Athletics meet the Rangers after Butler's 3-home run game
The Oakland Athletics take on the Texas Rangers after Lawrence Butler hit three home runs on Thursday in a 10-9 loss to the RedsAUGUST 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI REDS 77-85 · 4TH IN NL CENTRAL
77-85 · 4TH IN NL CENTRAL
Reds upbeat heading into doubleheader vs. Brewers Nine games out of the final National League wild-card spot with just 28 games to go, the Cincinnati Reds are on life support heading into a...
AUGUST 30 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Reds upbeat heading into doubleheader vs. Brewers Nine games out of the final National League wild-card spot with just 28 games to go, the Cincinnati Reds are on life support heading into a...
AUGUST 30 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
MLB roundup: Reds overtake A's with 9th-inning rally TJ Friedl hit a two-run, walk-off single with the bases loaded to cap a three-run bottom of the ninth as the host Cincinnati Reds rallied fo...
AUGUST 30 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Cincinnati Reds Legend Makes Bold Claim About Current Superstar Elly De La Cruz has only been in Cincinnati for a little over a year.
AUGUST 30 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Yosver Zulueta - Back in Cincy Zulueta was recalled by the Reds on Thursday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
Impact Zulueta has spent the majority of his season at Triple-A Louisville but will be back to provide depth in the Reds' bullpen. Across 11.2 innings in the majors, he's maintained a 3.09 ERA and 1.20 WHIP with an 11:5 K:BB.
AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE
TJ Friedl lifts Reds to wild comeback against Athletics TJ Friedl hit a two-run, walk-off bases-loaded single to cap a three-run bottom of the ninth as the host Cincinnati Reds rallied for a wild...
AUGUST 30 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Pleasanton's TJ Friedl rallies Reds past the A's despite Lawrence Butler's three homers Oakland A’s win two of three from Reds behind Butler’s five-homer series; visit to Bruce Bochy and Texas Rangers starts Friday.
AUGUST 30 • MERCURYNEWS.COM
Will Benson - Goes yard again Thursday Benson went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Athletics.
Impact Benson got the Reds on the board with his third-inning homer. This was his second game in a row with a homer, which could help his case for playing time down the stretch, but he's still unlikely to see anything more than a part-time role. The outfielder has gone 6-for-31 (.194) in August, which is right in line with his .195 average for the year. He's added 14 homers, 42 RBI, 37 runs scored and 14 stolen bases with a .676 OPS across 352 plate appearances. Even as a lefty hitter, Benson has had to share right field with a trio of right-handed hitters in Santiago Espinal, Rece Hinds and Amed Rosario.
AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE
TJ Friedl hits a game-ending single as the Reds rally past the A's for a 10-9 win
TJ Friedl capped Cincinnati’s three-run ninth inning with a two-run single, and the Reds beat Lawrence Butler and the Oakland Athletics 10-9AUGUST 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tyler Stephenson - Stays hot Thursday Stephenson went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Athletics.
Impact Stephenson extended his hitting streak to 13 games, a span in which he's gone 20-for-51 (.392) with three homers, five doubles, 10 RBI and 13 runs scored. This was his fifth multi-hit effort during the streak. Stephenson is up to a .265/.341/.478 slash line with 18 homers, 55 RBI, 62 runs scored, 23 doubles and one stolen base over 113 contests this season. He's been held hitless just four times over 23 games in August.
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Alexis Díaz - Blows save Thursday Diaz allowed three runs on three hits and a walk while failing to record an out, taking a blown save in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Athletics.
Impact Diaz has blown his last two save chances and hasn't converted one since Aug. 13. He served up a solo home run to Lawrence Butler and a two-run single to Seth Brown before he was pulled from the contest, and Emilio Pagan was able to prevent any further damage. The Reds then rallied for three runs in their half of the frame to spare Diaz from the loss. Diaz is now 24-for-28 in save chances this year while pitching to a poor 4.86 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 46:28 K:BB across 46.1 innings. The homer he allowed Thursday was the career-high sixth he's given up this year, which is more concerning given this is also Diaz's smallest workload in his three-year career.
AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE
Julian Aguiar - Struggles versus Athletics Aguiar allowed six runs on 10 hits and a walk while striking out one over four innings in a no-decision versus the Athletics on Thursday.
Impact Aguiar allowed three home runs, including two to Lawrence Butler. This was the worst of Aguiar's first three major-league starts, though this was his first start at home in Cincinnati's hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park. Aguiar now has a 6.43 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 7:4 K:BB across 14 innings. The Reds have dealt with a significant number of injuries to starting pitchers this year, so Aguiar has a chance to stick in the rotation over the final month of the season. He's tentatively projected to make his next start at home versus the Astros.
AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE
Cincinnati Reds Pitch Aguiar Trying to Avoid Sweep vs. Athletics The Cincinnati Reds haven’t been swept by the Oakland Athletics since June 2004.
AUGUST 29 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Brandon Leibrandt - Selected from Louisville The Reds selected Leibrandt's contract from Triple-A Louisville on Thursday.
Impact Leibrandt has spent all season in Triple-A, where he owns a 4.46 ERA and 1.30 WHIP through 76.2 innings across 16 starts. The 31-year-old southpaw will likely work out of the bullpen as he returns to the majors for the first time since 2020, replacing Casey Kelly.
AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE
Casey Kelly - Designated for assignment The Reds designated Kelly for assignment Thursday.
Impact Kelly had one terrific outing and one poor one with the Reds in his first major-league action since 2018. He's being sent out in favor of a much-needed fresh arm in Brandon Leibrandt.
AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE
Noelvi Marte - Resting Thursday Marte isn't in the Reds' lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
Impact Marte will sit down for a second consecutive game after going 7-for-21 with a homer and two RBI across his last six contests. While he rests, Santiago Espinal will start at third base with Will Benson manning right field.
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Sal Stewart - Out with hand/wrist injury High-A Dayton placed Stewart on the 7-day injured list July 17 with a hand injury, MLB.com reports.
Impact There are some message board posts suggesting Stewart tore a tendon in his wrist and had surgery, but there hasn't been any firm reporting on that. Nonetheless, it seems quite possible Stewart's season is over, as he hasn't played since July 14. Stewart is capable of playing third and second base and slashed .279/.391/.454 with eight home runs, 10 steals, a 14.8 percent walk rate and a 16.9 percent strikeout rate in 80 games for the Dragons.
AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE
Dominic Smith - Makes fourth straight start Smith started at first base and went 0-for-2 in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to Oakland.
Impact Smith made his fourth consecutive start and fifth in six games since joining the Reds. All of those starts have come against right-handers, either at first base or designated hitter. A regular role is nice, but Smith is just 2-for-16 with eight strikeouts since signing with the team.
AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE
Will Benson - Homers in loss Benson went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Athletics.
Impact Benson's three-run home run capped a six-run seventh inning that brought the Reds all the way back from a 5-0 deficit, but they couldn't hold on for the win. The home run was Benson's first in 16 games and 13th of the season. The lefty-hitting outfielder is batting .193 with a .664 OPS and sees only sporadic playing time against right-handers.
AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE
Athletics take 3-game win streak into matchup with the Reds
The Oakland Athletics are looking to keep a three-game win streak intact when they take on the Cincinnati RedsAUGUST 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
A's seek fourth straight win, series sweep vs. reeling Reds The Oakland Athletics aim to extend their winning streak to four games on Thursday when they vie for a three-game series sweep of the reelin...
AUGUST 29 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
How to Watch Reds vs. Athletics: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 29
Preview the August 29 matchup between the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.AUGUST 29 • DATA SKRIVE
'We lost it together': Reds come up short despite spirited comeback CINCINNATI – A season ago, a late-inning Will Benson home run and bat flip would have been enough to cap a thrilling and improbable comeback...
AUGUST 29 • MLB.COM
McCoy: Reds rally from 5-0 deficit, but still fall to A's Of all the excruciating defeats suffered this season by the Cincinnati Reds, Wednesday night’s 9-6 reversal to the Oakland Athletics ranks i...
AUGUST 29 • DAYTONDAILYNEWS.COM
