Red Reporter Aug 16, 2019
Reds vs Cardinals game two: preview and lineups and such
Photo by Jamie Sabau/ Castillo vs. Wainwright The Reds finally pulled up out of a neck-snapping nosedive last night, thanks in no small part to the sublime Sonny Gray. Tonight they will be relying on staff ace Luis Castillo and his red right hand. His last time on the bump he threw 6 2/3 perfectly decent innings against the Nationals, only to watch the bullpen lose the lunch. There was a time right around the All-Star break when Castillo was leading the entire world in walks allowed, but he has really sharpened up in the last month+. In his last seven starts he has thrown 45 1/3 innings,...
Cincinnati.com Aug 15, 2019
Gray pitches Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals
Luis Castillo is the undisputed ace of the Reds rotation, but nobody’s been better than Sonny Gray since the end of June.
Red Reporter Aug 15, 2019
Sonny Gray dominant, Reds down Cardinals 2-1 to end losing streak
Photo by Jamie Sabau/ That was much, much needed. The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game Sonny Gray carried a no-hitter into the Top of the 5th before Dexter Fowler managed to poke a single into CF to break that up. It was well-earned, too, as Gray had largely kept the St. Louis Cardinals completely befuddled to that point, as the 10 Ks he produced through those first 5 IP showed. On the whole, Gray only logged those 5 IP, in part because of how dang long the Bottom of the 5th took. He finished after 97 pitches with nary a run allowed, the lone hit surrendered, those 10 K,...
Red Reporter Aug 15, 2019
Game 120: Cardinals at Reds (7:10 PM ET) - Wacha vs. Gray
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Just win, baby. Today's Lineups CARDINALS REDS Dexter Fowler - RF Nick Senzel - CF Matt Carpenter - 3B Josh VanMeter - 1B Paul Goldschmidt - 1B Eugenio Suarez - 3B Marcell Ozuna - LF Aristides Aquino - RF Paul DeJong - SS Phillip Ervin - LF Yadier Molina - C Freddy Galvis - 2B Kolten Wong - 2B Jose Iglesias - SS Randy Arozarena - CF Tucker Barnhart - C Michael Wacha - RHP Sonny Gray - RHP
Red Reporter Aug 15, 2019
Cardinals at Reds, Game 1 - Preview and Lineups
Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Sonny Gray to the rescue? Losing 4 games in a row is a dent in the momentum of any team trying to compete in the month of August. For a Cincinnati Reds club that was already on the fringe of competing, that’s pretty well the death knell. Not only was it a 4th straight loss yesterday, it was a sweep at the hands of the Washington Nationals and a 17-7 beatdown that felt like the last of the air being let out of the 2019 balloon. Still, there are some 50+ games left to be played this season, and miracles don’t begin from points of...
Red Reporter Aug 4, 2019
Reds bullpen bumbles away lead, Tucker Barnhart rescues them in extras
Photo by Scott Cunningham/ This game was a roller coaster in a glass case of emotion. The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game We’re still not sure if Sonny is short for Sonathan, Sonald, or Asonzo, but the fact remains that Sonny Gray has been on some kind of pitching heater for awhile now. Fortunately for the Cincinnati Reds, that included today’s outing against the Atlanta Braves that for a time looked like it would be enough to help the club earn a well-deserved series split. Unfortunately, the bullpen threw that into chaos before some clutchy hits that you can read...
Red Reporter Aug 4, 2019
Game 110: Reds at Braves (1:20 PM ET) - Gray vs. Teheran
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Just win, baby. Today's Lineups REDS BRAVES Jesse Winker - RF Ronald Acuna - RF Joey Votto - 1B Ozzie Albies - 2B Eugenio Suarez - 3B Josh Donaldson - 3B Josh VanMeter - LF Adam Duvall - LF Nick Senzel - CF Austin Riley - 1B Derek Dietrich - 2B Ender Inciarte - CF Jose Iglesias - SS Johan Camargo - SS Tucker Barnhart - C Tyler Flowers - C Sonny Gray - RHP Julio Teheran - RHP
Red Reporter Aug 4, 2019
Reds at Braves, Game 4 - Preview and Lineups
Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports After the Reds’ latest bullpen collapse, they suddenly find themselves trying to salvage a series split with the Braves. That said, there are worse places for them to be, and worse people they could have on the mound than Sonny Gray. Gray’s last start was a blip in his otherwise brilliant July, where he allowed 4 runs in 5 1⁄3 innings. The Braves’ pitching staff this series has been more than up to the task, with Julio Teheran getting the ball for the home team today. The Reds tagged him for 3 runs when he started in Cincinnati in April, but pitched to...
TalkingChop Aug 4, 2019
Teheran, Gray look to extend great July runs into August
Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports The Braves have a resurgent Teheran on their side, but they’ll have to get past a very good Sonny Gray to claim series victory After last night’s walkoff win (their seventh!), the Braves will look to accomplish something they haven’t done since 2014 in the series finale: claim a winning season against the Cincinnati Reds. They’ll send a hopefully-effective Julio Teheran to do so, who will attempt to extend his stellar July into another calendar month. Standing in their way, though, will be Sonny Gray, who arguably had an even better July. Teheran’s...
Red Reporter Jul 29, 2019
Game 104: Pirates at Reds (7:10 PM ET) - McRae vs. Gray
Photo by Focus on Sport via Just win, baby. Today's Lineups PIRATES REDS Kevin Newman - SS Jesse Winker - CF Adam Frazier - 2B Joey Votto - 1B Starling Marte - CF Eugenio Suarez - 3B Josh Bell - 1B Yasiel Puig - RF Bryan Reynolds - RF Josh VanMeter - LF Colin Moran - 3B Scooter Gennett - 2B Jose Osuna - LF Jose Iglesias - SS Elias Diaz - C Tucker Barnhart - C Alex McRae - RHP Sonny Gray - RHP
Red Reporter Jul 29, 2019
On second thought, the Reds should go for it
David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports Buying at the trade deadline is dumb. But what if we assume that it isn’t? Alex Wood finally made his debut for the Reds on Sunday. He was supposed to be the best pitcher the Reds got this past winter in the “get the pitching” movement, but of course a nagging back injury forced him to miss four months of baseball. It’s easy to forget that of him, Sonny Gray, and Tanner Roark, Wood was seen by many as the most talented of the lot. Scooter Gennett was an anchor in the Reds’ lineup in 2017 and ‘18, but a groin injury robbed him of three months of...
Red Reporter Jul 22, 2019
Game 98: Reds at Brewers (8:10 PM EDT) - Gray vs. Anderson
Photo by Joe Robbins/ Go Reds! Today's Lineups REDS BREWERS Nick Senzel - CF Lorenzo Cain - CF Joey Votto - 1B Christian Yelich - LF Eugenio Suarez - 3B Yasmani Grandal - C Yasiel Puig - RF Mike Moustakas - 3B Jose Peraza - 2B Keston Hiura - 2B Phillip Ervin - LF Eric Thames - RF Jose Iglesias - SS Jesus Aguilar - 1B Juan Graterol - C Orlando Arcia - SS Sonny Gray - RHP Chase Anderson - RHP
