The return of rookie flamethrower Chase Burns and back-end reliever Graham Ashcraft have further bolstered the Reds' strong pitching staff. Earlier minor league call-ups Zach Maxwell and Connor Phillips have been pitching well out of the bullpen.

New York Mets (76-65, second in the NL East) vs. Cincinnati Reds (70-71, third in the NL Central) PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Jonah Tong (1-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, six strikeouts); Reds: Brady Singer (12-9, 4.08 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 140 strikeouts) Mets -130 ...

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Friday night and now control their own destiny in the National League Wild Card race. Quinn Priester started for the Brewers and Milwaukee had won 19 straight starts with him on the mound.

The Cincinnati Reds will play an important three-game series with the Athletics at their temporary home, Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. The Reds entered games of Sept. 12 only 1 1/2 games out of the final playoff position in the National League.

CINCINNATI — When Cincinnati Reds leadoff man TJ Friedl walked in the bottom of the ninth to load the bases with nobody out, Matt McLain represented the winning run at second base. The team’s hottest hitter, Noelvi Marte, was coming to the plate ...