In the continuation of Friday's suspended game, the Reds pulled out a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon on Christian Encarnacion-Strand's game-winning double in the 10th inning at Great American Ball Park.

Earlier this week we posited the question - should the Cincinnati Reds activate Christian Encarnacion-Strand when he’s healthy and done rehabbing, or should they option him to AAA to continue to shake off the rust he’d shown across the last two frustrating big league campaigns?

The Reds are going nowhere fast. It's time to get a jump on a 2026 playoff run by trading players now. Who should they deal?

Tonight’s Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball slate features the Arizona Diamondbacks taking on the Cincinnati Reds in friday afternoon MLB action.

Despite hitting Valaika’s emphasis on situational awareness and playing to the scoreboard, the Reds rank just 25th in sacrifice hits and 14th with runners in scoring position, suggesting they’ve struggled to consistently execute in key moments.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz will not be in the lineup for Cincinnati’s series opener against Arizona on Friday night after his flight from the Dominican Republic, where he was mourning the death of his older sister, was canceled.