivers from the Cardinals on Saturday. The 26-year-old has experience at left field, right field and shortstop. He was optioned to Triple-A and the Reds designated Jacob Hurtubise for assignment.
Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson hit a grand slam in the fifth inning of Saturday's game against the Tigers to give Cincinnati a 6-1 lead. Elly De La Cruz and Spencer Steer also hit home runs.
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene is coming off a career year last season in which he went 9-5 with a 2.75 ERA across 26 starts, the first time his ERA was lower than 4.44.
The Boston Red Sox are in the process of reshuffling their roster amid the call-ups of their top prospects. While the Red Sox are making these moves, ahead of their second game against the New York Yankees, they Red Sox made a trade.
Six Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates were in action on Friday. Here is how their top prospects performed: Louisville Bats (28-39) Won 9-6 Blake Dunn went 1-4.
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Wade Miley has denied any wrongdoing after a recent report suggested he supplied Tyler Skaggs with drugs when they were teammates with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
CINCINNATI -- For the second straight game, Reds pitching allowed 11 runs. Friday night, those 11 runs came from the Detroit Tigers, who beat the Reds 11-5 in the first of a three-game series.
The Savannah Bananas are playing at Great American Ball Park on Friday night. Fav-favorite Sean Casey got an at-bat and drew a walk in only a way he could.
Cincinnati Reds left-hander Wade Miley said Friday that he has been not accused of any wrongdoing, one day after reports stated a deposition from a lawsuit alleged he supplied Tyler Skaggs with drugs when both players were with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Cincinnati Reds legend Todd Frazier returned to Great American Ball Park on Friday night with the Savannah Bananas. Frazier slashed .257/.321/.463 with 234 extra-base hits across five seasons with the Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds are 35-34 after an 11-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. Their performance against an American League powerhouse is an example of how the team has played all season.
Heading into play on Wednesday, the Cincinnati Reds sat at 35-33, placing them fourth in the National League Central standings and 6.5 games back of the division-leading Chicago Cubs.