McCoy: Reds grab early lead, hang on to beat Pirates 5-3

For the second straight game the Cincinnati Reds forged to a 5-0 lead after three innings on a cold Friday night in Great American Ball Park.
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McCoy: Big debut for Hays as Reds win fourth straight
With Seattle’s Luis Castillo and Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo as the starting pitchers, analytics predicted a game of pitching domination on a cold Tuesday night in Great American Ball Park.
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Mon, Apr 14
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Ask Hal: Criticism should be aimed at front office, not managers
Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy knows a thing or two about our nation’s pastime.
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McCoy: Reds pitching stellar, bats need to come alive
To borrow from Casey Stengel when he managed the 120-loss 1962 New York Mets, “Can anybody here play this game?
Sun, Apr 13
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McCoy: Greene finally gets run support as Reds sweep Pirates
Hunter Greene might consider buying his Cincinnati Reds teammates a steak dinner or maybe even gold watches.
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Reds: Terry Francona showing his approach with the lineup
Last Saturday, Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain was testing out his tight hamstring and running around the outfield in Milwaukee.
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McCoy: Elly delivers epic grand slam on De La Cruz Bobblehead Night
If Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg directed a movie featuring what Elly De La Cruz did Saturday night, critics would give it two thumbs down.
Fri, Apr 11
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Reds: Outfield unit off to slow start at the plate
During the first week of spring training, Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona met with each outfielder on the team to share his expectations for each them in 2025.
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