The Cincinnati Reds are lookin at multiple avenues to improve the team ahead of the trade deadline. They're looking at more pitching help. Reporting for The Athletic, C. Trent Rosecrans mentions the Reds as having been in on a few pitchers whose trails have recently cooled off,

All that's between the Reds and the 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline on Thursday are three key games against the superstar-laden Dodgers. But as they've often stressed as a club seeking a playoff berth, there was no looking ahead.

It's Tuesday, July 29 and the Dodgers (62-45) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (56-51). Tyler Glasnow is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Nick Lodolo for Cincinnati. Los Angels won the series opener,

The Reds’ rotation has been its biggest strength this season, but instead of just adding to the bullpen, the team was looking at fortifying its bullpen from within, moving a starter — or two, depending on the status of Hunter Greene — to the bullpen, while adding to the back of the rotation.

The Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves are getting close to one of the most unique baseball experiences MLB will have ever seen. The NL foes will take part in the Speedway Classic on Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It'll be the first AL or NL game ever played in the state of Tennessee.

Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to nine games with a two-run double in the fifth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2.

The Reds are a season-best six games over .500, just one game behind the Padres for the third spot in the NL wild-card race.

Yamamoto allows just one run on four hits in seven innings in a 5-2 win. Shohei Ohtani doubles in two runs and Teoscar Hernandez drives in two with singles.

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Throughout the Dodgers' midsummer skid, they haven't quite been in sync. A badly slumping offense seemed the culprit for the team's struggles midway through July, while a rotation trending in the right direction was offset by a leaky bullpen.

The Reds' hat was blue with a red wishbone "C" intended to call upon Reds uniforms from 1947-54. The Rays wore a black hat that contrasted against the navy uniform tops they wore on Saturday. The front of the cap featured Tampa's original green and yellow "TB" logo from their 1998 expansion season.

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