Spring training took its toll on the Cincinnati Reds, and some key players who suffered injuries won't be back in time for Thursday's opener. Outfielder Shogo Akiyama (hamstring), and pitchers Sonny Gray (back) and Michael Lorenzen (shoulder strain) will miss the opener but aren't expected to be sidelined too long after that. The good news is first baseman Joey Votto, who missed 13 days of spring training with COVID-19, has eased his way back, hit the ball well and looked solid in the field during the final spring training games. He appears to be in position to start on opening day for the 13th consecutive season, but that decision has yet to be made. Outfielder Nick Senzel also is expected to be on manager David Bell's lineup card Thursday after dealing with a groin strain this spring. Tejay Antone, who was a candidate for Cincinnati's starting rotation, was hampered by minor groin and hip issues. He didn't get enough innings to earn a starting role but is expected to be fine for bullpen... [More]

Kyle Farmer reported to spring camp early with pitchers and catchers but traded in his backup catcher's number (52) for an infielder's number (17), part of his campaign to become the Cincinnati Reds' regular shortstop. Farmer can play anywhere and hits nearly .300 against left-handed pitching, which has made him a valuable utilityman for the Reds the past two seasons. He let manager David Bell know last spring he wanted a chance to prove himself at shortstop, which is where he played for four years as a University of Georgia star. The opportunity is here for the 30-year-old Farmer, who may be the Reds' best option since they let Freddy Galvis leave to sign with the Baltimore Orioles and didn't splash into the free-agent pool for a replacement. Farmer started 10 games at shortstop last season and another in the playoffs. “Trust me, I was on Twitter every day seeing if they were going to sign a shortstop,” Farmer said earlier in the spring. In the opening spring exhibition game Sunday, Farmer... [More]

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds declined to offer contracts to four players for the 2021 season, including reliever Archie Bradley, catcher Curt Casali and outfielder Brian Goodwin. The team also announced on Wednesday that it had agreed to a one-year major league deal with infielder Kyle Farmer, who gets $640,000 while in the major leagues and $175,000 while in the minors. Bradley and Goodwin were both acquired in midseason trades as the Reds made a push for the playoffs. The right-handed Bradley, 28, came over from the Diamondbacks and pitched well in his six regular-season appearances with Cincinnati, giving up just one run over 7 1/3 innings. He allowed the deciding run in Game 1 of the team's NL wild-card series against the Braves, which Atlanta won 1-0 in 13 innings. Goodwin struggled with the Reds, batting just .163 in 49 at-bats. The 30-year-old played the first half of the season with the Los Angeles Angels. Casali, 32, spent the past three seasons in Cincinnati and hit .224 with six homers in 76 at-bats in 2020. The 30-year-old Farmer is a versatile player who can play all positions on the infield and is even an option at catcher. He hit .266 last season. The Reds also declined to offer a contract to right-hander R.J. Alaniz, who pitched in 12 big league games in 2019. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds declined to offer contracts to four players for the 2021 season, including reliever Archie Bradley, catcher Curt Casali and outfielder Brian Goodwin. The team also announced on Wednesday that it had agreed to a one-year major league deal with infielder Kyle Farmer. Bradley and Goodwin were both acquired in midseason trades as the Reds made a push for the playoffs. The right-handed Bradley, 28, came over from the Diamondbacks and pitched well in his six regular-season appearances with Cincinnati, giving up just one run over 7 1/3 innings. He allowed the deciding run in Game 1 of the team's NL wild-card series against the Braves, which Atlanta won 1-0 in 13 innings. Goodwin struggled with the Reds, batting just .163 in 49 at-bats. The 30-year-old played the first half of the season with the Los Angeles Angels. Casali, 32, spent the past three seasons in Cincinnati and hit .224 with six homers in 76 at-bats in 2020. The 30-year-old Farmer is a versatile player who can play all positions on the infield and is even an option at catcher. He hit .266 last season. The Reds also declined to offer a contract to right-hander R.J. Alaniz, who pitched in 12 big league games in 2019. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ATLANTA (AP) — Pablo Sandoval is on the Atlanta Braves' roster for the NL wild-card series against the Cincinnati Reds. The 2012 World Series MVP joined the Braves after being released by the San Francisco Giants a couple of weeks ago. He started at third base in the final game of the regular season, going 0 for 2 with two walks in a 9-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Sandoval played 33 games for the Giants, hitting .220 with one homer and six RBIs. The Braves also brought back infielder Charlie Culberson to the big league roster and released left-handed pitcher Tommy Milone, who was acquired at the trade deadline but posted a 14.90 ERA in three starts. ___ The 28-player rosters for the best-of-three series between the Reds and the Braves: CINCINNATI Pitchers (12): RH Tejay Antone, RH Trevor Bauer, RH Archie Bradley, RH Luis Castillo, LH Amir Garrett, RH Sonny Gray, RH Raisel Iglesias, RH Michael Lorenzen, RH Tyler Mahle, LH Wade Miley, RH Lucas Sims, RH Robert Stephenson Catchers (2): Tucker... [More]

Pirates first. Erik Gonzalez strikes out swinging. Adam Frazier hit by pitch. Ke'Bryan Hayes called out on strikes. Colin Moran doubles to deep left field. Adam Frazier scores. Josh Bell singles to shallow left field, tagged out at second, Shogo Akiyama to Kyle Farmer. Colin Moran to third.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 1, Reds 0.Reds second. Eugenio Suarez walks. Mike Moustakas flies out to center field to Gregory Polanco. Brian Goodwin homers to left field. Eugenio Suarez scores. Freddy Galvis flies out to shallow center field to Bryan Reynolds. Kyle Farmer walks. Curt Casali walks. Kyle Farmer to second. Shogo Akiyama grounds out to shallow infield, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell.2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 2, Pirates 1.Reds third. Nick Castellanos strikes out swinging. Joey Votto homers to center field. Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging. Mike Moustakas strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 3, Pirates 1.Pirates fourth. Josh Bell homers to... [More]

Reds third. Aristides Aquino walks. Tucker Barnhart walks. Aristides Aquino to second. Kyle Farmer walks. Tucker Barnhart to second. Aristides Aquino to third. Shogo Akiyama reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Kyle Farmer out at second. Tucker Barnhart to third. Aristides Aquino scores. Nick Castellanos grounds out to shortstop. Shogo Akiyama out at second.1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.Cardinals fourth. Brad Miller homers to center field. Paul DeJong walks. Matt Carpenter singles to left center field. Paul DeJong to second. Austin Dean walks. Matt Carpenter to second. Paul DeJong to third. Matt Wieters grounds out to second base, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto. Austin Dean to second. Matt Carpenter to third. Paul DeJong scores. Harrison Bader walks. Kolten Wong flies out to center field to Brian Goodwin. Tommy Edman flies out to center field to Brian Goodwin.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.Cardinals sixth. Matt Carpenter homers to right field. Austin Dean walks. Matt Wieters hit by pitch. Austin Dean to second. Harrison Bader homers to center field. Matt Wieters scores. Austin Dean scores. Kolten Wong singles to right center field. Tommy Edman lines out to second base to Freddy Galvis. Kolten Wong doubled off second. Paul Goldschmidt homers to right field. Brad Miller strikes out swinging.5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 7, Reds 1.

Reds second. Eugenio Suarez called out on strikes. Jesse Winker strikes out swinging. Aristides Aquino hit by pitch. Curt Casali reaches on error. Aristides Aquino to second. Fielding error by Josh Bell. Jose Garcia singles to left field. Curt Casali to second. Aristides Aquino scores. Kyle Farmer strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on. Reds 1, Pirates 0.Reds third. Joey Votto singles to right field. Nick Castellanos singles to shallow infield. Joey Votto to second. Matt Davidson grounds out to second base, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell. Nick Castellanos to second. Joey Votto to third. Eugenio Suarez out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Gregory Polanco. Nick Castellanos to third. Joey Votto scores. Jesse Winker singles to shallow center field. Nick Castellanos scores. Aristides Aquino singles to center field. Jesse Winker to second. Curt Casali strikes out swinging.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 3, Pirates 0.Pirates third. Jacob Stallings strikes out swinging.... [More]

Cardinals first. Kolten Wong singles to shallow center field. Tommy Edman singles to center field. Kolten Wong to second. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Tommy Edman to second. Kolten Wong to third. Brad Miller doubles to shallow right field. Paul Goldschmidt to third. Tommy Edman scores. Kolten Wong scores. Paul DeJong grounds out to shallow infield, Mike Moustakas to Joey Votto. Yadier Molina strikes out swinging. Matt Carpenter walks. Dexter Fowler singles to deep right center field. Matt Carpenter to third. Brad Miller scores. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Lane Thomas walks. Dexter Fowler to second. Kolten Wong singles to shallow right field. Lane Thomas to second. Dexter Fowler scores. Matt Carpenter scores. Tommy Edman strikes out swinging.6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 6, Reds 0.Cardinals second. Paul Goldschmidt doubles. Brad Miller homers to left field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Paul DeJong flies out to left field to Aristides Aquino. Yadier Molina singles to center field. Matt... [More]

Cubs first. Ian Happ homers to right field. Kyle Schwarber called out on strikes. Anthony Rizzo doubles to deep center field. Willson Contreras called out on strikes. Jason Heyward grounds out to shallow infield, Jose Garcia to Mike Moustakas.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 1, Reds 0.Reds first. Joey Votto homers to right field. Nick Castellanos walks. Jesse Winker pops out to third base to David Bote. Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging. Mike Moustakas reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Nick Castellanos out at second.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cubs 1, Reds 1.Reds third. Curt Casali homers to left field. Joey Votto flies out to deep center field to Albert Almora Jr.. Nick Castellanos singles to right center field. Jesse Winker homers to right field. Nick Castellanos scores. Eugenio Suarez grounds out to shallow infield, Alec Mills to Anthony Rizzo. Mike Moustakas lines out to deep center field to Albert Almora Jr..3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 4,... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie José Marmolejos hit his first grand slam and Shed Long Jr. also connected in the six-run first inning that carried the Seattle Mariners to an 8-3 victory against the San Diego Padres and a split of Thursday’s doubleheader.The Mariners took two of three from the Padres, who got three home runs in the doubleheader from red-hot Manny Machado.In the first game, Wil Myers hit a game-ending three-run homer to cap a seven-run rally with two outs in the seventh inning and give the Padres a 10-7 win. Machado had two homers among his three hits and drove in four runs.The Mariners jumped all over Garrett Richards (1-2) in the first. Marmolejos, added as the “29th” player for the doubleheader, hit his grand slam with one out and Long connected with two outs to give Seattle a 6-0 lead and chase Richards. It was Marmolejos’ third and Long’s second. Machado homered in the bottom of the first off Yusei Kikuchi (1-2), his 11th. The Padres continued to cut into the lead on Jurickson... [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.

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.

Cardinals third. Dylan Carlson grounds out to shortstop, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto. Harrison Bader doubles to shallow right field. Kolten Wong singles to shallow left field, advances to 2nd. Harrison Bader to third. Tommy Edman singles to deep left center field. Kolten Wong scores. Harrison Bader scores. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Tommy Edman to second. Tyler O'Neill grounds out to third base. Tommy Edman out at third.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 2, Reds 0.Cardinals fifth. Harrison Bader homers to center field. Kolten Wong grounds out to shallow infield, Freddy Galvis to Joey Votto. Tommy Edman grounds out to shortstop, Freddy Galvis to Joey Votto. Paul Goldschmidt walks. Tyler O'Neill walks. Paul Goldschmidt to second. Matt Carpenter grounds out to second base, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 3, Reds 0.

Reds second. Jesse Winker homers to left field. Nick Senzel walks. Josh VanMeter flies out to deep right field to Gregory Polanco. Nick Senzel out at second. Freddy Galvis called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 1, Pirates 0.Pirates fourth. Josh Bell lines out to deep right field to Nick Castellanos. Colin Moran called out on strikes. Bryan Reynolds homers to center field. Gregory Polanco strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1, Reds 1.Reds fourth. Joey Votto doubles to deep right center field. Jesse Winker homers to right field. Joey Votto scores. Nick Senzel flies out to right center field to Gregory Polanco. Josh VanMeter grounds out to shallow right field, Adam Frazier to Chad Kuhl. Freddy Galvis flies out to deep center field to Cole Tucker.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 3, Pirates 1.Reds seventh. Josh VanMeter doubles to right center field. Freddy Galvis singles to shallow infield. Josh VanMeter to third. Tucker Barnhart reaches... [More]

Reds second. Matt Davidson walks. Jesse Winker singles to shallow center field. Matt Davidson to second. Curt Casali singles to shortstop. Jesse Winker to second. Christian Colon reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Curt Casali to second. Jesse Winker out at third. Kyle Farmer doubles to deep right center field. Christian Colon scores. Curt Casali scores. Nick Senzel lines out to deep center field to Whit Merrifield.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Royals 0.Royals third. Whit Merrifield lines out to deep center field to Nick Senzel. Jorge Soler walks. Salvador Perez reaches on error. Jorge Soler to second. Fielding error by Eugenio Suarez. Hunter Dozier reaches on error. Salvador Perez to second. Jorge Soler to third. Fielding error by Joey Votto. Ryan O'Hearn singles to deep left field. Hunter Dozier to second. Salvador Perez to third. Jorge Soler scores. Adalberto Mondesi strikes out swinging. Maikel Franco lines out to deep right field to Nick Castellanos.1 run, 1... [More]

Reds first. Phillip Ervin singles to shallow infield. Nick Castellanos lines out to deep center field to Avisail Garcia. Joey Votto reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow right field. Phillip Ervin to third. Fielding error by Keston Hiura. Eugenio Suarez homers. Joey Votto scores. Phillip Ervin scores. Matt Davidson doubles to deep right center field. Curt Casali lines out to deep center field to Avisail Garcia. Jesse Winker strikes out swinging.3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Reds 3, Brewers 0.Reds seventh. Kyle Farmer walks. Shogo Akiyama pinch-hitting for Phillip Ervin. Shogo Akiyama triples. Kyle Farmer scores. Nick Castellanos strikes out swinging. Joey Votto flies out to center field, Avisail Garcia to Avisail Garcia. Shogo Akiyama out at home.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 4, Brewers 0.Brewers eighth. Ben Gamel doubles to deep center field. Omar Narvaez singles to center field. Ben Gamel to third. Brock Holt out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Travis Jankowski. Ben Gamel scores. Orlando Arcia strikes out swinging. Eric Sogard flies out to center field to Travis Jankowski.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 4, Brewers 1.

Reds second. Christian Colon walks. Jesse Winker singles to shallow right field. Christian Colon to second. Phillip Ervin flies out to deep right field to Mark Mathias. Christian Colon to third. Kyle Farmer doubles to deep left field. Jesse Winker to third. Christian Colon scores. Nick Senzel out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Ben Gamel. Kyle Farmer to third. Jesse Winker scores. Nick Castellanos doubles to left center field. Kyle Farmer scores. Eugenio Suarez walks. Matt Davidson homers to center field. Eugenio Suarez scores. Nick Castellanos scores. Curt Casali flies out to right field to Mark Mathias.6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 6, Brewers 0.Brewers fourth. Keston Hiura strikes out swinging. Christian Yelich strikes out swinging. Logan Morrison homers to center field. Justin Smoak hit by pitch. Ben Gamel called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 6, Brewers 1.Reds sixth. Phillip Ervin walks. Kyle Farmer flies out to deep center field to Ben... [More]

Indians first. Cesar Hernandez strikes out swinging. Jose Ramirez homers to right field. Francisco Lindor grounds out to second base, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto. Carlos Santana walks. Franmil Reyes strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 1, Reds 0.Indians fifth. Beau Taylor grounds out to shallow infield, Kyle Farmer to Joey Votto. Delino DeShields strikes out swinging. Cesar Hernandez walks. Jose Ramirez triples to deep right field. Cesar Hernandez scores. Francisco Lindor singles to shallow right field. Jose Ramirez scores. Carlos Santana walks. Francisco Lindor to second. Franmil Reyes grounds out to shallow right field to Joey Votto.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 3, Reds 0.Indians seventh. Delino DeShields singles to right field. Cesar Hernandez singles to right field. Delino DeShields to third. Jose Ramirez reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Cesar Hernandez to third. Delino DeShields out at home. Francisco Lindor... [More]

Reds first. Phillip Ervin lines out to deep left field to Christin Stewart. Nick Castellanos flies out to right center field to Travis Demeritte. Eugenio Suarez doubles to deep center field. Matt Davidson singles to center field. Eugenio Suarez scores. Curt Casali reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Matt Davidson out at second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 1, Tigers 0.Reds second. Nick Senzel flies out to center field to Victor Reyes. Christian Colon doubles to shallow left field. Aristides Aquino singles to center field. Christian Colon scores. Kyle Farmer walks. Phillip Ervin grounds out to second base, Jonathan Schoop to Jordy Mercer. Kyle Farmer to second. Aristides Aquino to third. Nick Castellanos walks. Eugenio Suarez flies out to deep left field to Christin Stewart.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Reds 2, Tigers 0.Reds seventh. Matt Davidson grounds out to shallow left field, Dawel Lugo to Jordy Mercer. Curt Casali hit by pitch. Nick Senzel doubles to deep left center field. Curt Casali to third. Christian Colon singles to shortstop. Nick Senzel scores. Curt Casali scores. Travis Jankowski lines out to second base to Jonathan Schoop. Kyle Farmer grounds out to shallow infield, Harold Castro to Jordy Mercer.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 4, Tigers 0.