This Week in Cincinnati Reds Baseball

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2023 Draft and 2018 Reds Draft Review.



Before we take on the 2023 draft, just a quick review of the 2018 draft for the Reds.

Round 1, 2nd overall pick, SP Hubert Lucas. The 23 year old Lucas is currently with the Reds at the MLB level and is 4-3 with a 5.14 ERA in 11 starts this season. He is in his 2nd season as a MLB player and was 10-7 with a 4.14 ERA in 20 starts in 2022. Lucas was in Rookie ball until mid 2019 when he made his 1st A ball start. He made his first AA start in 2020 and AAA in 2021. He was 12-6 with a 2.49 ERA in 23 AAA starts over 2021-22.

Round 2, 62 overall pick, MR Anibal Sanchez. The 23 year old Sanchez is currently with AAA Louisville and is 1-4, with 8 saves and a 5.79 ERA in 15 games. Sanchez stayed in Rookie ball until his A debut in 2020. He reached AA in 2022 and made finally reached AAA this season. Overall in his minor league career he is 17-18 with 81 saves, a 2.99 ERA in 223 games.

Round 3, 94th overall pick, SS Chris Jurrjens. The 26 year old Jurrjens is currently with A Bakersfield Blaze and is hitting .249 with 3 HRs and 25 RBIs in 50 games. Jurrjens stayed in Rookie ball until his A debut in 2019. He has played 1 game at AA level. Since the draft he has hit .236 with 26 HRs and 267 RBIs in 606 games.

Round 4, 125th overall pick, 2B Jonathon Ross. The 24 year old Ross is currently with AA Carolina Mudcats and is hitting .261 with 4 HRs and 16 RBIs in 40 games. Ross played in Rookie ball until making his A ball debut in 2020 and played his first AA game in 2022. His professional career numbers are .254 with 25 HRs and 232 RBIs over 526 games.

Round 6, 185th overall pick, MR Tony Roman. The 24 year old Roman is currently with AAA Louisville Bats and is 1-1 with 1 save, a 3.68 ERA in 30 games. Roman remained in Rookie ball until 2020 when he reached A ball. He started 2022 in AA and began 2023 in AAA ball. Over his career he is 35-15, with 15 saves, a 3.09 ERA over 165 games of which 63 were starts.

Other Notable....

Round 29, 875th overall pick, C Carlos Bonilla. The 25 year old Bonilla was just promoted to the Reds at the MLB level due to an injury to Devin Mesoraco. He is 0 for 2 in 2 appearances for the Reds but was hitting .306 with 8 HRs and 32 RBIs in 42 AAA games with the Louisville Bats. Bonilla was promoted from Rookie ball to A ball in 2020 and made his AA debut in 2021. He reached AAA in 2022. His career minor league numbers are .294 with 57 HRs and 231 RBIs in 378 games.

The 2023 Draft: The Top 5 Reds Picks:

1B Bill Johnson, 21 years old, College, 1st Round, 22nd overall. Johnson is currently hitting .313 with 17 HRs and 66 RBIs in a Great ranked Arkansas College. He is a LH power pull hitter with weak defensive skills.

SP Albert Lonsberr, 17 year old, H School, 2nd Round, 96th overall. Lonsberr is currently 12-0 with a 0.62 ERA in 16 starts in a Average ranked North Andover (MA) High School. He has a 93 mph fastball to go with a above average curveball. Likely a reliever with only 3 pitches.

SP Mike Woods, 22 year old, College, 3rd Round, 127th overall. Woods is currently 11-3 with a 2.75 ERA in 18 starts in a Good ranked Le Moyne College (NY). He has a 89 fastball to go with an above average curveball. With 3 pitches will likely be a reliever.

SP Felipe Zaragoza, 17 years old, H School, 4th Round, 157th overall. Zaragoza is currently 9-0 with a 0.86 ERA in 13 starts with a Average ranked Harrisburg Christian High School (PA). He has a 92 mph fastball to go with a above average sinker but will likely be a reliever.

2B Hamilton Teague, 17 year old, H School, 5th Round, 187th overall. Teague is currently hitting .449 with 2 HRs and 31 RBIs in 26 games for a Average ranked Littleton High School (MA). He should hit for average and the occasion extra base, but not a power hitter. A average defender.

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June 6th, 2023



Cincinnati 11 Chicago Cubs 5
W Ramon Perez (3-0) L Cornell Morgan (0-2)
HR CHN Tony Sanchez (1) Fransisco Jimenez (15) CIN Nate Tenbrink (10) Vicente Romero (17)
CIN SP Derek Ryan, 4 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 Ks
CIN 3B Nate Tenbrink, 3-5, 2 R, 5 RBIs
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs

Pittsburg Pirates CF Javier Villa will miss up to 3 weeks with a herniated disc. The 28 year old Villa is hitting .259 with 13 HRs and 39 RBIs in 42 games this season.

June 7th, 2023

Cincinnati 7 Chicago Cubs 4
W Ricardo Diaz (4-3) L Julio Teheran (2-4) S Eduardo Sanchez (9)
HR CHN Fransisco Jimenez (16) CIN Trayvon Robinson (13) Arthur Kline (12) Andrew Cooper (4)
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 13 Ks (sets a Reds record for Ks)
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 3-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs
CIN SS Arthur Kline, 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI

Cincinnati Reds SP Ricardo Diaz allows 4 hits and strikes out 13 over 7 innings in a 7-4 win over the Cubs. The 28 year old Diaz is 4-3 with a 4.97 ERA in 12 starts this season.

June 8th, 2023

The Reds are off today.

June 9th, 2023

Cincinnati 6 St Louis 5 (15)
W John Hechavarria (3-1) L Jim Maynard (1-1)
HR CIN Vicente Romero (18) STL Carl Buckley (4)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 5.2 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 8 Ks
CIN CF Vicente Romero, 3-6, 1 R, 3 RBIs
CIN SS Arthur Kline, 2-2, 2 R

St Louis Cardinals CF Yajirobei Tanaka goes 5 for 7 with 4 singles and a triple in a 6-5 loss to the Reds. The 23 year old Tanaka is hitting .249 with 13 HRs and 36 RBIs in 53 games this season.

June 10th, 2023

Cincinnati 4 St Louis 3
W David Batista (5-2) L Jaime Garcia (7-2) S Eduardo Sanchez (10)
HR CIN Ramon Mireles 2 (7)
CIN SP David Batista, 8 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 9 Ks
CIN SS Ramon Mireles, 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBIs
CIN CF Billy Anderson, 2-3, 1 R

NLCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL
Cincinnati Reds	34-24	0.586
Pittsburg Pirates	30-30	0.500	5
St Louis Cardinals	28-32	0.467	7
Milwaukee Brewers	27-32	0.458	7 1/2
Houston Astros	26-33	0.441	8 1/2
Chicago Cubs	25-34	0.424	9 1/2

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June 11th, 2023



Cincinnati 6 St Louis 1
W Alejandro Santiago (2-6) L Esteban Andrade (2-9) S Dave Brantley (2)
HR CIN Vicente Romero (19)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 Ks
CIN CF Vicente Romero, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs
CIN PH Jeff Williams, 1-1, 1 R, 3 RBIs (bases loaded double)

Minnesota Twins SS Eduardo Rodriquez was named the AL Player of the Week. The 25 year old Rodriquez is hitting .277 with 8 HRs and 35 RBIs in 46 games.

Arizona Cardinals C Pedro Rodriquez was named the NL Player of the Week. The 26 year old Rodriquez is hitting .351 with 18 HRs and 48 RBIs in 52 games.

June 12th, 2023

Houston 12 Cincinnati 5
W Robbie Price (5-2) L Derek Ryan (3-5)
HR CIN Arthur Kline (13) HOU Nolan Arenado (3) Manuel DeLeon (5) Ron Fisher (1) Henry Murdoch (10)
CIN SP Derek Ryan, 1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1 K
HOU C Manuel DeLeon, 3-5, 1 R, 4 RBIs
CIN SS Arthur Kline, 1-2, 2 R, 2 RBIs

June 13th, 2013

Cincinnati 12 Houston 5
W Eduardo Sanchez (3-2) L Augusto Perez (0-3)
HR CIN Nate Tenbrink (11) Max Hughes (2) Andrew Cooper (5)
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 Ks
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 6-6, 2 R, 3 RBIs
CIN C Max Hughes, 3-6, 2 R, 1 RBI

Cincinnati Reds 1B Andrew Cooper goes 6 for 6 with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 12-5 win over the Astros. The 26 year old Cooper is hitting .326 with 5 HRs and 18 RBIs in 33 games this season.

St Louis Cardinals SP Alberto Rosales allows 2 hits and strikesout 6 over 7 innings in a 2-0 win over the Cubs. The 28 year old Rosales is 7-2 with a 2.96 ERA in 14 starts.

June 14th, 2023

Cincinnati 7 Houston 4
W Hubert Lucas (5-3) L Jin-Yong Kang (5-7)
HR CIN Vicente Romero (20) HOU Andres Garcia (4)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 Ks
CIN CF Vicente Romero, 1-5, 2 R, 3 RBIs
CIN C Max Hughes, 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBIs

June 15th, 2023

Washington 10 Cincinnati 4
W Glenn Fairlie (11-0) L David Batista (5-3)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (14) WAS Juan Salas (24)
CIN SP David Batista, 6 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 3 Ks
WAS LF Juan Salas, 3-3, 2 R, 3 RBIs
CIN LF Trayvon Robinson, 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI

The Pittsburg Pirates have traded minor league 1B Jesus Mava to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for C Travis Poole. The 27 year old Mava played 18 games with the Pirates hitting .219 with 4 HRs and 18 RBIs. The 27 year old Poole is hitting .232 with 7 HRs and 28 RBIs in 45 games for the Rays.

June 16th, 2023

Washington 4 Cincinnati 1
W Antonio Javier (4-3) L Alejandro Santiago (2-7) S Hector Maldonado (15)
HR WAS Juan Salas (25) Ricardo Garza (15)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 6 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 6 Ks
WAS SP Antonio Javier, 8.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 Ks
WAS CF Juan Salas, 2-5, 1 R, 3 RBIs

Chicago Cubs SP Justin Wells will miss up to 11 months with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament. The 28 year old Wells is 6-4 with a 2.78 ERA in 12 starts.

June 17th, 2023

Washington 9 Cincinnati 4
W Andy Long (4-3) L Ramon Perez (3-1)
HR WAS Ricardo Garza (16) Domingo Torres (9)
CIN SP Ramon Perez, 1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 Ks
WAS LF Domingo Torres, 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBIs
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 2-3, 1 R

The Reds have activated C Devin Mesoraco from the DL today. The Reds have demoted C Carlos Bonilla to AAA Louisville. In 5 games the 25 year old Bonilla was 0 for 6 at the plate.

Chicago Cubs SP Jorge Gaete allows 4 hits and strikes out 6 over 8 innings in a 3-0 win over the Braves. The 31 year old Gaete is 5-4 with a 4.66 ERA in 13 starts.

June 18th, 2023

Washington 7 Cincinnati 2
W Pete Holbrook (4-4) L Ricardo Diaz (4-4)
HR None
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 3.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 2 Ks
WAS 1B Manuel Melendez, 2-5, 2 RBIs
CIN C Max Hughes, 3-4, 1 R

Cincinnati Reds 3B Nate Tenbrink left the game early with an injury. Tenbrink is expected to miss a week with a herniated disc in his back.

New York Mets 3B Bryce Harper collects HR number 300 today in a 9-5 win over the Pirates. The 30 year old Harper is hitting .326 with 23 HRs and 55 RBIs in 58 games this season. Harper started his MLB career in 2011 with the Washington Nationals, prior to 2019 he signed a 5 year, 89.0 M deal with the Mets. In 1242 career MLB games, Harper is hitting .301 with 1423 hits and 900 RBIs.

Minnesota Twins 3B Juan Benitez was named the AL Player of the Week. The 27 year old Benitez is hitting .345 with 14 HRs and 40 RBIs in 31 games this season.

Washington Nationals CF Juan Salas was named the NL Player of the Week. The 23 year old Salas is hitting .328 with 25 HRs and 75 RBIs in 64 games this season.

Cincinnati Reds prospect, Carolina Mudcats (A) SS Jeff White was named the Southern League's Player of the Week. The 23 year old White is hitting .292 with 8 HRs and 39 RBIs in 60 games.

June 19th, 2023

Cincinnati 14 Milwaukee 8
W Hubert Lucas (6-3) L John Knowles (5-8)
HR MIL Clay Penn (7) Richard Tilsley (3) Ryoma Matsumoto (13) CIN Trayvon Robinson 2 (16) Billy Anderson (17) Ramon Mireles (8) Felipe Salazar (3)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 Ks
CIN LF Trayvon Robinson, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBIs
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBIs

Cincinnati Reds LF Trayvon Robinson goes 3 for 5 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in a 14-8 win over the Brewers. The 35 year old Robinson is hitting .227 with 16 HRs and 34 RBIs in 63 games.

Cincinnati Reds RF Billy Anderson goes 3 for 5 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a 14-8 win over the Brewers. The 26 year old Anderson is hitting .335 with 17 HRs and 57 RBIs in 64 games.

Milwaukee Brewers 2B Clay Penn goes 3 for 4 with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 14-8 loss to the Reds. The 26 year old Penn is hitting .298 with 7 HRs and 27 RBIs in 64 games.

Chicago Cubs SP Henry Callahan will miss up to 4 months with a torn rotator cuff injury. The 32 year old Callahan is 5-5 with a 4.03 ERA in 14 starts for the Cubs.

June 20th, 2023

Milwaukee 3 Cincinnati 2
W Yajirobei Shiroi (6-4) L David Batista (5-4) S Pablo Rivera (13)
HR MIL Guillermo Cruz (1) Jose Rios (15) CIN Max Hughes (3)
CIN SP David Batista, 8.2 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 9 Ks
MIL SS Guillermo Cruz, 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs
CIN 1B Max Hughes, 1-2, 1 R, 2 RBIs

Chicago Cubs 1B Allan Dykstra hits HR number 400 today in a 6-5 win over the Pirates. The 36 year old Dykstra is hitting .236 with 10 HRs and 26 RBIs in 60 games this season. Dykstra started his MLB career in 2012 with the Seattle Mariners. He was traded to the Cubs in 2013. Dykstra is hitting .272 with 1499 hits, 1124 RBIs in 1527 games.

NLCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL
Cincinnati Reds	38-30	0.559
Pittsburg Pirates	33-36	0.478	5 1/2
Chicago Cubs	32-36	0.471	6
Milwaukee Brewers	31-38	0.449	7 1/2
St Louis Cardinals	30-38	0.441	8
Houston Astros	28-41	0.406	10 1/2

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June 21st, 2023



Milwaukee 6 Cincinnati 4
W Octavio Ortiz (6-0) L Alejandro Santiago (2-8) S Pablo Rivera (14)
HR MIL Julian Marino 2 (8) CIN Jeff Williams (9)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 6.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 6 Ks
MIL 1B Julian Moreno, 2-2, 4 R, 2 RBIs
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 2-5, 1 R, 3 RBIs

Houston Astros C Raul Guerra goes 3 for 5 with a HR and 5 RBIs in a 12-4 win over the Rockies. The 28 year old Guerra is hitting .345 with 17 HRs and 47 RBIs in 61 games.

June 22nd, 2023

Cincinnati 10 Milwaukee 4
W Ramon Perez (4-1) L Rafael Lujan (4-5)
HR MIL Jose Rios 2 (17) Alfredo Salgado (18) Ryoma Matsumoto (14) CIN Jeff Williams (10) Ramon Mireles (9) Vicente Romero (21) Devin Mesoraco (10)
CIN SP Ramon Perez, 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 Ks
CIN CF Vicente Romero, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBIs
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs

Pittsburg Pirates SP Mat Latos allows 3 hits and strikes out 5 over 9 innings in a 5-0 win over the Cubs. The 35 year old Latos is 3-7 with a 6.23 ERA in 12 starts this season.

June 23rd, 2023

Toronto 4 Cincinnati 1
W Juan Vidro (6-5) L Ricardo Diaz (4-5) S Vicente Herrera (16)
HR None
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 8 IP, 12 H, 4 ER, 5 Ks
TOR SP Juan Vidro, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 Ks
TOR RF Billy Baker, 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs

June 24th, 2023

Toronto 3 Cincinnati 2
W Larry Edwards (4-9) L Hubert Lucas (6-4) S Vicente Herrera (17)
HR TOR Kerry Martin (9) Carlos Oporta (4) CIN Billy Anderson (18)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 7.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 Ks
TOR SP Larry Edwards, 7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 Ks
CIN RF Billy Anderson, 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

June 25th, 2023

Cincinnati 7 Toronto 3 (11)
W Eduardo Sanchez (4-2) L Endrys Briceno (1-1)
HR TOR Billy Baker (18) Alejandro Lopez (6) CIN Ramon Mireles (10) Devin Mesoraco (11)
CIN SP David Batista, 8 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 5 Ks
CIN 2B Ramon Mireles, 2-4, 1 R, 4 RBIs (Grand Slam HR)
CIN C Devin Mesoraco, 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBIs

Baltimore Orioles 1B Orkut Koprulu was named the AL Player of the Week. The 26 year old Koprulu is hitting .248 with 6 HRs and 29 RBIs in 63 games this season.

New York Mets SS Guillermo Carbajal was named the NL Player of the Week. The 24 year old Carbajal is hitting .362 with 9 HRs and 33 RBIs in 45 games.

June 26th, 2023

Cincinnati 7 Cleveland 5
W Alejandro Santiago (3-8) L Gabriel Martinez (6-6) S David Brantley (3)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (17) Devin Mesoraco (12) Andrew Cooper (6) CLE Arsene Clement (24) Juan Torres (15)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 7 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2 Ks
CIN LF Trayvon Robinson, 2-5, 1 R, 3 RBIs
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 3-5, 2 R

Houston Astros RF Tiziano Giolitti goes 4 for 4 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in a 13-8 loss to the Jays. The 28 year old Giolitti is hitting .324 with 6 HRs and 33 RBIs in 71 games.

Billings Mustangs (A) SP Felipe Zaragoza NO HITS the Voyageurs in a 4-0 win today. The 17 year old Zaragoza added 10 strike outs starting the season 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 1 start.

June 27th, 2023

Cleveland 5 Cincinnati 4
W Cesar Amaya (3-5) L Derek Ryan (3-6) S Jose Martinez (11)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (18) Jeff Williams (11) CLE Ed Sanchez (3) Arsene Clement (25)
CIN SP Derek Ryan, 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 4 Ks
CLE RF Arsene Clement, 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

June 28th, 2023

Cleveland 3 Cincinnati 2
W Jarred Bascombe (1-3) L Ricardo Diaz (4-6) S Jose Martinez (12)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (19)
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 7.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 9 Ks
CIN LF Trayvon Robinson, 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
CIN DH Tony Soriano, 2-4, 1 R

June 29th, 2023

The Reds are off today.

June 30th, 2023

Cincinnati 4 Kansas City 1
W Hubert Lucas (7-4) L Rafael Silva (5-6) S Eduardo Sanchez (11)
HR None
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 7.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 Ks
CIN CF Vicente Romero, 2-5, 1 R
CIN DH Andrew Cooper, 1-4, 1 R , 1 RBI

The Minnesota Twins have extended 2B Gary O'Bryan to a 4 year, $47.2 M deal. The 30 year old O'Bryan is hitting .275 with 14 HRs and 38 RBIs in 73 games.

The Toronto Blue Jays have extended LF Billy Baker to a 7 year, $107.8 M deal. The 27 year old Baker is hitting .318 with 18 HRs and 52 RBIs in 72 games.

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July 1st, 2023 MLB Standings and NL Central Leaders

AL East	W-L	Pct	GBL		NL East	W-L	Pct	GBL
New York Yankees	45-32	0.584			Philadelphia Phillies	49-28	0.636
Baltimore Orioles	45-32	0.584			Washington Nationals	48-29	0.623	1
Tampa Bay Rays	41-36	0.532	4		New York Mets	44-33	0.571	5
Toronto Blue Jays	36-41	0.468	9		Atlanta Braves	36-41	0.468	13
Boston Red Sox	24-52	0.316	20 1/2		Miami Marlins	35-42	0.455	14
ALCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL		NLCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL
Minnesota Twins	44-33	0.571			Cincinnati Reds	42-35	0.545
Kansas City Royals	36-41	0.468	8		Pittsburg Pirates	39-39	0.500	3 1/2
Chicago White Sox	35-42	0.455	9		St Louis Cardinals	35-42	0.455	7
Cleveland Indians	33-45	0.423	11 1/2		Milwaukee Brewers	34-44	0.436	8 1/2
Detroit Tigers	28-50	0.359	16 1/2		Chicago Cubs	33-44	0.429	9
					Houston Astros	30-47	0.390	12
ALWest	W-L	Pct	GBL
Oakland Athletics	48-30	0.615			NL West	W-L	Pct	GBL
Seattle Mariners	45-33	0.577	3		Los Angeles Dodgers	47-30	0.610
Texas Rangers	43-34	0.558	4 1/2		Colorado Rockies	44-34	0.564	3 1/2
Los Angeles Angels	38-40	0.487	10		Arizona Diamondbacks	38-38	0.500	8 1/2
					San Diego Padres	32-45	0.416	15
					San Fransisco Giants	31-46	0.403	16

NL Central Leaders
Batting Ave					Wins
Raul Guerra	HOU	0.335			Jaime Garcia	STL	8
Ramon Lopez	STL	0.331			Alberto Rosales	STL	8
Tiziano Giolitti	HOU	0.328			Hubert Lucas	CIN	7
Home Runs					Saves
Fransisco Jimenez	CHN	21			Steve Smith	PIT	19
Vicente Romero	CIN	21			Pablo Rivera	MIL	15
Alfredo Salgado	MIL	20			Caleb Chapman	STL	14
RBIs					Strike Outs
Billy Anderson	CIN	59			Wilmer Font	PIT	91
Jesse Davis	STL	54			Julio Teheran	CHN	91
Fransisco Jimenez	CHN	53			Matt Magill	STL	87
SBs					ERA
Ryoma Matsumoto	MIL	27			Jaime Garcia	STL	2.89
Arturo Valenzuela	CHN	22			Alberto Rosales	STL	3.40
Tiziano Giolitti	HOU	21			Wilmer Font	PIT	3.79

Minnesota Twins 3B Juan Benitez was named the AL Player of the Month. The 27 year old Benitez is hitting .351 with 17 HRs and 51 RBIs in 41 games this season.

Arizona Diamondbacks C Pedro Rodriquez was named the NL Player of the Month. The 26 year old Rodriquez is hitting .354 with 23 HRs and 68 RBIs in 67 games.

Tampa Bay Rays (and former Red) SP Manuel Flores was named the AL Pitcher of the Month. The 27 year old Flores is 5-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 6 starts this season.

New York Mets MR Roberto Valdez was named the NL Pitcher of the Month. The 26 year old Valdez is 7-0 with 15 saves and a 1.71 ERA in 35 games this season.

Toronto Blue Jays SS Carlos Oporta was named the AL Rookie of the Month. The 19 year old Oporta is hitting .322 with 4 HRs and 16 RBIs in 26 games this season.

Philadelphia Phillies LF Pablo Pacheco was named the NL Rookie of the Month. The 25 year old Pacheco is hitting .345 with 14 HRs and 44 RBIs in 69 games.

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July 1st, 2023 Cincinnati Reds Stats and Musings

Reds Analysis
Offense						Defense
			ALRank	May				ALRank	May
Batting Average		0.272	8th	0.276		Earned Run Average	4.48	9th	4.24
On Base		0.324	11th	0.328		Starters ERA	5.13	13th	4.82
Slugging		0.482	2nd	0.498		Bullpen ERA	3.45	3rd	3.40
Runs Scored		408	5th	6th		Runs Allowed	374	9th	5th
HR s		141	1st	1st		OPP Batting Average	0.268	10th	0.265
Base on Balls		190	14th	14th		HRs Allowed	104	13th	10th
Strike Outs		567	12th	10th		Base on Balls	228	4th	5th
Stolen Bases		67	5th	6th		Defense Efficiency	0.681	9th	0.681

After a terrific April (16-5), two back to back 13-15 months has me concerned. I am especially concerned with pitching and particularily starting pitching. We only have 6 inter-division games in July (3 x Cubs and 3 x Pirates) so we do not control our own destiny in what has to be considered a weak division.

Starters	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Starts	IPs
David Batista	5-4	4.13	1.34	15	100
Ricardo Diaz	4-6	5.34	1.38	16	91
Hubert Lucas	7-4	4.18	1.35	16	88
Alejandro Santiago	3-8	6.09	1.45	15	81
Derek Ryan	3-6	6.57	1.62	12	63
Armando Rico

AAA Starters	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Starts	IPs
Jorge Garcia	4-5	4.98	1.31	16	97
Hunter Ashe	11-1	2.52	1.09	14	96
Sergio Romano	4-7	6.35	1.88	16	85
Bart Whinnett	3-6	3.84	1.49	15	77
Bill McCarthy	2-3	5.66	1.55	13	68
Pablo Hernandez	1-0	4.63	1.46	2	11

Batista, Diaz and Lucas are the strength of the rotation, Santiago was 2-3, 5.35 ERA and 1.31 whip in June so seems to improving, but Derek Ryan is currently the weak link (0-3, 13.50 ERA and 2.39 whip in June) and I need to get Hunter Ashe up to the Reds asap. Derek Ryan is out of option years so I will attempt a trade first before waivers. Armando Rico is out for the season.

Relievers	W-L	ERA	Saves	WHIP	IPs
Jorge Martinez	1-3	3.99	4	1.33	49
Eduardo Sanchez	4-2	1.44	11	0.94	43
Ramon Perez	4-1	4.46	0	1.42	42
David Brantley	4-0	4.97	3	1.15	41
Manny Aranda	1-0	2.61	0	1.38	41
John Hechavarria	3-1	3.38	0	1.28	32
Ruben Hernandez	3-0	3.30	1	1.33	30
Gabriel Miranda
Mario Moran

AAA Relievers	W-L	ERA	Saves	WHIP	IPs
Tony Roman	2-1	3.70	1	1.29	48
Tim Melton	4-0	4.94	0	1.44	47
Esteban Ochoa	3-3	5.70	1	1.62	42
Larry Scott	1-2	4.62	2	1.38	37
Jesus Fernandez	3-1	5.06	0	1.47	37
Anibal Sanchez	1-7	10.97	11	2.30	21
Joe McPha	1-0	4.15	1	1.27	8

Overall extremely pleased with the pen. Miranda will go for a rehab assignment next week to AAA, while Moran will be out for the remainder of the season. No changes to be made.

Catchers	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Devin Mesoraco	196	0.332	12	29	0.960
Max Hughes	125	0.312	3	14	0.824

AAA Catchers	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Carlos Bonilla	217	0.327	9	41	0.882
Jose Cordero	86	0.302	2	12	0.869

Hughes filled in very well while Mesoraco was out. Bonilla is a potential call up for September, but is not expected to be a regular at the MLB level for another 2 years.

Infielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Jeff Williams	263	0.304	11	34	0.850
Arthur Kline	239	0.293	13	32	0.857
Wil Romero	202	0.208	7	25	0.649
Andrew Cooper	195	0.303	6	28	0.852
Ramon Mireles	181	0.293	10	28	0.867
Nate Tenbrink	166	0.253	11	29	0.781

AAA Infielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Arturo Martinez	267	0.300	2	26	0.773
Millard Gregory	256	0.293	10	46	0.825
Kevin Roberts	233	0.279	7	28	0.720
Andre Nicolle	226	0.243	7	26	0.757
Augusto Feliz	215	0.288	8	33	0.861
Alfredo Torres	112	0.339	13	36	1.192
Luis Romero	53	0.208	3	8	0.691

No changes to be made, but Nate Tenbrink could be a Trade deadline deal option to shore up an weakness.

Outfielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Billy Anderson	301	0.319	18	59	0.877
Vincente Romero	294	0.255	21	50	0.841
Trayvon Robinson	267	0.232	19	40	0.794
Tony Soriano	113	0.265	5	14	0.801
Felipe Salazar	56	0.196	3	9	0.669

AAA Outfielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Dan Swain	285	0.270	14	46	0.814
Fransisco Reyes	192	0.297	9	43	0.887
Marc Ramirez	162	0.290	13	41	0.874
Pablo Moreno	136	0.309	4	27	0.819
Valentin Picard	134	0.187	7	16	0.714
Javier Martinez	23	0.304	2	4	1.037

Felipe Salazar is really only a Red because of being a Rule 5 selection that could help us in the future. Soriano could be trade bait at the deadline as well, he is not getting used as much as I thought.

Pitching Prospects	POS	Level	Age	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Starts	IPs
Bart Whinnett	SP	AAA	22	3-6	3.84	1.49	15	77
Dave Colwill	CL	A	18	2-2	2.37	1.26	0	19
Pablo Hernandez	SP	AA	23	7-5	3.57	1.24	14	93
Craig Henson	CL	A	21	2-3	2.51	0.98	0	28
Miguel Angel Cruz	CL	AA	21	2-5	5.59	1.55	0	29
Jorge Garcia	SP	AAA	25	4-5	4.98	1.31	16	97
Anibal Sanchez	CL	AAA	23	1-7	10.97	2.04	0	21
Roberto Mora	SP	AA	22	4-4	4.15	1.43	15	86
Hunter Ashe	SP	AAA	24	11-1	2.52	1.09	14	96
Terry Johnson	CL	AA	21	3-4	4.20	1.34	0	49

Ashe is getting the call up to the majors, Whinnett and Garcia are close but Sanchez has yet to impress.

Batting Prospects	POS	Level	Age	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
George Adams	1B	AA	21	286	0.266	11	46	0.785
Chris Brooks	LF	AA	22	173	0.295	5	19	0.788
Raul Ibarra	C	AA	25	180	0.300	4	24	0.824
Javier Campos	RF	A	20	158	0.310	5	22	0.891
Rudolf Wareham	3B	A	19	215	0.260	7	24	0.774
Gabriel Correa	C	R	20	19	0.316	0	2	0.751
Augusto Feliz	2B	AAA	25	215	0.288	8	33	0.861
Dan Swain	RF	AAA	25	285	0.270	14	46	0.814
Jeff White	SS	AA	23	176	0.267	6	28	0.783
Carlos Bonilla	C	AAA	25	217	0.327	9	41	0.882

Feliz and Swain will likely be September call ups and depending on results could see some moves made to accomodate them to the majors next season. Bonilla is a couple years away.

[Big T]

July 1st, 2023



The Cincinnati Reds have traded SP Derek Ryan and minor league SS Kevin Roberts to the Washington Nationals for SS Cole Blankenship and minor league MR John Bayley. The 27 year old Ryan was 3-6 with a 6.57 ERA in 12 starts for the Reds while the 29 year old Roberts was hitting .279 with 7 HRs and 28 RBIs in 72 games in AAA. The 28 year old Blankenship was hitting .263 with 1 HR and 20 RBIs in 62 games and was a 1st round pick in the 2016 draft while Bayley is 3-3 with 3 saves, a 2.43 ERA in 43 games at the AA level this season. Bayley was named the MLB's #70 prospect on March 2012. Blankenship was assigned to AAA Louisville while Bayley goes to AA Carolina.

The Cincinnati Reds have placed MR Gabriel Miranda on a rehab assignment after missing over 3 months with shoulder inflammation. The 25 year old Miranda was assigned to AA Carolina.

Kansas City 10 Cincinnati 2
W Tyrell Jenkins (6-4) L David Batista (5-5)
HR CIN Devin Mesoraco (13) Andrew Cooper (7) KCA Narshiko Sato (22)
Richard Ross (9) Ken Franks (16) Maikol Gonzalez (14) Charles Jones (1)
CIN SP David Batista, 4.1 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 3 Ks
KCA SP Tyrell Jenkins, 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 6 Ks
KCA DH Maikol Gonzalez, 3-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

Pittsburg Pirates SP Wilmer Font allows 3 hits and strikes out 8 over 8 innings in a 1-0 win over the Yankees. The 33 year old Font is 7-3 with a 3.50 ERA in 17 starts.

July 2nd, 2023

Cincinnati 9 Kansas City 2
W Alejandro Santiago (4-8) L Jose Martinez (5-5)
HR CIN Billy Anderson (19) Andrew Cooper (8) KC Narshiko Sato (23)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 9 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 8 Ks
KC SP Jose Martinez, 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 7 Ks
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs
CIN RF Billy Anderson, 3-5, 2 R, 1 RBI

Louisville Bats (AAA) C Carlos Bonilla extends his hitting streak to 20 games today in a 11-10 win over Toledo. The 25 year old Reds prospect is hitting .344 with 10 HRs and 44 RBIs in 54 games. Bonilla was also named the International Leagues Player of the Week.

Minnesota Twins RF Richard Orr was named the AL Player of the Week. The 29 year old Orr is hitting .293 with 10 HRs and 35 RBIs in 78 games this season.

Colorado Rockies 3B Clarence Barnard was named the NL Player of the Week. The 25 year old Barnard is hitting .292 with 15 HRs and 36 RBIs in 75 games this season.

July 3rd, 2023

The Reds are off today.

Cincinnati Reds CF Javier Martinez was activated from the 60 day DL and placed on a rehab assignment. The 21 year old Martinez has been out since April 29th with a strained hamstring and was assigned to Carolina (AA)

July 4th, 2023

Los Angeles Dodgers 11 Cincinnati 3
W Gabriel Perez (9-4) L Ramon Perez (4-2)
HR LAN Gunner Wallace (14) Manny Machado (11) CIN Nate Tenbrink (12) Devin Mesoraco (14)
CIN SP Ramon Perez, 2.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 Ks
LAN 3B Gunner Wallace, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBIs
CIN C Devin Mesoraco, 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

Chicago Cubs SP Julio Teheran allows 4 hits and strikes out 11 over 7 innings in a 5-1 win over the Athletics. The 32 year old Teheran is 3-7 with a 3.70 ERA in 15 starts.

July 5th, 2023

Los Angeles 14 Cincinnati 0
W Brandon Erbe (4-1) L Ricardo Diaz (4-7)
HR LAN Hugo Crispim (11) Benjamin Gamel (4)
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 0.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 0 Ks
LAN RF Benjamin Gamel, 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBIs

Pittsburg Pirates SP Vittore Martinella allows 4 hits and strikes out 5 over 8 innings in a 3-0 win over the Rays. The 23 year old Martinella is 5-2 with a 4.79 ERA in 11 starts.

July 6th, 2023

Cincinnati 12 Los Angeles 7
W Hubert Lucas (8-4) L Albert Saldana (3-7)
HR LAN Jose Lopez (14) Manny Machado (12) CIN Trayvon Robinson (20) Jeff Williams 3 (14) Billy Anderson 2 (21) Arthur Kline (14) Andrew Cooper (9)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 7.2 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 6 Ks
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 3-5, 3 R, 6 RBIs
CIN RF Billy Anderson, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBIs

Cincinnati Reds 3B Jeff Williams goes 3 for 5 with 3 HRs and 6 RBIs in a 12-7 win over the Dodgers. The 29 year old Williams is hitting .317 with 14 HRs and 41 RBIs in 76 games.

Milwaukee Brewers LF Ronaldo Limon goes 3 for 4 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a 7-3 win over the Blue Jays. The 25 year old Limon is hitting .277 with 4 HRs and 16 RBIs in 73 games.

Louisville Bats (AAA) C Carlos Bonilla has his hitting streak snapped at 22 games in a 5-2 loss to the Gwinnett Braves. The 25 year old Bonilla is hitting .343 with 11 HRs and 46 RBIs in 57 games.

The Milwaukee Brewers have traded SP Lucio Lopez to the San Fransisco Giants for minor league SS Antonio Robles. The 26 year old Lopez is 3-4 with a 4.55 ERA in 11 starts for the Brewers while the 19 year old Robles is in Rookie ball but was the Giants 1st round selection (15th overall) in 2022.

July 7th, 2023

Cincinnati 7 Cleveland 6
W Ruben Hernandez (4-0) L Romeo Polo (1-1) S Eduardo Sanchez (12)
HR CLE Fransisco Pozos (5) Manuel Liriano (6) CIN Billy Anderson (22) Arthur Kline (15) Vicente Romero (22)
CIN SP David Batista, 4.2 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 6 Ks
CLE LF Fransisco Pozos, 4-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs
CIN RF Billy Anderson, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs

July 8th, 2023

Cleveland 7 Cincinnati 5
W Gabriel Martinez (8-6) L Alejandro Santiago (4-9) S John Simmons (1)
HR CLE Paul Criss (8) CIN Billy Anderson (23) Tony Soriano (6) Ramon Mireles (11)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 0 Ks
CLE 1B Paul Criss, 5-5, 2 R, 3 RBIs
CIN RF Billy Anderson, 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBIs

July 9th, 2023

Cleveland 5 Cincinnati 4
W Javier Olivares (7-6) L Ramon Perez (4-3) S Jose Martinez (15)
HR CLE Carlos Guzman 2 (18) Manuel Liriano (7) CIN Jeff Williams (15)
CIN SP Ramon Perez, 5.2 IP, 12 H, 4 ER, 6 Ks
CLE 3B Carlos Guzman, 4-4, 3 R, 2 RBIs
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 1-4, 1 R, 4 RBIs (Grand Slam HR)

Cincinnati Reds CF Vicente Romero left the game early and was diagnosed with a sprained thumb. The 25 year old Romero is expected to miss up to 3 weeks and was placed on the DL. The Reds promote CF Fransisco Reyes from AAA Louisville, the 25 year old Reyes is hitting .291 with 11 HRs and 48 RBIs in 62 AAA games.

Chicago White Sox LF Roberto Melendez is named the AL Player of the Week. The 30 year old Melendez is hitting .348 with 18 HRs and 72 RBIs in 85 games.

Los Angeles Dodgers SS Manny Machado was named the NL Player of the Week. The 31 year old Machado is hitting .299 with 13 HRs and 67 RBIs in 83 games.

July 10th, 2023

Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 2
W Ricardo Diaz (5-7) L Vernon Gibson (1-2) S Eduardo Sanchez (13)
HR None
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 8 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 Ks
CIN RF Billy Anderson, 3-4

NLCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL
Cincinnati Reds	46-40	0.535
Pittsburg Pirates	45-42	0.517	1 1/2
St Louis Cardinals	39-47	0.453	7
Chicago Cubs	36-50	0.419	10
Milwaukee Brewers	36-51	0.414	10 1/2
Houston Astros	33-53	0.384	13

[Big T]

July 11th, 2023



Philadelphia 9 Cincinnati 8
W Julio Rodriquez (3-0) L Manny Aranda (1-1) S Aroldis Chapman (3)
HR PHI Bobby Borchering 2 (4) Pablo Pacheco (15)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 1.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 K
PHI 3B Bobby Borchering, 3-5, 2 R, 5 RBIs
CIN C Devin Mesoraco, 3-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs

Cincinnati Reds 3B Jeff Williams extends his hitting streak to 20 games in a 9-8 loss to the Phillies. The 29 year old Williams is hitting .313 with 15 HRs and 47 RBIs in 81 games.

July 12th, 2023

Philadelphia 9 Cincinnati 3
W Bailey Pieretti (3-3) L David Batista (5-6)
HR CIN Nate Tenbrink (13) PHI Jorge Gomez (21) Nick James (29)
CIN SP David Batista, 1.2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 0 Ks
PHI CF Nick James, 3-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs
PHI 2B Tyrone Murphy, 3-4, 3 R

July 13th, 2023

Philadelphia 6 Cincinnati 4 (10)
W Tim Collins (8-2) L Jorge Martinez (1-4)
HR CIN Devin Mesoraco (15) PHI Tyrone Murphy (7) Carlos Alejo (8)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 5 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 K
PHI RF Carlos Alejo, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs
CIN C Devin Mesoraco, 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBIs

The St Louis Cardinals have traded MR Caleb Chapman to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for LF Pablo Cabrera and SP Mark Bell. The 27 year old Chapman was 3-9 with 16 saves, a 2.95 ERA in 38 (MLB) games. The 16 year old Cabrera is hitting .232 with 1 HR and 7 RBIs in 16 (R) games and the 23 year old Bell is 3-4 with a 4.19 ERA in 16 (AA) starts.

July 14th, 2023

Cincinnati 9 Pittsburg 6
W Ramon Perez (5-3) L Jordan Swagerty (8-6) S John Hechavarria (1)
HR CIN Billy Anderson (24) Arthur Kline (16) PIT Travis Poole (10)
CIN SP Ramon Perez, 6.1 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 5 Ks
CIN LF Billy Anderson, 1-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 3-5, 2 R

July 15th, 2023

Cincinnati 4 Pittsburg 1
W Ricardo Diaz (6-7) L Vittore Martinella (6-3) S Eduardo Sanchez (14)
HR CIN Nate Tenbrink (14) Trayvon Robinson (21) Wil Romero (8)
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 Ks
CIN 3B Nate Tenbrink, 3-4, 2 R, 1 RBI
CIN 2B Wil Romero, 3-5, 1 R, 1 RBI

July 16th, 2023

Pittsburg 7 Cincinnati 1
W Jorge Arvizy (7-5) L Hubert Lucas (8-5)
HR PIT Gustavo Marquez (10) Simon Rayborn (3) Rafael Leon (4)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 2.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 Ks
PIT SP Jorge Arvizy, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 6 Ks
PIT C Gustavo Marquez, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBIs

Cincinnati Reds 3B Jeff Williams has his hitting streak snapped at 23 today in a 7-1 loss to the Pirates. The 29 year old Williams is hitting .306 with 15 HRs and 48 RBIs in 86 games.

Minnesota Twins 3B Juan Benetiz was named the AL Player of the Week. The 27 year old Benetiz is hitting .370 with 23 HRs and 67 RBIs in 56 games this season.

New York Mets C Slyvestre Ardizzone was named the NL Player of the Week. The 27 year old Ardizzone is hitting .294 with 21 HRs and 57 RBIs in 81 games.

July 17th, 2023

No games, All-Star Break

July 18th, 2023

No games, All-Star Break

July 19th, 2023

No games, All-Star Break

July 20th, 2023

Florida 6 Cincinnati 3
W Tyler Blandford (4-3) L Jorge Martinez (1-5) S David Cahill (26)
HR FLO Christian Yelich (10) CIN Billy Anderson (25) Arthur Kline (17)
CIN SP David Batista, 7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 8 Ks
FLO 2B Ruben Aguilar, 2-5, 1 R, 3 RBIs
FLO 1B Christian Yelich, 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs

NLCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL
Cincinnati Reds	48-45	0.516
Pittsburg Pirates	47-45	0.511	1/2
St Louis Cardinals	41-51	0.446	6 1/2
Chicago Cubs	39-53	0.424	8 1/2
Milwaukee Brewers	39-55	0.415	9 1/2
Houston Astros	36-56	0.391	11 1/2

[Big T]

Reds pre-Trade Deadline Musings




The Reds are in dire need of a quality starter...

David Batista has 1 Quality Start (QS) in his last 4
Ricardo Diaz has 3 QS in his last 4 starts
Hubert Lucas has 1 QS in his last 4.
Ramon Perez has 0 QS in his last 4
Alejandro Santiago has 1 QS in his last 6.
Our starting pitching is ranked 15 out of 16, not want is necessary for any pennant and post season chase.

What we are going to do..

We have a few players that we considerable moveable that may get us a starter, or be part of a deal to get one.
SP Alejandro Santiago- appears to be struggling since surgery
1B Jeff Williams- a free agent at season's end looking for a huge raise
MR Eduardo Sanchez- a free agent, would like to keep, but .......
MR David Brantley- a free agent, not haveing his greatest season.
C Devin Mesoraco- only if it gets us a quality starter.
3B Nate Tenbrink- now only used as a back up infielder
SS Cole Blankenship- recently acquired, 3rd on the depth chart at short
LF Tony Soriano- not getting the ABs with Robinson healthy OR
LF Trayvon Robinson- getting older and Soriano is a future option
RF Marc Ramirez- no room for Ramirez on the 40 man
MR Jose Fernandez- has some value before he gets too old
MR John Hechavarria- see above.

We can target a few teams that are out of it and see if we can work a deal on a pending Free Agent SP.

SP Jeremy Hellickson, Boston Red Sox, 3-7 4.53 18 GS 1.29 Whip
SP Gabriel Martinez, Cleveland Indians, 8-7 4.54 19 GS 1.34 Whip
SP German Gomez. Houston Astros, 0-3 5.85 ERA, 7 GS 1.95 Whip *
SP Julio Teheran, Chicago Cubs, 4-7 3.59 ERA, 17 GS 1.05 Whip
SP Jorge Gaete, Chicago Cubs, 6-8 4.71 ERA, 18 GS 1.35 Whip
SP Matt Cain, Chicago Cubs, 4-2, 3.06 ERA, 7 GS 1.17 **
SP Aus Smith, San Diego Padres, 2-7, 4.21 ERA, 20 GS, 1.29 Whip
SP Juan Lopez, Atlanta Braves, 2-12, 4.51 ERA, 19 GS, 1.31 Whip
SP Jaime Garcia, St Louis Cardinals, 8-7, 3.08 ERA, 19 GS, 1.24 Whip
SP Tyler Blandford, Miami Marlins, 4-3, 4.24 ERA, 11 GS, 1.18 Whip

* a bit of a gamble, but has a career 4.02 ERA and 1.33 Whip and is only 29 years old.

** has been used more as a MR pitcher in Chicago, has 37 appearances but is 38 years old.

So with any luck we can make a deal....

[Big T]

July 21st, 2023



Cincinnati 7 Miami 6
W David Brantley (5-0) L Clinton Phillips (1-11) S Eduardo Sanchez (15)
HR MIA Julio Perez (20) CIN Max Hughes (4)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 6.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 5 Ks
CIN C Max Hughes, 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBIs (Grand Slam HR)
MIA RF Julio Perez, 2-5, 3 R, 3 RBIs

Cincinnati Reds 3B Ramon Mireles left the game early and was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain and is expected to miss 3 weeks. The 27 year old Mireles was hitting .275 with 11 HRs and 33 RBIs. The Reds called up 1B Alfredo Torres who is hitting .345 with 18 HRs and 42 RBIs in 43 (AAA) games.

The Reds shopped SP Alejandro Santiago, 1B Jeff Williams and MR Eduardo Sanchez today. The Reds got 2 offers on Williams, but no deal was made.

The Reds attempted to make a deal on Cubs SP Julio Teheran targeting areas of concern for the Cubs, but no deal was made. The Reds attempted to negotiate with the Cubs on SP Matt Cain, we made a deal.

The Cincinnati Reds have traded MR Dave Brantley, OF Javier Martinez and SS Wayne Berry to the Chicago Cubs for SP Matt Cain and SP Manny Perez. The 30 year old Brantley is 5-0 with 3 saves and a 5.03 ERA in 47 (MLB) games, the 21 year old Martinez is hitting .367 with 5 HRs and 31 RBIs in 17 (AA) games while the 20 year old Berry is hitting .268 with 4 HRs and 24 RBIs in 59 (A) games. The 38 year old Cain is 4-2 with 2 saves, a 3.06 ERA in 7 (MLB) starts with a 1.17 Whip, the 20 year old Perez is 5-3 with a 4.47 ERA in 15 (AA) starts.

The Reds assigned Matt Cain to the Reds MLB Club.

July 22nd, 2023

Cincinnati 7 Miami 6
W Ramon Hernandez (5-0) L Hector Cortez (1-2) S John Hechavarria (2)
HR CIN Jeff Williams (16) Wil Romero (9)
CIN SP Ramon Hernandez, 6 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 2 Ks
CIN 2B Wil Romero, 2-5, 2 R, 1 RBI
CIN RF Tony Soriano, 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI

Carolina Mudcats (A) SS Jeff White hits for the Cycle today. The Reds prospect is hitting .282 with 11 HRs and 59 RBIs in 88 games this season for the Mudcats.

The Reds shopped C Devin Mesoraco- no offers, 3B Nate Tenbrink- no offers and SS Cole Blankenship- working on a deal.

The Cincinnati Reds have traded SS Cole Blankenship and MR Esteban Ochoa to the Texas Rangers in exchange for MR Pedro De La Rosa, C Sergio Martinez and SP Kevin Walsh. The 28 year old Blankenship hit .263 with 1 HR and 20 RBIs in 62 (MLB) games this season, the 25 year old Ochoa was 4-4 with 1 save, a 5.59 ERA in 53 (AAA) games. The 28 year old De La Rosa was 0-4, with 1 save, a 2.38 ERA in 41 (MLB) games this season, the 22 year old Martinez is hitting .298 with 10 HRs and 43 RBIs in 79 (A) games and the 21 year old Walsh is 6-3 with a 3.95 ERA in 18 (AA) starts.

The Reds have demoted SP Ramon Perez to AAA Louisville and assigned MR Pedro De La Rosa to the Reds MLB team.

July 23rd, 2023

Miami 6 Cincinnati 1
W Randy Anderson (3-5) Ricardo Diaz (6-8)
HR FLO Ruben Aguilar (7)
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 7 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 9 Ks
MIA 2B Ruben Aguilar, 3-5, 3 R, 1 RBI

Milwaukee Brewers 2B Clay Penn goes 3 for 5 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in a 8-5 win over the Diamondbacks. The 26 year old Penn is hitting .277 with 13 HRs and 44 RBIs in 91 games.

Texas Rangers 2B Andrew Maggi is named the AL Player of the Week. The 34 year old Maggi is hitting .216 with 21 HRs and 58 RBIs in 82 games this season.

Los Angeles Dodgers C Tony Madison was named the NL Player of the Week. The 25 year old Madison is hitting .301 with 15 HRs and 56 RBIs in 86 games.

The Reds shopped OF Tony Soriano- 1 offer, but not interested. CF Trayvon Robinson- no offers, OF Marc Ramirez- 3 offers, we make a deal.

The Cincinnati Reds have traded OF Marc Ramirez and MR Bob Mann to the Miami Marlins in exchange for OF Aaron Altherr and MR Miguel Ochoa. The 32 year old Ramirez was hitting .274 with 14 HRs and 46 RBIs in 65 (AAA) games while the 21 year old Mann was 3-0 with a 2.75 ERA in 44 (AA) games. The 32 year old Altherr is hitting .250 with 1 HR and 3 RBIs in 9 (MLB) games while the 18 year old Ochoa is 1-2 with 13 saves, a 2.21 ERA in 31 (AA) games.

July 24th, 2023

Cincinnati 5 Washington 4
W Hubert Lucas (9-5) L Curt Robinson (6-8) S Manny Aranda (1)
HR CIN Arthur Kline (18) Devin Mesoraco (16)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 4 Ks
CIN C Devin Mesoraco, 1-2, 1 R, 2 RBIs
CIN SS Arthur Kline, 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

Pittsburg Pirates RF Rafael Leon was suspended for 3 games for his aggressive behaviour toward an umpire. The 32 year old Leon is hitting .261 with 5 HRs and 22 RBIs in 46 games.

The Cleveland Indians have traded 2B Bernardo Escamilla and MR Grady Davis to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for LF Manny Mendez. The 28 year old Escamilla is hitting .165 with 10 HRs and 37 RBIs in 61 (MLB) games while the 24 year old Davis is 3-3 with 21 saves, a 2.56 ERA in 44 (AA) games. The 28 year old Mendez is hitting .257 with 10 HRs and 24 RBIs in 46 (MLB) games.

The Reds shopped MR Jesus Fernandez- 4 offers, nothing worth dealing, OF Aaron Altherr- 1 offer, not worth dealing.

July 25th, 2023

Cincinnati 7 Washington 2
W Matt Cain (5-2) L Jesus Dias (2-4)
HR WAS Ricardo Garza (21) CIN Billy Anderson (26)
CIN SP Matt Cain, 8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 5 Ks
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 3-5, 1 R, 1 RBI
CIN PH Billy Anderson, 1-1, 1 R, 3 RBIs

Minnesota Twins RF Darren Wynn collects HR number 300 today. The 31 year old Wynn is hitting .332 with 27 HRs and 71 RBIs in 86 games this season. The 31 year old Wynn started his MLB career with the Reds in 2015 and was traded to the White Sox in 2015. He was just recently traded to the Twins by the White Sox this past week. Wynn has played 1165 games in his 9th MLB season, hitting .286 with 1281 hits and 794 RBIs to go along with his 300 HRs. Wynn won a Gold Glove in 2017.

July 26th, 2023

Cincinnati 8 Washington 6 (11)
W Manny Aranda (2-1) L Jesus Dias (2-5)
HR WAS Ron Reid (22) CIN Fransisco Reyes (2) Felipe Salazar (4)
CIN SP David Batista, 4 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 Ks
CIN CF Fransisco Reyes, 3-3, 2 R, 3 RBIs
WAS CF Ron Reid, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs

July 27th, 2023

The Reds are off today

Seattle Mariners 2B Theodore Vnerd hits HR #300 today. The 32 year old Vnerd is hitting .231 with 16 HRs and 38 RBIs in 70 games this season. Vnerd started his MLB career in 2014 with the Toronto Blue Jays, with a short stop in St Louis and joined the Mariners as a Free Agent in 2020. In his 10th MLB season, he has played in 1246 games, has 1125 hits, 831 RBIs and a career .244 batting average.

July 28th, 2023

Cincinnati 11 Chicago 3
W Alejandro Santiago (5-9) L Jorge Gaete (6-9)
HR CIN Nate Tenbrink (15) Arthur Kline (19) Devin Mesoraco (17)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 Ks
CIN 2B Nate Tenbrink, 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBIs
CIN LF Trayvon Robinson, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs

Pittsburg SP Jorge Arvizy allows 3 hits and strikes out 6 over 9 innings in a 2-0 win over the Cardinals. The 29 year old Arvizy is 8-5 with a 3.32 ERA in 21 starts.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded 2B Clarence Shinski to the Chicago Cubs for MR Lorenzo Hernandez and MR Grady Davis. The 25 year old Shinski is hitting .364 with 3 HRs and 27 RBIs in 41 (AAA) games. The 28 year old Hernandez is 1-1 with 2 saves, a 3.24 ERA in 42 (MLB) games while the 24 year old Davis is 3-3 with 21 saves, a 2.56 ERA in 44 (AA) games.

July 29th, 2023

Cincinnati 6 Chicago 3
W Jorge Martinez (2-5) L Dave Brantley (5-1) S Eduardo Sanchez (16)
HR CHN Javier Martinez (2) CIN Trayvon Robinson (22) Andrew Cooper (10)
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 Ks (pulled after 70 min rain delay)
CHN LF Javier Martinez, 1-4, 2 R, 1 RBI
CIN LF Trayvon Robinson, 1-3, 2 R, 1 RBI

The Minnesota Twins have traded SS Dani Villegas to the Pittsburg Pirates in exchange for MR Jamie Gregg and OF Arturo Alvarado. The 27 year old Villegas is hitting .239 with 3 HRs and 19 RBIs in 55 games for the Twins. The 28 year old Gregg is 4-1, with 2 saves and a 3.16 ERA in 50 games for the Pirates while the 20 year old Alvarado is hitting .231 with 10 HRs and 31 RBIs in 92 (A) games.

July 30th, 2023

Chicago 5 Cincinnati 4
W Cornell Morgan (1-2) L Paul De La Rosa (0-5) S Fransisco Sotelo (15)
HR CHN Mickael Bellanger (12) CIN Andrew Cooper (11)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 Ks
CHN CF Mickael Bellanger, 2-4, 1 R, 4 RBIs
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs

Chicago White Sox 1B Patrick Harper was named the AL Player of the Week. The 29 year old Harper is hitting .292 with 26 HRs and 76 RBIs in 100 games.

New York Mets 2B Eduardo Rivera was named the NL Player of the Week. The 28 year old Rivera is hitting .328 with 12 HRs and 44 RBIs in 100 games.

July 31st, 2023

The Cincinnati Reds have activated MR Gabriel Miranda from his rehab assignment. The 25 year old Miranda was 2-0 with 7 saves and a 4.11 ERA in 15 appearances with the AAA Louisville.

The Reds are off today

The Reds have activated CF Vicente Romero from the DL and have demoted OF Fransisco Reyes to AAA Louisville. The 25 year old Reyes was hitting .464 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs in 8 games for the Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds have traded MR John Hechavarria to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for MR Alex Caldwell and MR Ray Hicks. The 30 year old Hechavarria is 3-1 with 2 saves and a 3.71 ERA in 36 games with the Reds. The 28 year old Caldwell is 2-3 with 10 saves, a 3.55 ERA in 30 (AAA) games while the 20 year old Hicks is 4-1 with 23 saves, a 2.65 ERA in 38 (AA) games.

[Big T]

August 1st, 2023 MLB Standings and NL Central Leaders



Oakland Athletics RF Shawn Robinson was named the AL Player of the Month. The 25 year old Robinson is hitting .296 with 31 HRs and 65 RBIs in 85 games.

Arizona Diamondbacks C Pedro Rodriquez was named the NL Player of the Month. The 26 year old Rodriquez is hitting .358 with 28 HRs and 98 RBIs in 92 games.

Minnesota Twins MR Esteban Ruiz was named the AL Pitcher of the Month. The 30 year old Ruiz is 5-2 with 25 saves, a 0.95 ERA in 42 games this season.

Arizona Diamondbacks SP Anastacio Jimenez was named the NL Pitcher of the Month. The 27 year old Jimenez is 11-6 with a 3.66 ERA in 22 starts this season.

Kansas City Royals 1B Dennis Arnett was named the AL Rookie of the Month. The 22 year old Arnett is hitting .313 with 6 HRs and 22 RBIs in 33 games.

Arizona Diamondbacks CF Luis Rivera was named the NL Rookie of the Month. The 22 year old Rivera is hitting .297 with 12 HRs and 59 RBIs in 99 games.

AL East	W-L	Pct	GBL		NL East	W-L	Pct	GBL
Baltimore Orioles	58-45	0.563			Philadelphia Phillies	62-39	0.614
New York Yankees	56-46	0.549	1 1/2		New York Mets	59-43	0.578	3 1/2
Tampa Bay Rays	56-46	0.549	1 1/2		Washington Nationals	56-45	0.554	6
Toronto Blue Jays	49-55	0.471	9 1/2		Miami Marlins	44-58	0.431	18 1/2
Boston Red Sox	42-59	0.416	15		Atlanta Braves	42-61	0.408	21
ALCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL		NLCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL
Minnesota Twins	61-43	0.587			Cincinnati Reds	55-47	0.539
Chicago White Sox	49-54	0.476	11 1/2		Pittsburg Pirates	52-50	0.510	3
Cleveland Indians	49-54	0.476	11 1/2		St Louis Cardinals	45-57	0.441	10
Kansas City Royals	47-56	0.456	13 1/2		Chicago Cubs	45-57	0.441	10
Detroit Tigers	37-66	0.359	23 1/2		Houston Astros	44-58	0.431	11
					Milwaukee Brewers	44-60	0.423	12
ALWest	W-L	Pct	GBL
Oakland Athletics	59-44	0.573			NL West	W-L	Pct	GBL
Seattle Mariners	58-46	0.558	1 1/2		Los Angeles Dodgers	61-41	0.598
Los Angeles Angels	54-48	0.529	4 1/2		Colorado Rockies	56-47	0.544	5 1/2
Texas Rangers	53-50	0.515	6		Arizona Diamondbacks	56-47	0.544	5 1/2
					San Diego Padres	46-57	0.447	15 1/2
					San Fransisco Giants	43-59	0.422	18

[Big T]

August 1st, 2023 NL Central Leaders

NL Central Leaders
Batting Ave					Wins
Tiziano Giolitti	HOU	0.328			Wilmer Font	PIT	10
Ramon Lopez	STL	0.326			Hubert Lucas	CIN	9
Billy Anderson	CIN	0.320			Alberto Rosales	STL	9
Home Runs					Saves
Billy Anderson	CIN	26			Steve Smith	PIT	25
Fransisco Jimenez	CHN	26			Bruce Wilson	HOU	22
Alfredo Salgado	MIL	24			Pablo Rivera	MIL	19
RBIs					Strike Outs
Billy Anderson	CIN	78			Wilmer Font	PIT	138
Fransisco Jimenez	CHN	68			Julio Teheran	CHN	130
Raul Guerra	HOU	67			Ricardo Diaz	CIN	106
SBs					ERA
Ryoma Matsumoto	MIL	36			Jaime Garcia	STL	3.03
Arturo Valenzuela	CHN	31			Wilmer Font	PIT	3.13
Javier Villa	PIT	30			Jorge Arvizy	PIT	3.32

[Big T]

August 1st, 2023 Cincinnati Reds Stats and Musings

Reds Analysis
Offense							Defense
		Curr	Mo	Prev	Mo			Curr	Mo	Prev	Mo
Batting Average		0.273	8th	0.272	8th		Earned Run Average	4.72	12th	4.48	9th
On Base		0.326	9th	0.324	11th		Starters ERA	5.45	15th	5.13	13th
Slugging		0.485	2nd	0.482	2nd		Bullpen ERA	3.60	3rd	3.45	3rd
Runs Scored		541	6th	408	5th		Runs Allowed	523	11th	374	9th
HR s		185	1st	141	1st		OPP Batting Average	0.275	13th	0.268	10th
Base on Balls		256	14th	190	14th		HRs Allowed	140	14th	104	13th
Strike Outs		761	11th	567	12th		Base on Balls	302	4th	228	4th
Stolen Bases		77	9th	67	5th		Defense Efficiency	0.674	13th	0.681	9th

After 2 straight below .500 months, July was 13-12 and more importantly ended on a 7-3 run to finish strong. Our offense still was pretty good but we added Matt Cain to the rotation for a August and September run. He is 38 years old and unlikely to be resigned, but he can help us down the stretch.

Starters	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Starts	IPs
David Batista	5-6	5.31	1.48	20	122
Ricardo Diaz	6-8	5.09	1.39	21	116
Hubert Lucas	9-5	4.84	1.43	21	113
Alejandro Santiago	5-9	5.83	1.41	20	109
Matt Cain	5-2	2.99	1.15	8	90
Armando Rico

AAA Starters	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Starts	IPs
Jorge Garcia	6-7	5.27	1.34	21	128
Sergio Romano	5-9	6.63	1.92	22	115
Bart Whinnett	5-7	4.39	1.51	21	106
Bill McCarthy	2-3	5.66	1.55	13	68
Kevin Walsh	0-2	3.29	1.39	2	13
Ramon Perez	1-0	4.26	1.97	2	12

Batista is cold, (0-2, 10.80 ERA, 5 starts 2.12 whip) he needs to be better. Diaz's ERA has dropped every month this year from 5.72 in April to 4.21 in July. Lucas struggled in July with a 7.20 ERA in 5 starts, and Santiago actually had a decent 1.31 whip and his lowest ERA in a month of 5.08. Matt Cain will hopefully bring some stability to the rotation which is inconsistant to the extreme. Could see Walsh and Whinnett before season's end, but for sure both will be on the 40 man roster next season.

Relievers	W-L	ERA	Saves	WHIP	IPs
Jorge Martinez	2-5	3.84	4	1.29	70
Paul De La Rosa	0-5	2.15	1	1.16	58
Eduardo Sanchez	4-2	1.65	16	0.95	54
Manny Aranda	2-1	3.33	1	1.34	51
Ruben Hernandez	5-0	3.80	1	1.40	45
Hunter Ashe	0-0	4.15	0	1.23	13
Gabriel Miranda	0	0.00	0	0.00	0
Mario Moran

AAA Relievers	W-L	ERA	Saves	WHIP	IPs
Tony Roman	7-1	3.50	1	1.27	69
Tim Melton	4-0	4.86	1	1.43	63
Jesus Fernandez	4-2	5.27	3	1.48	54
Larry Scott	1-2	3.76	2	1.25	52
Alex Caldwell	2-3	3.55	10	1.15	33
Anibal Sanchez	1-7	10.80	11	2.26	21
Joe McPha	1-0	4.15	1	1.27	8
John Bayley	0-0	0.00	0	0.00	0

Overall, still pleased with the pen, happy to see Miranda back, it will be interesting to see how he recovers after missing 4 months and his rehab. Tony Roman, Alex Caldwell or Larry Scott could all be potential September call ups, but either way all 3 should be invited to training camp on the 40 man roster next season.

Catchers	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Devin Mesoraco	267	0.303	17	43	0.933
Max Hughes	151	0.311	4	18	0.828

AAA Catchers	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Carlos Bonilla	316	0.332	15	61	0.907
Jose Cordero	107	0.327	3	17	0.908

4 catchers between AAA and MLB all hitting for average and with pretty good OPS's. Definitely a strength. Will likely have to move one since Cordero will be subject to Rule 5 next season. With Mesoraco signed for 2023-24 seasons and a team option for 2025, we may try to move Cordero.

Infielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Jeff Williams	352	0.304	16	53	0.862
Arthur Kline	324	0.306	19	52	0.889
Andrew Cooper	303	0.300	11	40	0.840
Wil Romero	272	0.228	9	30	0.695
Nate Tenbrink	208	0.269	15	37	0.853
Ramon Mireles	207	0.275	11	33	0.817
Alfredo Torres	12	0.250	1	3	0.940

AAA Infielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Arturo Martinez	361	0.305	4	41	0.789
Millard Gregory	339	0.307	12	59	0.848
Augusto Feliz	315	0.292	14	47	0.890
Andre Nicolle	288	0.240	10	35	0.748
Luis Romero	100	0.220	3	14	0.661
George Adams	38	0.342	3	10	1.059
Mike Green	7	0.571	0	1	1.143
Jeff White	0	0.000	0	0	0.000

The only weak bat in the infield lineup is Wil Romero, but he has been a consistant fielder. Tried to move Tenbrink, but he is signed until the end of the 2024 season at $11.0 M with a team option for 2025. Martinez, Gregory, Feliz and Romero are all on the 40 man roster, Nicole will be subject to the Rule 5 draft this winter.

Outfielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Billy Anderson	394	0.320	26	78	0.905
Trayvon Robinson	358	0.229	22	48	0.758
Vincente Romero	321	0.252	22	51	0.828
Tony Soriano	165	0.267	6	18	0.811
Felipe Salazar	82	0.171	4	13	0.570

AAA Outfielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Dan Swain	392	0.278	20	61	0.843
Fransisco Reyes	223	0.291	11	48	0.883
Pablo Moreno	179	0.302	4	30	0.776
Valentin Picard	173	0.197	10	22	0.767
Bob Sanders	64	0.250	1	8	0.664
Aaron Altherr	5	0.400	0	1	1.000

Its starting to become obvious that Trayvon Robinsons numbers are dropping career wize. Prior to this season, his season lows since becoming a full time OF were 28 HRs, 92 RBIs, a .274 batting average and a .914 OPS. Robinson is signed for 1 more season at $17.0 M then a team option for 2025. 26 year old Anderson is becoming a stud, on pace for 41 HRs and 124 RBIs and he is only in his 2nd full season. AAA's Dan Swain will be added to the 40 man roster for next season, although he could be brought up in September if necessary.

Pitching Prospects	POS	Level	Age	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Starts	IPs
Bart Whinnett	SP	AAA	22	5-7	4.39	1.51	21	106
Dave Colwill	CL	A	18	2-2	2.37	1.26	0	19
Manny Perez	SP	AA	20	6-3	4.34	1.48	17	110
Pablo Hernandez	SP	AA	23	7-6	4.09	1.29	15	94
John Bayley	CL	AA	22	4-3	2.07	1.03	0	65
Craig Henson	CL	A	21	3-5	2.25	0.95	0	44
Miguel Ochoa	CL	AA	18	1-2	2.21	1.25	0	36
Miguel Angel Cruz	CL	AA	21	2-5	5.59	1.55	0	29
Jorge Garcia	SP	AAA	25	6-7	5.27	1.34	21	128
Anibal Sanchez	CL	AA	24	3-0	2.19	1.50	0	24
Roberto Mora	SP	AA	22	7-4	4.04	1.38	18	107
Ray Hicks	MR	AA	20	4-1	2.65	1.15	0	37
Hunter Ashe	SP	AAA	24	11-1	2.52	1.09	14	96

With a flurry of trading at the deadline, the Reds pitching prospects have really improved. Ray Hicks was acquired in the John Hechavarria trade with Colorado, Miguel Ochoa was acquired in the Marc Ramirez trade to Miami, Manny Perez was obtained in the deal to get Cain, although we gave up Brantley and OF prospect Martinez. Bayley was acquired in an early July trade with Washington.

Batting Prospects	POS	Level	Age	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
George Adams	1B	AA	21	354	0.260	13	53	0.774
Chris Brooks	LF	AA	22	208	0.293	5	23	0.778
Raul Ibarra	C	AA	25	277	0.303	9	40	0.843
Javier Campos	RF	AA	20	232	0.276	8	33	0.797
Rudolf Wareham	3B	A	19	215	0.260	7	24	0.774
Gabriel Correa	C	R	20	109	0.248	4	17	0.798
Augusto Feliz	2B	AAA	25	315	0.292	14	47	0.890

Looks like I put all the focus in pitching and will need to beef up the positional players prospects.

[Big T]

August 1st, 2023



Milwaukee 13 Cincinnati 6
W Rafeal Lujan (6-9) L Matt Cain (5-3)
HR CIN Felipe Salazar (5) MIL Henry Moreno (10)
CIN SP Matt Cain, 1.2 IP, 5 H, 7 ER, 0 Ks
MIL C Henry Moreno, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBIs
MIL 2B Christian Colon, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs

St Louis Cardinals SP Alberto Rosales allows 3 hits and strikes out 13 over 8 innings in a 5-0 win over the Cubs. The 28 year old Rosales is 10-5 with a 3.50 ERA in 23 starts.

Pittsburg Pirates LF Javier Villa goes 3 for 5 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in a 13-12 loss to the Braves. The 28 year old Villa is hitting .300 with 22 HRs and 63 RBIs in 70 games.

August 2nd, 2023

Milwaukee 7 Cincinnati 5
W Octavio Ortiz (9-1) L Eduardo Sanchez (4-3)
HR CIN Billy Anderson (27) Tony Soriano (7) MIL Julian Marino (15) Guillermo Cruz (3) Richard Tinsley (9) Ryoma Matsumoto (18)
CIN SP David Batista, 7 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 5 Ks
CIN RF Billy Anderson, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs
CIN LF Tony Soriano, 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs

Cincinnati Reds CF Vicente Romero left the game early when getting injured on a defensive play. The Reds training staff say it may take a few days before a full diagnosis of his injury is known.

Tampa Bay Rays 1B Robby Scharf extends his hitting streak to 20 games. The 24 year old Scharf is hitting .300 with 2 HRs and 40 RBIs in 100 games this season.

August 3rd, 2013

Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 3
W Alejandro Santiago (6-9) L Yajirobei Shiroi (6-8) S Hunter Ashe (1)
HR CIN Andrew Cooper (12) MIL Clay Penn (16) Ryoma Matsumoto (19)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 6 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 4 Ks
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBIs
MIL 1B Clay Penn, 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs

Cincinnati Reds C Max Hughes left the game when injured while running the bases. He was diagnosed with a Strained Achilles tendon and will miss up to 2 weeks. The Reds have promoted 25 year old C Carlos Bonilla who is hitting .344 with 16 HRs and 65 RBIs in 77 (AAA) games.

Cincinnati Reds CF Vicente Romero has been diagnosed with a Strained Rib Cage muscle and will miss up to 3 weeks. This is the 2nd time on the DL for Romero this season. The Reds have called up 25 year old Fransisco Reyes who is hitting .292 with 11 HRs and 49 RBIs in 65 (AAA) games.

August 4th, 2023

Cincinnati 3 St Louis 2
W Ricardo Diaz (7-8) L Esteban Andrade (4-12) S Eduardo Sanchez (17)
HR CIN Nate Tenbrink (16)
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5 Ks
CIN 2B Nate Tenbrink, 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBIs
STL 3B Fernando Benitez, 2-4, 2 R

August 5th, 2023

St Louis 2 Cincinnati 1
W Enrique Hernandez (3-0) L Eduardo Sanchez (4-4)
HR CIN Billy Anderson (28)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 Ks
STL SP Tamasaburo Yoshioka, 7 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 Ks
CIN RF Billy Anderson, 3-2, 1 R, 1 RBI

August 6th, 2023

St Louis 4 Cincinnati 3
W Jim Maynard (6-1) L Gabriel Miranda (0-1)
HR STL Ramon Lopez (6)
CIN SP Matt Cain, 8 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 6 Ks
CIN 2B Wil Romero, 3-5, 2 RBIs
STL LF Ramon Lopez, 2-5, 2 R, 1 RBI

Boston Red Sox 2B James McFadden is named the AL Player of the Week. The 30 year old McFadden is hitting .286 with 16 HRs and 62 RBIs in 83 games.

San Diego Padres LF Fransisco Durango is named the NL Player of the Week. The 31 year old Durango is hitting .250 with 12 HRs and 38 RBIs in 90 games.

August 7th, 2023

Pittsburg 6 Cincinnati 5
W Byrce Davis (1-4) L Manny Aranda (2-2) S Steve Smith (26)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (23) PIT Gustavo Marquez (12)
CIN SP David Batista, 5,1 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 4 Ks
CIN LF Trayvon Robinson, 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs
PIT 2B Sam Randolph, 3-4, 2 RBIs

Milwaukee Brewers SP John Knowles allows 4 hits and strikes out 5 over 8 innings in a 8-0 win over the Cardinals. The 30 year old Knowles is 8-12 with a 4.35 ERA in 24 starts.

August 8th, 2023

Pittsburg 3 Cincinnati 1
W Bryce Davis (2-4) L Alejandro Santiago (6-10) S Steve Smith (27)
HR None
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 6 Ks
STL SP Mat Latos, 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 Ks (left due to injury)

Tampa Bay Rays 2B Robby Scharf has his hitting streak snapped at 22 games today. The 24 year old Scharf is hitting .296 with 2 HRs and 40 RBIs in 103 games.

Chicago Cubs LF Fransisco Jimenez will miss up to 6 weeks with a Hamstring Strain. The 30 year old Jimenez is hitting .258 with 28 HRs and 75 RBIs in 105 games.

August 9th, 2023

Pittsburg 6 Cincinnati 2
W Vittore Martinella (7-4) L Ricardo Diaz (7-9)
HR CIN Fransisco Reyes (3) PIT Jorge Martinez (6)
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 5 Ks
PIT SP Vittore Martinella, 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 7 Ks
PIT CF Aaron Glenn, 3-4, 3 RBIs

The Reds have demoted 1B Alfredo Torres to AAA Louisville. The 26 year old was hitting .214 with 1 HR and 3 RBIs in 12 games for the Reds. The Reds have activate 3B Ramon Mireles from the DL.

August 10th, 2023

Pittsburg 8 Cincinnati 2
W Wilmer Font (11-5) L Hubert Lucas (9-6)
HR CIN Jeff Williams, (17) PIT Gustavo Marquez (13) Javier Villa (24)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 3 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 Ks
PIT SP Wilmer Font, 8 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 11 Ks
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
PIT LF Javier Villa, 1-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs

NLCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL
Pittsburg Pirates	58-54	0.518
Cincinnati Reds	57-55	0.509	1
Milwaukee Brewers	51-62	0.451	7 1/2
Chicago Cubs	50-61	0.450	7 1/2
St Louis Cardinals	49-63	0.438	9
Houston Astros	46-65	0.414	11 1/2

An extremely frustrating start to August, I get 6 quality starts in 10 games and only win 2.

[Big T]

August 11th, 2023



Houston 6 Cincinnati 0
W Robbie Ray (9-9) L Matt Cain (5-4)
HR HOU Manuel Deleon (9) Jai Buggins (1)
CIN SP Matt Cain, 6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 Ks
HOU SP Robbie Ray, 8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 Ks
HOU 1B Manuel Deleon, 1-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs

Pittsburg Pirates SP Jordan Swagerty allows 3 hits and strikes out 4 over 8.1 innings in a 5-0 win over the Padres. The 34 year old Swagerty is 10-7 with a 4.72 ERA in 21 starts.

August 12th, 2023

Houston 10 Cincinnati 5
W German Gomez (2-4) L David Batista (5-7)
HR HOU Nolan Arenado (8) Henry Murdoch (16) Tiziano Giolitti (13) CIN Billy Anderson (29)
CIN SP David Batista, 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5 Ks
HOU CF Henry Murdoch, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBIs
CIN LF Billy Anderson, 2-5, 2 R, 1 RBI

Chicago Cubs SP Julio Teheran will miss 11 months with a Ruptured Ulnar Collateral Ligament. The 32 year old Teheran is 5-8 with a 3.56 ERA in 22 starts.

August 13th, 2013

Cincinnati 6 Houston 4
W Manny Aranda (3-2) L Gustavo Gamboa (2-5) S Eduardo Sanchez (18)
HR HOU Henry Murdoch (17) Raul Guerra (24) CIN Arthur Kline (20)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 6 Ks
HOU CF Henry Murdoch, 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs
CIN C Devin Mesoraco, 2-2, 2 R

Baltimore Orioles RF Jason Heyward was named the AL Player of the Week. The 34 year old Heyward is hitting .289 with 19 HRs and 84 RBIs in 111 games.

Philadelphia Phillies RF Carlos Alejo was named the NL Player of the Week. The 28 year old Alejo is hitting .372 with 12 HRs and 65 RBIs in 107 games this season.

August 14th, 2023

Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 2
W Luis Montalvo (8-4) L Ricardo Diaz (7-10) S Mario Lorenzo (25)
HR PHI Jorge Gomez (27) Pablo Pacheco (21)
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 8 Ks
PHI SP Luis Montalvo, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 Ks
CIN RF Tony Soriano, 2-3, 2 R
PHI 3B Chester Potter, 3-4, 1 R

August 15th, 2023

Philadelphia 8 Cincinnati 1
W Jose Rodriquez (9-5) L Hubert Lucas (9-7)
HR PHI Pablo Pacheco, (22) CIN Billy Anderson (30)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 1.2 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 0 Ks
PHI SP Jose Rodriquez, 8 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 Ks
PHI CF Nick James, 2-4, 3 R

August 16th, 2023

Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 2
W Jorge Martinez (3-5) L Mario Lorenzo (1-5)
HR CIN Arthur Kline (21)
CIN SP Matt Cain, 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks
CIN 2B Wil Romero, 4-4, 1 R
CIN PH Arthur Kline, 1-1, 1 R, 2 RBIs

Pittsburg Pirates SP Wilmer Font will miss up to 4 weeks with a Strained Groin Muscle. The 33 year old Font is 11-5 with a 3.29 ERA in 25 starts this season.

August 17th, 2023

The Cincinnati Reds have demoted C Carlos Bonilla to AAA Las Vegas and have activated C Max Hughes from the DL.

The Reds are off today.

August 18th, 2023

Atlanta 5 Cincinnati 2
W Juan Lopez (4-15) L Alejandro Santiago (6-11) S Julio Rosa (26)
HR CIN Ramon Mireles (12) ATL Enrique Saenz (11) Antonio Gonzalez (17) Micheal Choice (23)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 Ks
ATL RF Antonio Gonzalez, 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBIs
CIN SS Ramom Mireles, 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI

Chicago Cubs CF Arturo Valenzuela goes 5 for 6 with 1 RBI in a 9-1 win over the Rockies. The 25 year old Valenzuela is hitting .240 with 2 HRs and 17 RBIs in 102 games.

August 19th, 2023

Atlanta 5 Cincinnati 4
W Julio Rosa (4-6) L Eduardo Sanchez (4-5)
HR CIN Tony Soriano (8) Andrew Cooper (13) ATL Enrique Saenz 2 (13) Leighton Pangilinan (23) Domingo Machado (13)
CIN SP David Batista, 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 Ks
ATL 2B Enrique Saenz, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs
CIN RF Tony Soriano, 2-4, 2 R ,1 RBI

Pittsburg Pirates C Gustavo Marquez goes 2 for 5 with a HR and 6 RBIs in a 14-6 win over the Brewers. The 27 year old Gustavo is hitting .287 with 15 HRs and 65 RBIs in 101 games.

August 20th, 2023

Cincinnati 6 Atlanta 0
W Ricardo Diaz (8-10) L Edmund Kerr (1-4)
HR CIN Arthur Kline (22) Wil Romero (10)
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 8 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 5 Ks
CIN SS Arthur Kline, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs
CIN SP Ricardo Diaz, 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

Cincinnati Reds SP Ricardo Diaz left the game early with an injury while pitching. The Reds training staff say it may take a few days to determine the seriousness of the injury.

Cincinnati Reds SP Ricardo Diaz allows 5 hits and strikes out 5 over 8 innings in a 6-0 win over the Braves. The 28 year old Diaz is 8-10 with a 4.56 ERA in 25 starts.

Los Angeles Angels RF Eli Wilson was named the AL Player of the Week. The 27 year old Wilson is hitting .273 with 26 HRs and 81 RBIs in 119 games.

St Louis Cardinals LF Ramon Lopez was named the NL Player of the Week. The 28 year old Lopez is hitting .336 with 7 HRs and 43 RBIs in 107 games this season.

NLCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL
Pittsburg Pirates	65-56	0.537
Cincinnati Reds	60-61	0.496	5
Milwaukee Brewers	56-66	0.459	9 1/2
Chicago Cubs	55-66	0.455	10
Houston Astros	62-69	0.430	13
St Louis Cardinals	51-70	0.421	14

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August 21st, 2023



Cincinnati 12 Chicago 5
W Hubert Lucas (10-7) L Felix Rodriquez (0-1)
HR CIN Nate Tenbrink (17) Andrew Cooper (14) Felipe Salazar (6)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 K
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 3-5, 1 R, 3 RBIs
CIN RF Felipe Salazar, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs

Seattle Mariners 1B Brandon Allen hits HR #400 today. The 37 year old Allen is hitting .233 with 20 HRs and 76 RBIs in 117 games this season. Allen started his MLB career in 2009 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, he has since played in Pittsburg, Miami and now Seattle. In his 13 year in the MLB, he has played in 1913 games, has 1800 hits, 1150 RBIs and a .269 batting average.

Cincinnati Reds SP Ricardo Diaz has been diagnosed with Shoulder Inflamation and is expected to miss up to 4 months. The 28 year old Diaz is 8-10 with a 4.56 ERA in 25 starts. The Reds recalled MR Alex Caldwell from AAA Louisville, the 28 year old is 2-4 with 11 saves, a 3.07 ERA in 39 (AAA) games.

August 22nd, 2023

Cincinnati 6 Chicago 4
W Matt Cain (6-4) L Ernie Woods (1-3) S Eduardo Sanchez (19)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (24) Jeff Williams (18)
CIN SP Matt Cain, 8 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 5 Ks
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 3-4, 1 R, 4 RBIs
CIN 2B Nate Tenbrink, 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

August 23rd, 2023

Chicago 8 Cincinnati 3
W Cisco Ramos (8-8) L David Batista (5-8)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (25) CHN Javier Martinez (3)
CIN SP David Batista, 4 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 5 Ks
CHN 1B Dave Morgan, 3-4, 2 R, 1 RBI
CHN 3B Rafael Miranda, 1-3, 2 R, 1 RBI

Trayvon Robinson left the game with an injury. He was injured on a defensive play and is expected to miss up to 2 weeks with Shoulder Soreness. The Reds have called up OF Valentin Picard. The 24 year old Picard is hitting .226 with 13 HRs and 36 RBIs in 83 (AAA) games.

August 24th, 2023

The Reds are off today.

New York Yankees 1B Freddie Freeman collects hit #2000 today. The 33 year old Freeman is hitting .317 with 26 HRs and 75 RBIs in 100 games this season. Freeman started his MLB career in 2010 with the Atlanta Braves. He has since been a member of the Cardinals, Red Sox and since 2021 a Yankee. In his 13th MLB season, he has played 1636 games, had 361 HRs and 1218 RBIs to go along with his .314 career average. Freeman was the 2011 NL Rookie of the Year and the 2020 AL MVP.

August 25th, 2023

Cincinnati 7 St Louis 2
W Hunter Ashe (1-0) L Alberto Rosales (11-8)
HR STL Fernando Benitez (6) CIN Nate Tenbrink (18) Arthur Kline (23)
CIN SP Hunter Ashe, 6.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 Ks
CIN RF Nate Tenbrink, 1-2, 1 R, 3 RBIs
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 2-3, 3 R

Cincinnati Reds LF Tony Soriano left the game early with an injury after a defensive play. The Reds expect to know the seriousness of the injury over the next few days.

Cincinnati Reds CF Vicente Romero was activated from the DL. The Reds have demoted OF Valentin Picard to AAA Louisville.

Pittsburg Pirates SP Mat Latos allows 5 hits and strikes out 8 over 8 innings in a 2-1 win over the Astros. The 35 year old Latos is 6-10 with a 5.91 ERA in 21 starts.

August 26th, 2023

Cincinnati 11 St Louis 3
W Hubert Lucas (11-7) L Tamasubaro Yoshioka (7-9)
HR STL Rafael Vasquez (10) Ramiro Villalobos (5) CIN Jeff Williams (19) Devin Mesoraco (18) Felipe Salazar (7)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 8 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 7 Ks
CIN LF Billy Anderson, 3-4, 4 R, 2 RBIs
CIN C Devin Mesoraco, 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBIs

Philadelphia Phillies RF Mike Stanton collects HR #400 today. The 33 year old Stanton is hitting .276 with 22 HRs and 55 RBIs in 104 games this season. Stanton started his MLB career in 2010 with the Miami Marlins (Florida at the time), he has also landed with the Dodgers, Tigers and has been a Phillie since 2022. Over 14 seasons, Stanton has played in 1529 games, has 1385 hits, 1042 RBIs and a .267 batting average.

Cincinnati Reds LF Tony Soriano has been diagnosed with a Broken Bone in his Elbow and is expected to miss up to 4 months. The Reds have Valentin Picard.

August 27th, 2023

Cincinnati 6 St Louis 2
W Matt Cain (7-4) L Cesar Martinez (0-4)
HR CIN Matt Cain (2)
CIN SP Matt Cain, 9 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 5 Ks
CIN SP Matt Cain, 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBIs
CIN SS Ramon Mireles, 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBIs

Texas Rangers 1B Gene Clayton collects HR #300 today. The 29 year old Clayton is hitting .267 with 26 HRs and 85 RBIs in 107 games this season. Clayton started his MLB career in 2015 with the Rangers, he is in his 9th season and has played 1048 games, has 1278 hits and 841 RBIs with a .307 batting average. He was selected as the 2016 AL Rookie of the Year.

Kansas City Royals LF Ed Harker was named the AL Player of the Week. The 25 year old Harker is hitting .328 with 21 HRs and 64 RBIs in 78 games this season.

Miami Marlins RF Julio Perez was named the NL Player of the Week. The 30 year old Perez is hitting .298 with 22 HRs and 67 RBIs in 112 games this season.

August 28th, 2023

Atlanta 6 Cincinnati 5
W Juan Lopez (5-16) L David Batista (5-9) S Julio Rosa (27)
HR ATL Antonio Gonzalez (19) CIN Vicente Romero (23) Andrew Cooper (15) Felipe Salazar (8) Valentin Picard (1)
CIN SP David Batista, 2.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 Ks
CIN CF Vicente Romero, 3-5, 1 R, 2 RBIs
ATL SS Orlando Silva, 2-4, 4 RBIs

August 29th, 2023

Cincinnati 8 Atlanta 1
W Alejandro Santiago (7-11) L Ricardo Muniz (7-7)
HR CIN Jeff Williams (20) Ramon Mireles (13) Arthur Kline (24) Devin Mesoraco (19) Andrew Cooper (16)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 7.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 Ks
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBIs
CIN SS Arthur Kline, 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

August 30th, 2023

Atlanta 12 Cincinnati 7
W Jesus Gamboa (5-1) L Hunter Ashe (1-1)
HR ATL Paul Hart (10) Antonio Gonzalez (20)
CIN SP Hunter Ashe, 2.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 Ks
ATL RF Antonio Gonzalez, 2-5, 2 R 2 RBIs
CIN 3B Ramon Mireles, 3-4, 3 R 1 RBI

Chicago Cubs 1B Clarence Shinski goes 5 for 5 with 2 RBIs in a 9-1 win over the Diamondbacks. The 25 year old Shinski is hitting .307 with 3 HRs and 34 RBIs in 70 games.

August 31st, 2023

Cincinnati 5 Atlanta 4 (12)
W Manny Aranda (4-2) L Martin Guevara (2-4)
HR ATL Antonio Gonzalez (21) CIN Jeff Williams (21) Valentin Picard (2)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 4 Ks
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 3-5, 2 R, 1 RBI
CIN SS Arthur Kline, 3-5, 1 R, 1 RBI

Houston Astros SP Jin-yong Kang allows 2 hits and strikes out 3 over 9 innings in a 5-0 win over the Marlins. The 29 year old Kang is 6-12 with a 5.25 ERA in 26 starts.

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September 1st, 2023 MLB Standings and NL Central Leaders



Baltimore Orioles 3B Juan Martinez is named the AL Player of the Month. The 31 year old Martinez is hitting .266 with 23 HRs and 77 RBIs in 98 games.

Atlanta Braves 1B Leighton Pangilinan was named the NL Player of the Month. The 32 year old Pangilinan is hitting .272 with 25 HRs and 65 RBIs in 119 games.

Minnesota Twins SP Juan Sanchez was named the AL Pitcher of the Month. The 22 year old Sanchez is 11-4 with a 3.53 ERA in 23 starts this season.

New York Mets SP Mario Medina was named the NL Pitcher of the Month. The 28 year old Medina is 16-4 with a 4.08 ERA in 27 starts this season for the Mets

Baltimore Orioles 1B Orkut Koprulu was named the AL Rookie of the Month. The 26 year old Koprulu is hitting .257 with 14 HRs and 61 RBIs in 113 games.

Atlanta Braves RF Antonio Gonzalez was named the NL Rookie of the Month. The 25 year old Gonzalez is hitting .323 with 21 HRs and 62 RBIs in 87 games.

AL East	W-L	Pct	GBL		NL East	W-L	Pct	GBL
Baltimore Orioles	76-55	0.580			Philadelphia Phillies	79-51	0.608
Tampa Bay Rays	72-58	0.554	3 1/2		New York Mets	78-52	0.600	1
New York Yankees	70-61	0.534	6		Washington Nationals	72-57	0.558	6 1/2
Toronto Blue Jays	60-72	0.455	16 1/2		Atlanta Braves	58-74	0.439	22
Boston Red Sox	56-74	0.431	19 1/2		Miami Marlins	52-79	0.397	27 1/2
ALCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL		NLCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL
Minnesota Twins	82-51	0.617			Pittsburg Pirates	72-59	0.550
Cleveland Indians	63-67	0.485	17 1/2		Cincinnati Reds	67-64	0.511	5
Chicago White Sox	62-68	0.477	18 1/2		Chicago Cubs	61-70	0.466	11
Kansas City Royals	61-71	0.462	20 1/2		Milwaukee Brewers	59-73	0.447	13 1/2
Detroit Tigers	48-83	0.366	33		Houston Astros	57-73	0.438	14 1/2
					St Louis Cardinals	55-76	0.420	17
ALWest	W-L	Pct	GBL
Seattle Mariners	72-58	0.554			NL West	W-L	Pct	GBL
Oakland Athletics	72-60	0.545	1		Los Angeles Dodgers	75-56	0.573
Los Angeles Angels	66-64	0.508	6		Arizona Diamondbacks	74-57	0.565	1
Texas Rangers	64-66	0.492	8		Colorado Rockies	68-62	0.523	6 1/2
					San Diego Padres	56-75	0.427	19
					San Fransisco Giants	55-76	0.420	20
Wild Card Race	W-L	Pct	GBL		Wild Card Race	W-L	Pct	GBL
Tampa Bay Rays	72-58	0.554			New York Mets	78-52	0.600
Oakland Athletics	72-60	0.545	1		Arizona Diamondbacks	74-57	0.565	4.5
New York Yankees	70-61	0.534	2 1/2		Washington Nationals	72-57	0.558	5 1/2
Los Angeles Angels	66-64	0.508	6		Colorado Rockies	68-62	0.523	10
Texas Rangers	64-66	0.492	8		Cincinnati Reds	67-64	0.511	11 1/2
NL Central Leaders
Batting Ave					Wins
Ramon Lopez	STL	0.334			Wilmer Font	PIT	11
Billy Anderson	CIN	0.322			Hubert Lucas	CIN	11
Aaron Glenn	PIT	0.319			Alberto Rosales	STL	11
Home Runs					Saves
Billy Anderson	CIN	30			Steve Smith	PIT	32
Fransisco Jimenez	CHN	28			Bruce Wilson	HOU	26
Alfredo Salgado	MIL	28			Pablo Rivera	MIL	25
RBIs					Strike Outs
Billy Anderson	CIN	92			Wilmer Font	PIT	154
Javier Villa	PIT	91			Alberto Rosales	STL	145
Raul Guerra	HOU	83			Julio Teheran	CHN	139
SBs					ERA
Ryoma Matsumoto	MIL	50			Wilmer Font	PIT	3.29
Javier Villa	PIT	48			Jamie Garcia	STL	3.32
Arturo Valenzuela	CHN	43			Julio Teheran	CHN	3.56

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September 1st, 2023 Cincinnati Reds Stats and Musings

Reds Analysis
Offense							Defense
		Curr	Mo	Prev	Mo			Curr	Mo	Prev	Mo
Batting Average		0.273	7th	0.273	8th		Earned Run Average	4.75	12th	4.72	12th
On Base		0.326	10th	0.326	9th		Starters ERA	5.39	16th	5.45	15th
Slugging		0.478	2nd	0.485	2nd		Bullpen ERA	3.72	4th	3.60	3rd
Runs Scored		672	7th	541	6th		Runs Allowed	668	11th	523	11th
HR s		226	1st	185	1st		OPP Batting Average	0.275	13th	0.275	13th
Base on Balls		321	14th	256	14th		HRs Allowed	177	14th	140	14th
Strike Outs		57	11th	761	11th		Base on Balls	378	5th	302	4th
Stolen Bases		101	5th	77	9th		Defense Efficiency	0.576	15th	0.674	13th

After a dreadful month, its hard to find any positives but our starting pitchers ERAs dropped slightly. The Reds went 12-17 for the month of August and started the month with a 3 game lead on Pittsburg and now find ourselves 5 back of those same Pirates.

Starters	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Starts	IPs
Ricardo Diaz	8-10	4.55	1.37	31	178
David Batista	5-9	5.78	1.50	26	151
Hubert Lucas	11-7	5.19	1.44	27	144
Alejandro Santiago	7-11	5.44	1.39	25	139
Matt Cain	7-4	3.59	1.24	14	130
Hunter Ashe	1-1	4.08	1.29	2	28
Armando Rico		2 more months

AAA Starters	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Starts	IPs
Jorge Garcia	9-7	4.79	1.31	27	165
Sergio Romano	7-12	6.85	1.88	29	157
Bart Whinnett	9-7	3.99	1.42	26	137
Bill McCarthy	2-3	5.66	1.55	13	68
Kevin Walsh	1-4	4.59	1.55	8	49
Ramon Perez	5-1	5.57	1.79	8	42

Hunter Ashe has joined the rotation with the injury to Ricardo Diaz, he was 1-1 with a 4.02 ERA. He had one good start and one aweful so the jury is out on whether he will become a MLB quality starter. David Batista continues to struggle, he was 0-3 with a 7.76 ERA in 6 starts in August, although better than July. Hubert Lucas was a little better with a 2-2 record and 6.46 ERA in 6 starts, but he still needs to get better. Alejandro Santiago continues to improve as the season goes, he was 2-2 with a 3.99 ERA in 5 starts with a 1.30 Whip. Matt Cain wasnt spectacular, but was consistant as he was 2-2 with a 4.95 ERA in 6 starts. What really hurts is that Diaz is done for the season just as he was getting hot, he was 2-2 with a 2.30 ERA in 4 August starts. Jorge Garcia will get promoted, as will Ramon Perez. Although Bart Whinnett was not expected to reach the 40 man roster until next season, the Rule 5 draft eligible Whinnett will also get the call up and see if he can help push the Reds into the playoffs.

Relievers	W-L	ERA	Saves	WHIP	IPs
Jorge Martinez	3-5	3.89	4	1.25	90
Paul De La Rosa	0-5	3.15	1	1.30	68
Manny Aranda	4-2	3.19	1	1.29	67
Eduardo Sanchez	4-5	2.32	19	1.00	66
Ruben Hernandez	5-0	3.40	1	1.42	53
Gabriel Miranda	0-1	2.87	0	0.89	15
Alex Caldwell	0-2	7.62	0	1.92	13
Mario Moran		2 more months

AAA Relievers	W-L	ERA	Saves	WHIP	IPs
Tony Roman	9-2	3.34	1	1.21	89
Tim Melton	5-0	4.07	1	1.32	79
Jesus Fernandez	4-2	4.40	3	1.40	71
Larry Scott	2-3	3.88	4	1.28	69
Anibal Sanchez	3-8	8.10	17	2.01	33
Joe McPha	1-0	2.92	1	1.14	12

Alex Caldwell is to new to rate, pitched 1.2 innings for the Reds, Paul De La Rosa struggles in August with a 9.00 ERA in 10 innings, Sanchez as well was not great, he had a 5.56 ERA in 11 innings but a respectable 1.24 whip. Manny Aranda was a bright spot, he was 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA and 1.10 whip in 16 innings as was Ruben Hernandez 1.13 ERA in 8 innings. Workhorse, Jorge Martinez had a 4.05 ERA in 20 innings with a real nice 1.10 whip while Gabriel Miranda appears to have recovered well from his long term injury and had a 2.87 ERA and 1.17 whip in 12 innings. The Reds will call up Jesus Fernandez for the stretch drive. Rule 5 draft eligible Tony Roman will also get the call and added to the 40 man roster.

Catchers	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Devin Mesoraco	358	0.265	19	50	0.821
Max Hughes	163	0.313	4	21	0.830

AAA Catchers	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Carlos Bonilla	379	0.346	20	80	0.947
Raul Ibarra	112	0.259	3	14	0.743

Max Hughes only had 12 at bats as Mesoraco got most of the playing time at catcher. Mesoraco did not have a good month, he hit only .154 with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs. Carlos Bonilla will also get the recall to the Majors.

Infielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Jeff Williams	426	0.310	21	72	0.890
Andrew Cooper	419	0.301	16	54	0.839
Arthur Kline	411	0.304	24	62	0.887
Wil Romero	357	0.241	10	36	0.707
Nate Tenbrink	274	0.270	18	48	0.829
Ramon Mireles	257	0.288	13	40	0.844

AAA Infielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Arturo Martinez	452	0.299	5	50	0.763
Millard Gregory	449	0.301	16	77	0.839
Augusto Feliz	426	0.296	19	69	0.895
Andre Nicolle	324	0.228	10	40	0.724
Alfredo Torres	209	0.340	20	60	.1.125
Luis Romero	185	0.270	9	32	0.828
George Adams	149	0.242	6	21	0.710

Andrew Cooper had another good month, hitting .302 with 5 HRs and 14 RBIs, Jeff Williams was even better with his .338, 5 HRs and 19 RBI month. After missing some time with injury, Ramon Mireles came out a swinging, he was .340 with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs in 18 games. At 36 years of age, Tenbrink is a nice utility guy and can still swing the bat, he hit .273 with 3 HRs and 11 RBIs in August. When Arthur Kline debuted last year, the expectations for him were not very high, but he has exceeded them all real nicely and hit .299 with 5 HRs and 10 RBIs last month. Wil Romero is mostly a defensive specialist, but contributed with the bat in August hitting .282 with 1 HR and 6 RBIs. The Reds will promote Alfredo Torres, Augusto Feliz, Arturo Martinez, Luis Romero and Millard Gregory from AAA.

Outfielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Billy Anderson	497	0.322	30	92	0.896
Trayvon Robinson	432	0.225	25	55	0.740
Vincente Romero	342	0.260	23	54	0.835
Tony Soriano	217	0.290	8	26	0.858
Felipe Salazar	132	0.174	8	20	0.617
Fransisco Reyes	48	0.313	3	5	0.949
Valentin Picard	18	0.278	2	3	0.927

AAA Outfielders	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
Dan Swain	482	0.286	27	76	0.886
Pablo Moreno	224	0.317	5	32	0.810
Bob Sanders	106	0.264	1	9	0.656
Aaron Altherr	63	0.254	2	9	0.693
Eric Cameron	6	0.167	0	0	0.542

Injuries have crept into the outfield and we are going to need to seem other guys help Anderson and Vicente Romero. It was nice to see Romero's bat back in the lineup after his injury and he prompty hit .381 with 1 HR and 3 RBIs in 6 games. Fransisco Reyes stats look good over all but he was not good in August only hitting .100 in 20 at bats. Valentin Picard certainly hit better with the Reds then he did in AAA. Anderson is still the best hitter on the team and he hit .330 with 4 HRs and 14 RBIs in August. Trayvon Robinson will be back in a week, he is definitely having an off season and before he got hurt only hit .203 with 3 HRs and 7 RBIs in 21 August games. Tony Soriano is done for the season, he was heating up in August with a .365 average and 2 HRs and 8 RBIs in only 52 at bats. The Reds will call up Aaron Altherr from AAA but will also add Rule 5 eligible Pablo Moreno and Dan Swain.

Pitching Prospects	POS	Level	Age	W-L	ERA	WHIP	Starts	IPs
Bart Whinnett	SP	AAA	23	9-7	3.99	1.42	26	137
Dave Colwill	CL	R	18	1-1	5.18	1.60	0	24
Manny Perez	SP	AA	20	10-4	3.80	1.45	23	146
Pablo Hernandez	SP	AA	23	8-9	3.96	1.26	21	131
John Bayley	CL	AA	22	4-4	2.25	1.08	0	76
Craig Henson	CL	A	22	4-5	1.99	0.99	0	54
Miguel Ochoa	CL	AA	18	1-2	2.21	1.25	0	36
Miguel Angel Cruz	CL	AA	21	2-5	3.83	1.39	0	42
Jorge Garcia	SP	AAA	25	9-7	4.79	1.31	27	165
Anibal Sanchez	CL	AAA	24	3-8	8.10	2.01	0	33
Roberto Mora	SP	AA	22	9-5	4.99	1.55	24	131
Ray Hicks	MR	AA	20	4-1	2.65	1.15	0	37

Bart Whnnett and Jorge Garcia's time is now, they both got called up by the Reds for the stretch run. The Reds will have some off season decisions to make as SP Pablo Hernandez, Craig Henson, Anibal Sanchez and Roberto Mora are all Rule 5 Draft eligible.

Batting Prospects	POS	Level	Age	AB	AVE	HR	RBI	OPS
George Adams	1B	AA	21	358	0.260	14	54	0.781
Chris Brooks	LF	AA	22	233	0.292	7	28	0.789
Raul Ibarra	C	AA	25	291	0.299	9	40	0.834
Javier Campos	RF	AA	20	349	0.258	12	45	0.759
Rudolf Wareham	3B	AA	19	268	0.213	3	28	0.598
Gabriel Correa	C	R	20	162	0.247	7	22	0.839
Augusto Feliz	2B	AAA	25	426	0.296	19	69	0.895
Dan Swain	RF	AAA	25	482	0.286	27	76	0.886

Dan Swain was called up to the Majors as was Augusto Feliz. Other Reds off season decisions will need to be made for Rule 5 Draft eligible Javier Campos and Raul Ibarra.

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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.

[Big T]

September 11th, 2023



Cincinnati 12 Houston 4
W Matt Cain (10-4) L Tyler Hanks (1-1)
HR HOU Tizaino Giolitti (17) Raul Guerra (30) CIN Billy Anderson (34) Devin Mesoraco (21) Wil Romero (11)
CIN SP Matt Cain, 6.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 7 Ks
CIN SS Wil Romero, 1-1, 1 R, 4 RBIs (Grand Slam HR)
CIN LF Billy Anderson, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs

Pittsburg Pirates LF Javier Villa goes 4 for 6 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs in a 13-3 win over the Cubs. The 28 year old Villa is hitting .208 with 31 HRs and 103 RBIs in 107 games.

September 12th, 2023

Cincinnati 4 Houston 3
W Hubert Lucas (12-8) L German Gomez (4-6) S Eduardo Sanchez (23)
HR CIN Augusto Feliz (1)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 8 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 6 Ks
CIN C Devin Mesoraco, 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
CIN RF Dan Swain, 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI

Chicago White Sox Roberto Melendez goes 3 for 4 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a 6-4 win over the Tigers. The 30 year old Melendez is hitting .355 with 26 HRs and 102 RBIs in 126 games.

September 13th, 2023

Cincinnati 15 Houston 4
W Alejandro Santiago (9-12) L Hector Ferreira (6-10)
HR HOU Tiziano Giolitti (18) Derek Woodward (14) CIN Vicente Romero 2 (25)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 Ks
CIN CF Vicente Romero, 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBIs
CIN 2B Augusto Feliz, 2-4, 3 R, 4 RBIs

Pittsburg Pirates SP Wilmer Font will miss up to 4 weeks with Elbow Inflammation. The 33 year old Font is 11-5 with a 3.25 ERA in 26 starts this season.

September 14th, 2023

The Reds are off today

September 15th, 2023

New York 12 Cincinnati 9
W Jose Parra (3-4) L Ruben Hernandez (5-1) S Roberto Valdez (36)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (28) Billy Anderson (35) Andrew Cooper (18) NYN Jose Mendez (7) Guillermo Carbajal 2 (33) Sam McCoy (7) Eduardo Rivera (16) Bryce Harper (43)
CIN SP David Batista, 0.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 0 Ks
NYN SS Guillermo Carbajal, 2-3, 3 R, 4 RBIs
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 4-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs

New York Mets SS Guillermo Carbajal goes 2 for 3 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a 12-9 win over the Reds. The 24 year old Carbajal is hitting .362 with 33 HRs and 94 RBIs in 114 games.

September 16th, 2023

Cincinnati 12 New York 9
W Jorge Martinez (4-5) L Enrique Salinas (5-5) S Eduardo Sanchez (24)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (29) Billy Anderson (36) Arthur Kline (25) Vicente Romero (26) Devin Mesoraco (22) NYN Guillermo Carbajal (34) Sam McCoy (8) Bryce Harper (44) Slyvestre Ardizzone (39)
CIN SP Bart Whinnett, 3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 Ks
CIN CF Vicente Romero, 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBIs
CIN SS Arthur Kline, 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBIs

Chicago White Sox SP Larry Baker allows 5 hits and strikes out 12 over 7.2 innings in a 6-0 win over the Indians. The 28 year old Baker is 19-8 with a 3.44 ERA in 32 starts.

September 17th, 2023

New York 8 Cincinnati 7 (11)
W Roberto Valdez, (9-3) L Alex Caldwell (0-3)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (30) Jeff Williams (24) Andrew Cooper (19) NYN Sam McCoy 2 (10) Slyvestre Ardizzone (40)
CIN SP Matt Cain, 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 0 Ks
NYN RF Sam McCoy, 3-3, 2 R, 5 RBIs (Grand Slam HR)
CIN 1B Andrew Cooper, 3-6, 1 R, 2 RBIs

Tampa Bay Rays 1B Jesus Maya is named the AL Player of the Week. The 27 year old Maya is hitting .240 with 14 HRs and 40 RBIs in 60 games this season.

Houston Astros RF Tiziano Giolitti is named the NL Player of the Week. The 28 year old Giolitti is hitting .326 with 19 HRs and 76 RBIs in 135 games this season.

September 18th, 2023

Cincinnati 6 Houston 4
W Jesus Fernandez (2-0) L German Gomez (4-7) S Tony Roman (1)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (31) Devin Mesoraco (23)
CIN SP Hubert Lucas, 3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 4 Ks
CIN CF Trayvon Robinson, 4-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs
CIN SS Arthur Kline, 5-5, 1 RBI

September 19th, 2023

Cincinnati 11 Houston 3
W Alejandro Santiago (10-12) L Hector Ferreira (6-11)
HR CIN Billy Anderson (37) Dan Swain (4) Devin Mesoraco (24) HOU Derek Woodward (15)
CIN SP Alejandro Santiago, 6.2 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks
CIN RF Dan Swain, 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBIs
CIN LF Billy Anderson, 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBIs

Cincinnati Reds RF Dan Swain goes 2 for 3 with a HR and 4 RBIs in a 11-3 win over the Astros. The 25 year old Swain is hitting .362 with 4 HRs and 10 RBIs in 17 games.

September 20th, 2023

Cincinnati 11 Houston 9
W David Batista (7-10) L Jin-Jong Kang (6-14) S Eduardo Sanchez (25)
HR CIN Trayvon Robinson (32) Dan Swain (5) Andrew Cooper (20) HOU Tiziano Giolitti (20) Raul Guerra (32)
CIN SP David Batista, 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 Ks
CIN CF Trayvon Robinson, 4-4, 4 R, 2 RBIs
CIN 3B Jeff Williams, 4-4, 3 RBIs

NLCentral	W-L	Pct	GBL
Pittsburg Pirates	84-65	0.564
Cincinnati Reds	79-70	0.530	5
Milwaukee Brewers	67-83	0.447	17 1/2
St Louis Cardinals	66-83	0.443	18
Houston Astros	65-84	0.436	19
Chicago Cubs	65-84	0.436	19

The Pirates remain on pace for 91 wins, the Reds have 13 games left and will likely need to win 12 to compete for the NL Central without some sort of Pirate collapse. The Wild Card is even a tougher reach, as the Diamondbacks are on pace for 94 wins.