The Cincinnati Reds added to their pitching depth on July 30, trading for starting pitcher Zack Littell before the trade deadline. Since the trade, Littell has been tied for the third-best trade deadline acquisition by fWAR.

There were a couple of innings where Victor Mederos was visibly frustrated when he walked off the mound on Monday night. Even when he worked his way out of jams, the Angels starter felt like he could’ve executed better.

When the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs in the opener of a 5-game series, it bunched the top 4 NL wild-card contenders within 5 1/2 games.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as Cincinnati Reds Starting Pitcher Quietly Emerging as One of Baseball's Best Pitchers. Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Andrew Abbott is coming off one of the most impressive weeks of his young career.

Christian Yelich had two homers among his four hits and drove in five runs as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame a seven-run deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-8 for their club record-tying 13th straight victory.

The Cincinnati Reds added starter Zack Littell, Gold Glove 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes and OF Miguel Andujar in 3 trades in the 28 hours before deadline.

The bullpen desperately needed some rest and Singer, Phillips, Mey, and Barlow helped them get an extra day's rest while also still securing a win. The Reds improved to 66-60 on the season and now sit just one game back of the New York Mets for the third and final National League Wild Card spot.

"Tony (Vitello) and I have had some conversations about doing some early, possibly a game this fall." Smokies President Chris Allen said.

Gavin Lux hit an early two-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds used three leadoff triples to beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1.

The Reds did just that Monday night, beating the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 to get back to six games over .500 at 66-60. With the New York Mets idle on Monday, the Reds moved to within one game out of the third NL Wild Card spot.