Tag: Cincinnati Reds

India Homers, Cincinnati Reds Push Winning Streak to 7 Games With 10–3 Win Over Houston Astros

HOUSTON—The Cincinnati Reds fully embrace their underdog status after losing 100 games just a year ago. But if these red hot Reds keep playing this well, it’s going to be difficult to continue to see them as underdogs. Jonathan India hit a two-run homer and Will Benson had three hits and two RBIs to power…


Clayton Kershaw Strikes out 9 in Dodgers’ 6–0 Win Over Reds

CINCINNATI—Clayton Kershaw said he knew he had to do his part to stop the bleeding. Following two straight walk-off losses, the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and former league MVP pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out nine as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6–0 on Thursday afternoon to snap a…


Reds’ De La Cruz Hits 1st Homer, Dodgers Skid at 4 With 8–6 Loss

CINCINNATI—Elly De La Cruz hit a 458-foot drive for his first major league homer and Will Benson hit a game-ending home run in the ninth that lifted the Cincinnati Reds over Los Angeles 8–6 on Wednesday night, June 7, and extended the Dodgers’ losing streak to a season-high four. De La Cruz hit an 0–1…


Albert Pujols Hits 698th Homer, Helps Cards Beat Reds 6–5

ST. LOUIS—Albert Pujols hit his 698th home run, a tying two-run drive in the sixth inning that sparked the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 6–5 on Friday night. Pujols hit a first-pitch slider from Raynel Espinal 427 feet into the left-field stands for his 19th home run this season, tying the score 4–4….