September 1st, 2023
Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee 5
W Matt Cain (8-4) L Jeff Barry (7-5) S Eduardo Sanchez (20)
HR CIN Matt Cain (3)
CIN SP Matt Cain, 7 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 2 Ks
MIL 1B Matt Davidson, 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs
CIN RF Billy Anderson, 3-5, 2 R
Houston Astros SP
German Gomez allows 3 hits and strikes out 7 over 8 innings in a 4-2 win over the Phillies. The 29 year old Gomez is 3-5 with a 3.32 ERA in 13 starts.
September 2nd, 2023
Milwaukee 9
Cincinnati 7
W Manny Martinez (3-2) L Alejandro Santiago (7-12) S Pablo Rivera (26)
HR CIN Felipe Salazar (9) MIL Ernest Bailey (2) Matt Davidson (15)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 4.2 IP, 10 H, 1 ER, 0 Ks (7 unearned runs)
MIL 2B Matt Davidson, 1-3, 1 R, 4 RBIs (Grand Slam HR)
CIN RF Fransisco Reyes, 3-3, 2 R, 1 RBI (3 doubles)
Cincinnati Reds CF
Fransisco Reyes left the game early with an injury while running the bases. The 26 year old Reyes is listed as day to day with knee tendinitis.
Pittsburg Pirates SP
Jordan Swagerty allows 3 hits and strikes out 5 over 6 innings in a 5-1 win over the Cardinals. The 34 year old Swagerty is 12-8 with a 4.36 ERA in 25 starts.
September 3rd, 2023
Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee 1
W David Batista (6-9) L Joel Scott (5-10) S Eduardo Sanchez (21)
HR MIL Alfredo Salgado (29)
CIN SP David Batista, 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 Ks
MIL 3B Alfredo Salgado, 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI
The St Louis Cardinals will lose the services of 2B
Ramiro Villalobos and the Pittsburg Pirates will be without SP
Jorge Arvizy for 10 games as a result of suspensions for thier actions during a fight. The 27 year old Villalobos was hitting .262 with 5 HRs and 36 RBIs in 126 games. The 29 year old Arvizy is 9-8 with a 3.69 ERA in 28 starts for the Pirates.
Minnesota Twins RF
Darren Wynn was named the AL Player of the Week. The 31 year old Wynn is hitting .291 with 12 HRs and 35 RBIs in 121 games.
Atlanta Braves RF
Antonio Gonzales was named the NL Player of the Week. The 25 year old Gonzales is hitting .326 with 22 HRs and 66 RBIs in 90 games.
September 4th, 2023
Los Angeles 3
Cincinnati 1
W Albert Saldana (7-7) L Bart Whinnett (0-1) S Ryan Murphy (35)
HR LAN Tony Madison (22)
CIN SP Bart Whinnett, 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 Ks (left game with an injury)
LAN SP Albert Saldana, 8 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 4 Ks
LAN C Tony Madison, 1-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs
Cincinnati Reds SP
Bart Whinnett left the game early with an injury while pitching. He is listed day to day with a mild Shoulder strain.
September 5th, 2023
Cincinnati 6 Los Angeles 5
W Matt Cain (9-4) L Jose Tobor (6-14) S Eduardo Sanchez (22)
HR CIN Jeff Williams (22) Billy Anderson (31) Dan Swain (1) Devin Mesoraco (20) LAN Jose Lopez (19)
CIN SP Matt Cain, 5.2 IP, 10 H 2 ER, 7 Ks
LAN 1B Jose Lopez, 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBIs
CIN RF Dan Swain, 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI
September 6th, 2023
The Cincinnati Reds have activated OF
Trayvon Robinson from the DL. The 36 year old Robinson has been out of the lineup since August 23rd.
Los Angeles 3
Cincinnati 0
W Luke Jackson (8-1) L Hubert Lucas (11-8) S Ryan Murphy (36)
HR None
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 Ks
LAN SP Luke Jackson, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 Ks
LAN 1B Jose Lopez, 2-4, 2 R
Houston Astros SP
German Gomez allows 3 hits and strikes out 5 over 8 innings in a 5-1 win over the Nationals. The 29 year old Gomez is 4-5 with a 3.02 ERA in 14 starts.
Pittsburg Pirates RF
Rafael Leon goes 3 for 4 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a 10-5 win over the Cubs. The 32 year old Leon is hitting .284 with 12 HRs and 51 RBIs in 82 games.
September 7th, 2023
The
Reds are off today.
September 8th, 2023
Cincinnati 9 Pittsburg 2
W Alejandro Santiago (8-12) L Jordan Swagerty (12-9)
HR PIT Rafael Leon (13) CIN Trayvon Robinson (26) Jeff Williams (23) Billy Anderson (32) Dan Swain 2 (3)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 Ks
CIN RF Dan Swain, 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBIs
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs
September 9th, 2023
Pittsburg 8
Cincinnati 5
W Mat Latos (9-10) L David Batista (6-10) S Steve Smith (33)
HR PIT Simon Rayborn (4) Dani Villegas (11) Javier Villa (29) CIN Trayvon Robinson (27) Billy Anderson (33)
CIN SP David Batista, 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 4 Ks
PIT RF Javier Villa, 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBIs
CIN LF Billy Anderson, 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs
September 10th, 2023
Cincinnati 6 Pittsburg 5 (10)
W Jesus Fernandez (1-0) L Steve Smith (5-7)
HR CIN Andrew Cooper (17) Felipe Salazar (10)
CIN SP Bart Whinnett, 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 5 Ks
CIN RF Felipe Salazar, 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs
CIN 3B Nate Tenbrink, 3-5, 2 R
Boston Red Sox RF
Chico Farela slugs HR #300 today. The 28 year old Farela is hitting .245 with 9 HRs and 23 RBIs in 49 games this season. Farela started his MLB career in 2016 with the Tampa Bay Rays where he played 7 seasons before signing as a free agent with the Red Sox. In his 8th season, Farela has played in 1076 games, has 1197 hits and 779 RBIs to go along with his HR total. Farela is also a career .278 hitter that has 1 50 HR season and 5 seasons with 40 or more HRs. He was selected as the AL RF Gold Glover in 2017.
Chicago Whites Sox SS
Ricky Snyder was named the AL Player of the Week. The 28 year old Snyder is hitting .291 with 40 HRs and 101 RBIs in 131 games.
New York Mets CF
Matt Hall was named the NL Player of the Week. The 25 year old Hall is hitting .360 with 2 HRs and 24 RBIs in 62 games this season.
Former
Red, Kansas City Royals SP
Tyrell Jenkins is expected to miss up to 12 months with a torn rotator cuff. The 31 year old Jenkins is 9-8 with a 5.05 ERA in 27 starts.
The St Louis Cardinals have traded 1B
Rafael Vazquez to the Detroit Tigers for 2B
Ramon Velez and 1B
Roberto Molina. The Tigers get the 27 year old Vazquez who is hitting .295 with 16 HRs and 62 RBIs in 136 games for the Cardinals. The Cardinals in return get the 29 year old Velez who is hitting .229 with 13 HRs and 46 RBIs in 78 games for the Tigers and the 18 year old Molina who is hitting .256 with 8 HRs and 46 RBIs in 57 (R) games.
| NLCentral | W-L | Pct | GBL |
| Pittsburg Pirates | 78-62 | 0.557 | |
| Cincinnati Reds | 72-68 | 0.514 | 6 |
| Houston Astros | 64-76 | 0.457 | 14 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 64-77 | 0.454 | 14 1/2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61-79 | 0.436 | 17 |
| St Louis Cardinals | 61-79 | 0.436 | 17 |
The Post Season is starting to look a little out of reach, we are also 9.5 game back in the Wild Card. Assuming that Pittsburg will win 90 games this season, the Reds would have to win 18-19 of their final 22 games this season. A tall order for sure. We have no head to head games left with Pittsburg so we will need some help from around the league.