Cubs first. Ian Happ flies out to left field to Jesse Winker. Anthony Rizzo homers to right field. Javier Baez strikes out on a foul tip. Kyle Schwarber homers to left field. Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 2, Reds 0.Reds second. Eugenio Suarez homers to left field. Mike Moustakas called out on strikes. Matt Davidson lines out to second base to Anthony Rizzo. Freddy Galvis pops out to shallow infield to Anthony Rizzo.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 2, Reds 1.Reds fourth. Jesse Winker homers to right field. Eugenio Suarez doubles to deep left center field. Mike Moustakas lines out to center field to Ian Happ. Matt Davidson singles to right center field. Eugenio Suarez scores. Freddy Galvis grounds out to shallow infield, David Bote to Anthony Rizzo. Matt Davidson to second. Jose Garcia strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 3, Cubs 2.Reds fifth. Tucker Barnhart pops out to third base to David Bote. Shogo Akiyama... [More]

Reds second. Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging. Mike Moustakas singles to right center field. Freddy Galvis hit by pitch. Mike Moustakas to second. Mark Payton flies out to deep center field to Avisail Garcia. Kyle Farmer singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Freddy Galvis to third. Mike Moustakas scores. Tucker Barnhart singles to center field. Kyle Farmer to third. Freddy Galvis scores. Shogo Akiyama grounds out to shallow infield, Keston Hiura to Jedd Gyorko.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 2, Brewers 0.Reds fifth. Tucker Barnhart grounds out to shallow right field, Orlando Arcia to Jedd Gyorko. Shogo Akiyama walks. Nick Castellanos doubles to deep center field. Shogo Akiyama scores. Jesse Winker doubles to right field. Nick Castellanos scores. Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging. Mike Moustakas walks. Freddy Galvis strikes out swinging.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 4, Brewers 0.Reds seventh. Jesse Winker singles to center field. Eugenio Suarez homers to left field. Jesse Winker scores. Mike Moustakas singles to center field. Freddy Galvis pops out to shallow infield to Justin Smoak. Mark Payton strikes out swinging. Kyle Farmer strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 6, Brewers 0.

Reds second. Mike Moustakas pops out to first base to Justin Smoak. Freddy Galvis walks. Mark Payton strikes out swinging. Jose Garcia singles to shallow infield. Freddy Galvis to second. Curt Casali singles to third base. Jose Garcia to second. Freddy Galvis scores. Shogo Akiyama grounds out to shallow infield, Eric Sogard to Justin Smoak.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 1, Brewers 0.Reds third. Nick Castellanos homers to center field. Jesse Winker homers to left field. Eugenio Suarez singles to left field. Mike Moustakas grounds out to shallow infield. Eugenio Suarez out at second. Freddy Galvis grounds out to second base, Jace Peterson to Justin Smoak.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 3, Brewers 0.Reds fifth. Nick Castellanos doubles to left field. Jesse Winker homers to center field. Nick Castellanos scores. Eugenio Suarez walks. Mike Moustakas strikes out swinging. Freddy Galvis singles to left field. Eugenio Suarez to second. Phillip Ervin pinch-hitting for Mark Payton.... [More]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape drove the decisions in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin.Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in Milwaukee, Seattle Mariners and Padres in San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Giants in San Francisco were called off hours before they were set to begin.“There are serious issues in this country,” Seattle's Dee Gordon tweeted. “For me, and for many of my teammates, the injustices, violence, death and systemic racism is deeply personal. This is impacting not only my community, but very directly my family and friends. Our team voted unanimously not to play tonight.”Other MLB games had finished, were in progress or just about to start as the announcements were made. Some players, such as outfielders Jason Heyward of the Cubs and Matt Kemp of the Rockies, sat out while their teams played.All three postponed games will... [More]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape drove the decisions in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin.Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in Milwaukee, Seattle Mariners and Padres in San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Giants in San Francisco were called off hours before they were set to begin.“There are serious issues in this country,” Seattle's Dee Gordon tweeted. “For me, and for many of my teammates, the injustices, violence, death and systemic racism is deeply personal. This is impacting not only my community, but very directly my family and friends. Our team voted unanimously not to play tonight.”Other MLB games had finished, were in progress or just about to start as the announcements were made. Some players, such as outfielders Jason Heyward of the Cubs and Matt Kemp of the Rockies, sat out while their teams played.All three postponed games will... [More]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape drove the decisions in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin.Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in Milwaukee, Seattle Mariners and Padres in San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Giants in San Francisco were called off hours before they were set to begin.“There are serious issues in this country,” Seattle's Dee Gordon tweeted. “For me, and for many of my teammates, the injustices, violence, death and systemic racism is deeply personal. This is impacting not only my community, but very directly my family and friends. Our team voted unanimously not to play tonight.”Other MLB games had finished, were in progress or just about to start as the announcements were made. Some players, such as outfielders Jason Heyward of the Cubs and Matt Kemp of the Rockies, sat out while their teams played.All three postponed games will... [More]

Reds fourth. Joey Votto called out on strikes. Nick Castellanos hit by pitch. Jesse Winker flies out to deep left field to Jace Peterson. Eugenio Suarez singles to right field. Nick Castellanos to third. Mike Moustakas singles to right field. Eugenio Suarez scores. Nick Castellanos scores. Shogo Akiyama grounds out to third base, Eric Sogard to Justin Smoak.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Brewers 0.Brewers fourth. Christian Yelich singles to shallow right field. Keston Hiura singles to right field. Christian Yelich to second. Justin Smoak reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Keston Hiura to third. Christian Yelich scores. Throwing error by Joey Votto. Omar Narvaez strikes out swinging. Ben Gamel doubles to deep right field. Justin Smoak to third. Keston Hiura scores. Eric Sogard pops out to shortstop to Freddy Galvis. Orlando Arcia singles to right field. Ben Gamel out at home. Justin Smoak scores.3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Brewers 3, Reds 2.

Brewers first. Avisail Garcia grounds out to shallow infield, Mike Moustakas to Joey Votto. Christian Yelich doubles to left field. Keston Hiura strikes out swinging. Justin Smoak singles to center field. Christian Yelich scores. Ryan Braun doubles to deep left field. Justin Smoak to third. Omar Narvaez pops out to Eugenio Suarez.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Brewers 1, Reds 0.Brewers third. Avisail Garcia strikes out swinging. Christian Yelich grounds out to first base to Joey Votto. Keston Hiura hit by pitch. Justin Smoak homers to right field. Keston Hiura scores. Ryan Braun grounds out to shortstop, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 3, Reds 0.Brewers fourth. Omar Narvaez homers to right field. Luis Urias lines out to deep right field to Nick Castellanos. Eric Sogard flies out to center field to Phillip Ervin. Orlando Arcia lines out to deep left center field to Jesse Winker.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 4, Reds 0.Reds sixth. Curt Casali homers to left field. Kyle Farmer flies out to deep left field to Christian Yelich. Joey Votto flies out to deep left center field to Avisail Garcia. Nick Castellanos lines out to deep right field to Ryan Braun.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 4, Reds 1.Reds seventh. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Matt Davidson called out on strikes. Mike Moustakas strikes out swinging. Phillip Ervin strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 4, Reds 2.

Reds first. Joey Votto flies out to right field to Dylan Carlson. Nick Castellanos walks. Jesse Winker strikes out swinging. Eugenio Suarez homers to left field. Nick Castellanos scores. Mike Moustakas walks. Shogo Akiyama flies out to left field to Tyler O'Neill.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.Cardinals second. Yadier Molina singles to center field. Paul DeJong strikes out swinging. Dylan Carlson reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Yadier Molina out at second. Harrison Bader homers to center field. Dylan Carlson scores. Kolten Wong walks. Brad Miller grounds out to second base, Freddy Galvis to Joey Votto.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 2.Cardinals third. Paul Goldschmidt doubles. Matt Carpenter strikes out swinging. Tyler O'Neill pops out to first base to Joey Votto. Yadier Molina singles to center field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Paul DeJong lines out to deep right field to Nick Castellanos.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on.... [More]

Cardinals third. Yadier Molina flies out to left center field to Jesse Winker. Harrison Bader walks. Kolten Wong singles to shallow infield. Harrison Bader to second. Tommy Edman hit by pitch. Kolten Wong to second. Harrison Bader to third. Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging. Matt Carpenter walks. Tommy Edman to second. Kolten Wong to third. Harrison Bader scores. Brad Miller grounds out to first base, Joey Votto to Anthony DeSclafani.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.Cardinals fifth. Kolten Wong walks. Tommy Edman flies out to deep center field to Shogo Akiyama. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Kolten Wong to second. Matt Carpenter walks. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Kolten Wong to third. Brad Miller reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Matt Carpenter out at second. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Kolten Wong scores. Tyler O'Neill pops out to second base to Mike Moustakas.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 2, Reds 0.Reds sixth. Nick Castellanos grounds out... [More]

Reds first. Joey Votto reaches on error. Throwing error by Paul Goldschmidt. Nick Castellanos flies out to right field to Dexter Fowler. Jesse Winker singles to right field. Joey Votto to second. Eugenio Suarez reaches on error. Jesse Winker to third. Joey Votto scores. Throwing error by Brad Miller. Mike Moustakas out on a sacrifice fly to left center field to Tyler O'Neill. Jesse Winker scores. Shogo Akiyama grounds out to second base, Kolten Wong to Paul Goldschmidt.2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.Reds second. Josh VanMeter grounds out to shallow right field to Paul Goldschmidt. Freddy Galvis homers to right field. Tucker Barnhart singles to center field. Joey Votto singles to center field. Tucker Barnhart to second. Nick Castellanos flies out to deep right field to Dexter Fowler. Tucker Barnhart to third. Jesse Winker grounds out to shallow infield to Paul Goldschmidt.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.Cardinals second. Matt Carpenter walks.... [More]

Reds third. Travis Jankowski strikes out swinging. Joey Votto flies out to center field to Whit Merrifield. Nick Castellanos singles to deep right field. Jesse Winker homers to right field. Nick Castellanos scores. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Mike Moustakas walks. Shogo Akiyama lines out to deep left field to Brett Phillips.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 3, Royals 0.Reds fifth. Nick Castellanos homers to left field. Jesse Winker grounds out to shortstop, Maikel Franco to Ryan O'Hearn. Eugenio Suarez walks. Mike Moustakas strikes out swinging. Shogo Akiyama walks. Freddy Galvis lines out to center field to Whit Merrifield.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 4, Royals 0.Reds sixth. Curt Casali homers to left field. Travis Jankowski strikes out swinging. Joey Votto walks. Phillip Ervin pinch-hitting for Nick Castellanos. Phillip Ervin strikes out on a foul tip. Jesse Winker strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 5, Royals 0.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds put outfielder Nick Senzel on the injured list and reinstated third baseman Mike Moustakas to face his former team before a doubleheader Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals.The Reds also chose infielder Robel Garcia as their 29th man for the doubleheader, which was caused by a postponement of the series opener Tuesday night. The Reds had two games postponed over the weekend because of a positive COVID-19 test and Major League Baseball wanted to provide them with an additional day for testing.“There will be increased testing for a small group of players that was determined to have had closer contact than the rest of us,” Reds president Dick Williams said. “They did contact tracing, watched video and they determined in their judgment that a small group of players would need some extra testing and possibly keep them off team flights a bit longer.”Williams added that those players — three in all — have been cleared to participate in games, but... [More]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds put outfielder Nick Senzel on the injured list and reinstated third baseman Mike Moustakas to face his former team before a doubleheader Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals.The Reds also chose infielder Robel Garcia as their 29th man for the doubleheader, which was caused by a postponement of the series opener Tuesday night. The Reds had two games postponed over the weekend because of a positive COVID-19 test and Major League Baseball wanted to provide them with an additional day for testing.The reason for Senzel's injury designation was not provided, though he missed time earlier this season after reporting symptoms of COVID-19. He was hitting .244 with two homers, five doubles and two steals in 14 games.Moustakas has been out since Aug. 4 because of a injured left quadriceps. He is hitting .238 through seven games.In other roster moves, the Reds assigned infielder Alex Blandino, outfieler Mark Payton and catcher Tyler Stephenson to the taxi squad. They also assigned another ex-Royals infielder, Christian Colon, to the taxi squad.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds scheduled a flight to Kansas City early Tuesday for a two-game series against the Royals that was put in doubt after a Cincinnati player tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.Players, coaches and other organization members were retested for the novel coronavirus on Saturday and Sunday after one player was sidelined because of a positive result. The final two games of a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park were postponed.Monday was a scheduled day off, with Major League Baseball awaiting test results.The Reds made travel plans for Kansas City and expected to start Luis Castillo (0-2) in the series opener Tuesday night, assuming it's played. After two games in Kansas City, the Reds are scheduled to fly to St. Louis for four games and to Milwaukee for four more.The Reds are the third MLB team to have games postponed because at least one of its players tested positive for COVID-19, joining the Marlins and the Cardinals.The two... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Reds players and staff were tested for COVID-19 again Sunday as Major League Baseball tried to determine if more than one Cincinnati player has been exposed to the novel coronavirus.The last two games of a series between the Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates were postponed Saturday after the player tested positive. Both teams had days off Monday, creating an opportunity for a makeup doubleheader, but MLB was waiting on further testing.The Pirates worked out Sunday at Great American Ball Park and returned to Pittsburgh, where they will start a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday.Cincinnati is scheduled to go to Kansas City for a two-game series starting Tuesday night. The Reds then are scheduled to head to St. Louis for four games, followed by four in Milwaukee.The Reds expect results of their latest tests on Monday, when a decision will be made whether they travel to Kansas City.The Reds are the third MLB team to have games postponed because one of its... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds became the third Major League Baseball team to have games called off because one of its players tested positive for COVID-19.The last two games of a series between the Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park were postponed Saturday after one Cincinnati player tested positive.The Reds join the Marlins and Cardinals with games called off because of positive tests on their roster, creating a ripple effect through the schedule that has limited some teams to a handful of games.Major League Baseball was awaiting further test results and doing contact tracing to gauge the extent of the concerns. The Reds had one player sidelined earlier this season after a COVID-19 test that later turned out to be a false positive.Matt Davidson tested positive during the opening series of the abbreviated, 60-game season and went on the injured list. Later tests cleared him. Three other Reds — Joey Votto, Mike Moustakas and Nick Senzel — missed games after feeling... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — The last two games of a series between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh were called off Saturday because a Reds player tested positive for COVID-19.Major League Baseball was awaiting further testing to see if the result was a false positive. The Reds are the third team to have a game postponed because someone on their roster tested positive, joining the Marlins and Cardinals.It's the second time a Reds player has tested positive during the abbreviated 60-game season. Matt Davidson went on the injured list after a positive test, but subsequent tests were negative and he returned to the team. No games were postponed.Also this season, Reds players Joey Votto, Nick Senzel and Mike Moustakas missed games after feeling ill, but COVID-19 tests game back negative and they rejoined the team.The Pirates had three days off this week when their series against the Cardinals was called off. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati split the first two games of their series at Great American Ball Park before their games scheduled for Saturday night and Sunday afternoon were called off.The Reds and Pirates both have off-days on Monday.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Reds first. Shogo Akiyama strikes out on a foul tip. Joey Votto grounds out to shallow right field, Cesar Hernandez to Carlos Santana. Nick Castellanos homers to center field. Mike Moustakas called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 1, Indians 0.Reds fourth. Mike Moustakas strikes out swinging. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Jesse Winker lines out to center field to Oscar Mercado. Nick Senzel walks.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 2, Indians 0.Indians seventh. Franmil Reyes reaches on error. Fielding error by Freddy Galvis. Bradley Zimmer walks. Franmil Reyes to second. Jordan Luplow strikes out swinging. Sandy Leon flies out to right field to Nick Castellanos. Oscar Mercado walks. Bradley Zimmer to second. Franmil Reyes to third. Cesar Hernandez singles to second base. Oscar Mercado to second. Bradley Zimmer to third. Franmil Reyes scores. Jose Ramirez walks. Cesar Hernandez to second. Oscar Mercado to third. Bradley Zimmer scores. Francisco Lindor grounds out to shallow right field, Joey Votto to Lucas Sims.2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on. Indians 2, Reds 2.Indians eighth. Carlos Santana walks. Franmil Reyes homers to center field. Carlos Santana scores. Bradley Zimmer strikes out swinging. Jordan Luplow grounds out to shortstop, Freddy Galvis to Joey Votto. Sandy Leon called out on strikes.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 4, Reds 2.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant is following through on his own words when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic.Bryant returned to the starting lineup Monday night and homered in a 2-0 victory against Kansas City after missing two games with a stomach ailment. The 28-year-old Bryant, who thanked Reds second baseman Mike Moustakas after he self-reported possible coronavirus symptoms, spoke up himself when he wasn't feeling well Saturday, and had to sit out while he worked his way through Major League Baseball's pandemic protocols.“If we can add another part to our responsibility in that if you do feel something, you know, just stay away and take it as seriously as possible,” Bryant said on a video conference call. “That's the only way we're going to really get through a World Series. I just think it's important. Put your pride and egos aside. It could end up helping the rest of your teammates out, too.”The Cubs haven't had any positive coronavirus tests among their players since... [More]