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Sam Moll - Earns win Moll (2-3) allowed one hit and one walk while striking out two over two scoreless innings to earn the win over Cleveland on Tuesday.

Impact Moll and others in the bullpen combined for six scoreless innings, giving the offense a chance to overcome a disastrous outing from starter Hunter Greene. Moll has not allowed a run over his last 19 appearances (18 innings) and sports a shiny 0.76 ERA across 23.2 innings since being acquired by the Reds at the trade deadline.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

T.J. Friedl - Having monster finish Friedl went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run, and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 11-7 win over the Guardians.

Impact Friedl homered for a fourth consecutive game and extended a hit streak to seven contests, during which he's 10-for-25 with seven walks, five extra-base hits, eight RBI, two steals and six runs scored. The outfielder, who had slumped since the All-Star break, has bounced back in September just as he reached a career high in plate appearances. Friedl's slashing .348/.471/.768 in 23 games this month.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians, Reds Combine For Eight Home Runs The Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds went back and forth with the long ball in the series opener.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Christian Encarnacion-Strand - Homers keep coming Encarnacion-Strand went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 11-7 win over Cleveland.

Impact Encarnacion-Strand smacked a two-run home run as part of the Reds' three-run third inning, which helped the team survive an early onslaught by the Guardians. The rookie is making a case as the team's best hitter down the stretch. The home run was Encarnacion-Strand's sixth in the last eight games, during which he's slashing .367/.406/.967 with 12 RBI. For the season, he has 12 homers over 59 games.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Luke Maile - Contributes to comeback win Maile went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 11-7 win over the Guardians.

Impact Maile and the rest of the lineup overcame a short outing from starter Hunter Greene (three IP, seven runs, three HR). The journeyman catcher belted a solo home run in the third third inning then lashed a two-run single in the fifth which plated the game-winning run. Maile has six home runs, 25 RBI and a .723 OPS over 75 games.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians host the Reds on home losing streak

The Cleveland Guardians play the Cincinnati Reds looking to break a three-game home skid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

If you thought last night's MLB slate was thrilling, there's more in store Tuesday night, as we anticipated, ended up being a most eventful evening of baseball, with the Phillies clinching a playoff spot, the Brewer...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • MLB.COM

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • MLB.COM

Rally Reds beat Guardians to keep playoff hopes alive as Elly De La Cruz ends drought The Reds' heavily used bullpen, the culprit in some recent losses, stood strong Tuesday in relief of beleaguered starter Hunter Greene.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Guardians vs. Reds Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 27

Preview the September 27 matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • DATA SKRIVE

De La Cruz homers twice, Reds boost slim playoff hopes with win over Guardians CLEVELAND — Rookie Elly De La Cruz had his first two-homer game and drove in four runs, Luke Maile had three RBIs and the Cincinnati Reds im...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • DAYTONDAILYNEWS.COM

Elly De La Cruz clubs 2 HRs as Reds top Guardians Elly De La Cruz went deep twice for his first career multi-homer performance on Tuesday, lifting the visiting Cincinnati Reds to an 11-7 vic...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

MLB Playoff Watch: Ranking the lineups of every contender

While several teams fight for their postseason lives, which contenders offer the most fearsome and formidable lineups heading into October?

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guardians' early offensive fireworks fizzle in 11-7 loss to persistent Reds The Guardians hit three home runs, but couldn't keep pace with the Reds' offense.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • CLEVELAND.COM

Elly De La Cruz homers twice, Reds boost slim playoff hopes with 11-7 win over Guardians

Rookie Elly De La Cruz had his first two-homer game and drove in four runs, Luke Maile had three RBIs and the Cincinnati Reds improved their slim playoff hopes with an 11-7 victory...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cleveland Guardians, Cincinnati Reds starting lineups for Sept. 26, 2023: Game No. 158 Lucas Giolito and the Guardians take on the Reds at Progressive Field.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • CLEVELAND.COM

McLain aggravates oblique injury, won't return in regular season The Reds will be without Matt McLain as the regular season winds down due to a setback in the rookie infielder's recovery from the right obl...

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • MLB.COM

Matt McLain - Shut down with oblique injury McLain aggravated his right oblique Sunday and has been ruled out for the remainder of the regular season, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Impact McLain was on the cusp of returning to the Reds following a nearly four-week absence for a right oblique strain, but the injury reappeared as he was playing in a minor-league rehab game this weekend with Triple-A Louisville. A fresh round of imaging scans taken Monday revealed it to be a Grade 2 strain, so he can probably be ruled out for a potential postseason run as well. The 24-year-old infielder finishes his rookie campaign with a .290/.357/.507 batting line, 16 homers, 50 RBI, 14 steals and 65 runs scored in 89 major-league games.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Reds vs. Guardians prediction: Hunter Greene won't match up with Lucas Giolito A larger sampling shows Greene has given up 17 runs over his past 30 innings.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • NYPOST.COM

Matt McLain - Not activated Tuesday McLain (oblique) will not be activated from the injured list ahead of Tuesday's game at Cleveland, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Impact McLain apparently needs at least one more day to recover from the right oblique strain that sent him to the IL in late August. The 24-year-old infielder spent the weekend on a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville and went 1-for-6 with a single, a walk and three strikeouts.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jake Fraley - Out of lineup Tuesday Fraley is absent from the lineup Tuesday versus the Guardians.

Impact Spencer Steer, TJ Friedl and Will Benson will start across the outfield for the visiting Reds as Joey Votto fills the DH role. Fraley has slashed just .233/.327/.326 in 49 plate appearances since returning Sept. 1 from a stress fracture in his left fourth toe. The injury is expected to eventually require a surgical repair.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tyler Stephenson - Takes seat Tuesday Stephenson is out of the lineup Tuesday at Cleveland.

Impact Luke Maile will start at catcher and bat ninth for the Reds as they take on the Guardians and right-hander Lucas Giolito. Stephenson went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Sunday's series finale versus the Pirates and carries a disappointing .698 OPS through 504 plate appearances this season.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Cleveland Guardians vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, pitching matchups The Ohio Cup is up for grabs as the Reds come to Cleveland trying to win a NL wild card spot.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • CLEVELAND.COM

Guardians host the Reds to start 2-game series

The Cleveland Guardians host the Cincinnati Reds to start a two-game series

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Aaron Judge, Juan Soto headline Ben Verlander's team of the week

Some of the game's top stars put on strong performances to land spots on Ben Verlander's latest team of the week.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023