<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-terry-francona-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Terry Francona’s Reds contract details, revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-04-24-francona-featured.jpeg"></figure><h1>Terry Francona’s Reds contract details, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T08:04:12-07:00">October 4th, 8:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T08:04:12-07:00">October 4th, 8:04am</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is official. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-terry-francona-manager">Cincinnati Reds are hiring Terry Francona as their new manager</a>.</p><p>While the news first broke late Thursday night, the Reds <a href="https://twitter.com/Reds/status/1842203417734791523/photo/1" rel="noopener">officially announced</a> the decision on Friday morning, and confirmed the length of Francona’s contract.</p><p>Francona is signing a three-year contract through the end of the 2027 season with a club option for the 2028 season, per the Reds’ announcement.</p><p>The Reds moved quickly to fill their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-cincinnati-fires-david-bell-interim-named">managerial vacancy after firing David Bell</a> just before the end of the regular season. Now, before the Division Series has even started, the Reds will be able to approach their offseason and free agency with their manager already set in place.</p><p>There were questions about whether or not the 65-year-old Francona would want to be considered for any of the open manager positions after stepping down from the Cleveland Guardians last season due to health concerns. Because of Francona’s age, it makes sense the the Reds kept the contract more short-term.</p><p>A sure-fire future Hall of Famer, Francona is one of the most well-respected figures in all of baseball. He managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 1997-2000, the Boston Red Sox from 2004-2011 and the Guardians from 2013-2023. Francona won the World Series with the Red Sox in 2004 and 2007, brought the Guardians to the World Series in 2016 and won manager of the year in 2013, 2016 and 2020.</p><h2><b>Why the Cincinnati Reds hired Terry Francona</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-04-24-francona-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After showing some signs of improvement in 2023, the Reds failed to take the next step to become legitimate postseason contenders in 2024. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-matt-mclain-shoulder-surgery-cost-entire-2024-season">injuries to infielder Matt McLain</a> and outfielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand certainly did not help, it was clear that the Reds could have done much better than a 77-85 fourth-place finish.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Terry Francona’s Reds contract details, revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-terry-francona-manager');   ga('set', 'title', 'Terry Francona comes out of retirement to be next Reds manager');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Reds-news-Terry-Francona-comes-out-of-retirement-to-be-next-Cincinnati-manager.jpg"></figure><h1>Terry Francona comes out of retirement to be next Reds manager</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T19:32:42-07:00">October 3rd, 7:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T20:07:04-07:00">October 3rd, 8:07pm</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Reds moved quickly to fill their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-cincinnati-fires-david-bell-interim-named">managerial vacancy after firing David Bell</a> just before the end of the regular season.</p><p>Future Hall of Famer Terry Francona <a href="https://x.com/Feinsand/status/1842023323732963480" rel="noopener">will become</a> the next Reds manager per MLB insider Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.</p><p>The 65-year-old <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-terry-francona-retirement-confirmation">Francona is returning to the Major Leagues after stepping down</a> as manager of the Cleveland Guardians last season, citing health issues.</p><p>Francona is one of the most well-respected figures in all of baseball. He managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 1997-2000, the Boston Red Sox from 2004-2011 and the Guardians from 2013-2023. Francona won the World Series with the Red Sox in 2004 and 2007, brought the Guardians to the World Series in 2016 and won manager of the year in 2013, 2016 and 2020.</p><h2>Why the Cincinnati Reds are hiring Terry Francona</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-03-24-francona-image.jpg"><figcaption>© Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After showing some signs of improvement in 2023, the Reds failed to take the next step to become legitimate postseason contenders in 2024. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-matt-mclain-shoulder-surgery-cost-entire-2024-season">injuries to infielder Matt McLain</a> and outfielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand certainly did not help, it was clear that the Reds could have done much better than a 77-85 fourth-place finish.</p><p>Even though 2024 was disappointing, the future is very bright for the Reds. 22-year-old shortstop Elly De La Cruz is already one of the best players in baseball in just his second season, leading all of baseball with 67 stolen bases and hitting 25 home runs. 24-year-old Hunter Greene dominated on the mound, pitching to a 9-5 record with a 2.75 ERA through 26 starts.</p><p>Francona will have his work cut out for him as he takes over a promising young Reds squad led by De La Cruz and Greene. If the Reds plan on competing in 2025 instead of going into more of a rebuild, Francona’s first priority will likely be to upgrade his closer and add more depth to the starting rotation outside of Greene and Andrew Abbott.</p><p>There were questions about whether or not Francona would return to baseball. Now that those questions have been answered, the Reds were able to get the absolute best available manager on the market.</p><p>Francona is a game changer with World Series experience who is beloved around baseball. The Division Series has not even started yet and the Reds are already winners of the offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Terry Francona comes out of retirement to be next Reds manager

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-news-former-mlb-all-star-calls-change-pete-rose-hall-of-fame-eligibility');   ga('set', 'title', 'Former MLB All-Star calls for change to Pete Rose’s Hall of Fame eligibility');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MLB-news-Former-MLB-All-Star-calls-for-change-to-Pete-Roses-Hall-of-Fame-eligibility.jpg"></figure><h1>Former MLB All-Star calls for change to Pete Rose’s Hall of Fame eligibility</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T18:07:26-07:00">October 1st, 6:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T18:07:26-07:00">October 1st, 6:07pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the wake of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-mlb-legend-pete-rose-dead-at-83">passing of MLB legend Pete Rose</a>, remembrances and memories are being shared about the baseball’s all-time hit leader across the country. Part of the larger conversation has, of course, been about Rose’s ineligibility to be voted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1989, Rose was ruled permanently ineligible from baseball, effectively banned, due to accusations that he gambled on baseball games while playing and managing the Cincinnati Reds. Bret Boone, a three-time All-Star, whose father Bob played with Rose while on the Philadelphia Phillies, spoke about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O2FfOjdg8o&amp;t=1082s" rel="noopener">a potential path</a> forward regarding Rose’s status on his Bret Boone Podcast.</p><p>“Let (Rose) have a vote. It doesn’t matter what I think or any individual thinks that played the game. But the collective, what does the collective think? What does the veterans committee think, because that’s part of the collective of his peers. I think that’s the fair way to go about it going forward.</p><p>“I don’t have an answer for you (about whether Rose should be in the MLB Hall of Fame or not) because on one hand the memories, the relationship I had with him, the respect I had for him between the lines. On the other hand, that’s kind of the one thing, so I don’t know. I think it’s going to happen eventually.”</p><p>Boone says he thinks Rose deserves to be removed from the MLB ineligible list and at least have a vote on being inducted into the HOF. Boone says Rose was his favorite player. They had a unique relationship because Boone grew up in the dugout around Rose.</p><h2><b>Rose’s legacy and inevitable admission into the MLB Hall of Fame</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fans-remembering-Pete-Rose-at-his-statue.jpg"><figcaption>© Liz Dufour/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There will come a time when the people alive during this MLB era will only hear about it second-hand. If the term “stick in the mud” were in the dictionary, a picture of Major League Baseball would be next to it. What baseball, on its own accord, has done to the legacy of its best players between Pete Rose and the steroid era can only be described as self-flagellation.</p><p>An MLB Hall of Fame voter didn’t vote for Greg Maddux because he was from the steroid era. Not because he thought Maddux did steroids, but <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1914393-writers-trivial-rule-will-cost-greg-maddux-unanimous-hall-of-fame-vote">simply because he played in the era</a>.</p><p>The high-and-mighty nature of baseball’s tastemakers has sunk the game, as evidenced by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-series-tv-ratings-most-watched-mlb-championship-series-decade">declining viewership of the World Series</a>.</p><p>Eventually, enough time will have passed when players like Rose, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez and the rest will get their due. We probably won’t see it in our lifetimes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former MLB All-Star calls for change to Pete Rose’s Hall of Fame eligibility

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-johnny-bench-complicated-relationship-pete-rose');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds legend Johnny Bench details his complicated relationship with Pete Rose');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Johnny-Bench-details-his-complicated-relationship-with-Pete-Rose.jpg"></figure><h1>Reds legend Johnny Bench details his complicated relationship with Pete Rose</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T14:25:30-07:00">October 1st, 2:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T14:27:36-07:00">October 1st, 2:27pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cincinnati Reds legend <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-mlb-legend-pete-rose-dead-at-83">Pete Rose died Monday at the age of 83</a>. Baseball’s hit king, Rose was denied access to the Hall of Fame after he gambled on baseball as a manager in 1989. His former Reds teammate Johnny Bench was on The Dan Patrick Show on Tuesday <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=252&amp;v=4l0re2Tj6IU&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener">to discuss his</a> complicated relationship with Rose.</p><p>“I am absolutely devastated. I have cried. I’ve actually cried because I didn’t want this to happen,” the former Reds catcher said. “I didn’t want this to happen to Pete. I wanted to save Pete. Yeah, we had our differences, we knocked heads on some certain things and everything else. There wasn’t one time that we didn’t shake hands or hug whenever we saw each other.”</p><p>Bench continued, “I just didn’t want [the Hall of Fame] hanging over him. I didn’t want this to be part of baseball. I didn’t want it to be a black eye on baseball to begin with. But more importantly, Pete gave everything to all of us, and yet this sickness, this addiction was too much for him to overcome.”</p><h2><b>Pete Rose remains a Reds legend despite Hall of Fame issues</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pete-Rose-Statue-in-Cincinnati.jpg"><figcaption>Liz Dufour/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Pete Rose and Johnny Bench had their differences during their playing career and after. Rose <a href="https://247aroundtheworld.co.uk/pete-rose-took-shot-at-johnny-bench-on-thursday-during-brian-kilmeade-show-johnny-bench-would-never-have-made-it-to-hall-of-fame-if-i-wasnt-born-yet-he-does/" rel="noopener">recently went on</a> FOX’s The Brian Kilmeade Show and said, “Bench would never have made it to Hall of Fame if I wasn’t born.” Bench says that he and Rose had buried the hatchet before his passing.</p><p>“We had quite a talk out in California when we were at an event together. He said can I see you for a minute and we went to a different room. He said I apologize, I apologize for everything that I did to you during your Hall of Fame year. How it affected that. How I affected you after your career because I know all the questions are coming about me. It takes away from what you’ve achieved and it probably takes away from what I achieved but I’m sorry, I apologize.”</p><p>Reds fans poured out to Great American Ball Park to leave flowers at the Charlie Hustle statue in Cincinnati. Rose was a legend because of his West Cincinnati roots. He brought two championships to his hometown team in 1975 and 1976.</p><p>While he is not in Cooperstown, Pete Rose has taken his rightful place in the Reds’ Hall of Fame. His iconic number 14 is retired alongside Bench’s number five.</p><p>His passing elicited tributes from many<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-wade-boggs-reaction-pete-rose-passing"> former major leaguers including Wade Boggs</a>, Bret Boone, <a href="https://www.wlwt.com/article/pete-rose-death-cincinnati-reds-reaction/62456595" rel="noopener">Barry Larkin, Ohio politicians, and many more.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds legend Johnny Bench details his complicated relationship with Pete Rose

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-news-wade-boggs-reaction-pete-rose-passing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Wade Boggs shares heartfelt reaction to Pete Rose’s passing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MLB-news-Wade-Boggs-shares-heartfelt-reaction-to-Pete-Roses-passing.jpg"></figure><h1>Wade Boggs shares heartfelt reaction to Pete Rose’s passing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-30T18:43:23-07:00">September 30th, 6:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-30T18:43:23-07:00">September 30th, 6:43pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-mlb-legend-pete-rose-dead-at-83">death of Pete Rose</a> has sent shockwaves across Major League Baseball, and as expected, the tributes have started to pour in. Hall of Famer Wade Boggs added his thoughts in a post <a href="https://x.com/ChickenMan3010/status/1840907010667053240" rel="noopener">via X</a> on Monday night.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Words can’t describe how I feel right now my Idol and friend growing up wanting to be Pete Rose you’ll be dearly missed my friend RIP my Brother 💔😢 <a href="https://t.co/hQfGVgWzxK">pic.twitter.com/hQfGVgWzxK</a></p><p>— Wade Boggs (@ChickenMan3010) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChickenMan3010/status/1840907010667053240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Words can’t describe how I feel right now,” he wrote. “My idol and friend growing up wanting to be Pete Rose you’ll be dearly missed my friend RIP my Brother.”</p><p>Rose passed away Monday at his home in Las Vegas, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/09/30/pete-rose-dead/" rel="noopener">his agent confirmed</a> to TMZ. He was 83.</p><p>Boggs and Rose were never teammates, but their careers overlapped between 1982 when Boggs broke into the Major Leagues with the Boston Red Sox and 1986 when Rose retired at age 45.</p><p>Rose won three World Series in his career — two with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976, and one with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980. He retired as baseball’s all-time leader in hits, at bats, and games played before earning a lifetime ban in 1989 amid gambling allegations. That rendered him <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-pete-rose-gets-100-real-on-his-mlb-hall-of-fame-credentials">ineligible for the Hall of Fame</a>. Fans and media have debated his Cooperstown inclusion ever since.</p><p>Through his retirement, he has consistently clashed with Major League Baseball as he’s lobbied for reinstatement. Most recently, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-rob-manfred-drops-eye-opening-take-pete-roses-hall-fame-eligibility">commissioner Rob Manfred denied</a> his 2022 request, deferring Hall of Fame discussion to the Veteran’s Committee.</p><h2><b>Reds and Phillies release statements to remember Pete Rose</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MLB-news-Wade-Boggs-shares-heartfelt-reaction-to-Pete-Roses-passing-1.jpg"><figcaption>© The Enquirer/Sam Greene / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In 24 Major League seasons, Rose played 23-and-a-half with either the Reds or Phillies. Both organizations released statements on Monday mourning his death.</p><p>“Our hearts are deeply saddened by the news of Pete’s passing,” Reds <a href="https://x.com/Reds/status/1840919505666560245" rel="noopener">owner Bob Castellini</a> said. “He was one of the fiercest competitors the game has ever seen, and every team he played for was better because of him. Pete was a Red through and through. No one loved the game more than Pete and no one loved Pete more than Reds country. We must never forget what he accomplished.”</p><p>In addition to the categories Rose is already the all-time leader in, he is also the Reds’ career leader in runs scored, total bases, doubles, singles, and offensive bWAR.</p><p>He spent five years with the Phillies, spanning his late 30s and early 40s, still performing like an All-Star despite his age. Rose recorded 826 hits in that time and hit .291 overall.</p><p>“The Phillies are saddened to learn of Pete Rose’s passing,” the team said in a <a href="https://x.com/Phillies/status/1840913255620891003/photo/1" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “He will always be remembered for his grit and hustle, for playing na integral role in bringing the team its first World Series championship.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wade Boggs shares heartfelt reaction to Pete Rose’s passing

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He has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from Eastern Michigan University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s a sad day for Major League Baseball as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-pete-rose-gets-100-real-on-his-mlb-hall-of-fame-credentials">legendary hitter Pete Rose</a> has died at the age of 83. His agent, Ryan Fiterman, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/09/30/pete-rose-dead/" rel="noopener">confirmed the news</a> to TMZ while noting that “the family is asking for privacy at this time.”</p><p>Rose, who holds MLB’s all-time record for hits, also leads in at-bats, plate appearances, and games played.</p><p>During his career, he played for the Cincinnati Reds in two stints, as well as the Montreal Expos and Philadelphia Phillies. He earned three World Series rings while also winning numerous personal accolades including three batting champion awards, the Roberto Clemente Award, two Gold Glove awards, and 17 MLB All-Star Game appearances.</p><p>Rose then embarked on a managerial career, managing the Reds from 1984 (serving as player-manager for two years, replacing Vern Rapp) through 1989, retiring as a player in 1986.</p><p>However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-rob-manfred-drops-eye-opening-take-pete-roses-hall-fame-eligibility">Rose’s legacy was clouded by controversy</a> when he was accused of betting on baseball games, including those involving the Reds. This led to his permanent ineligibility for the Baseball Hall of Fame, despite what would have been an otherwise undeniable case for induction.</p><p>He was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 2016, and many artifacts from his career are on display in Cooperstown despite his continued ineligibility to be inducted.</p><h2><b>Pete Rose enjoyed a storied MLB career with multiple championships and awards</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Pete-Rose-manages-a-game-for-Reds.jpg"><figcaption>© Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>Born in Cincinnati in 1941, Pete Rose excelled in both baseball and football at Western Hills High School. His standout performance in baseball, particularly a remarkable .626 batting average while playing for the Class AA team in the Dayton Amateur League, caught the attention of scouts.</p><p>This led to Rose signing a professional contract with his hometown team, the Cincinnati Reds, setting the stage for one of the most storied careers in Major League Baseball. Eventually powering his way to the top of several statistical achievements that stand to this day, Rose earned a nine-minute standing ovation when he broke Ty Cobb’s all-time hits record on September 11, 1985.</p><h2><b>He eventually admitted to betting on baseball games </b></h2><p>However, the shadow of controversy loomed over Pete Rose’s career following his ban in 1989 by then-MLB commissioner Bart Giamatti. The ban stemmed from allegations that Rose had bet on the Reds while managing the team.</p><p>After years of denial, he ultimately came clean by <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132415&amp;page=1" rel="noopener">admitting to the accusations</a> and acknowledging the impact of his actions on his legacy during a 2003 interview with Charles Gibson of ABC News.</p><p>“I bet on baseball in 1987 and 1988,” he explained. “That was my mistake, not coming clean a lot earlier.”</p><p>“People have to understand I wish this would have never happened,” he continued. “But I can’t change it, it’s happened. And sitting here in my position, you’re just looking for a second chance.”</p><p>Pete Rose married his first wife, Karolyn Englehardt, in 1964, and they had two children together, Fawn and Pete Rose Jr., before divorcing in 1980. He later married his second wife, Carol J. Woliung, with whom he had two more children, Tyler and Cara, but they divorced in 2011.</p><p>Rose also gained attention for his highly publicized open relationship with Playboy model Kiana Kim.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB news: MLB legend Pete Rose dead at 83

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-reds-interview-former-cubs-manager-but-not-no-1-target');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Reds to interview former Cubs manager, but he’s not No. 1 target');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Reds-to-interview-former-Cubs-manager-but-hes-not-No.-1-target.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Reds to interview former Cubs manager, but he’s not No. 1 target</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T13:10:52-07:00">September 29th, 1:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T13:11:22-07:00">September 29th, 1:11pm</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Reds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-cincinnati-fires-david-bell-interim-named">are looking to hire</a> a new manager, and already a few names are getting batted around. The Reds are likely to interview former Cubs manager David Ross, although he’s rumored to not be the top target. Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/09/29/mlb-awards-2024-shohei-ohtani-aaron-judge-mvp/75437739007/" rel="noopener"> is the top target</a> for the Reds, per USA Today Sports.</p><p>The Reds parted ways with former manager David Bell after six seasons. Schumaker left the Marlins due to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marlins-news-skip-schumaker-leaves-miami-after-death-in-family">a family emergency</a>, and has stated he doesn’t want to return to the team next season, per the outlet.</p><p>“We’re still working through a list and <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/reds-search-for-new-manager-in-early-stages" rel="noopener">we’re doing our due diligence</a>,” Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall said on Friday, per MLB.com. “We have had a lot of people reach out to us. … We’ve made some calls and inquiries.”</p><p>Cincinnati is finishing out a disappointing season. Despite having some outstanding young players in pitcher Hunter Greene and infielder Elly De La Cruz, the team is headed for a losing season. Cincinnati is 76-85 as the season closes out on Sunday for the team.</p><h2>Reds have a nucleus of talent for the future</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Elly-De-La-Cruz-Reds.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cincinnati is thirsting for success in MLB once again. Bell finished his tenure with a losing record, after six years. The team hasn’t made the NL playoffs since 2020. The franchise also hasn’t won a World Series in more than 30 years, and Reds fans are restless to see wins again.</p><p>“We’re getting home on Monday, and we’ll try to start setting things up,” Krall said of the timeline for hiring a new manager. “It’s definitely a challenge. It’s something you can’t do willy-nilly. You’ve got to make sure you’re doing all of your due diligence. It’s very time consuming, but it’s something that we need to do.”</p><p>Cincinnati has talent. It starts with infielder De La Cruz, who posted some phenomenal numbers in his first few MLB seasons. He’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-secures-mlb-first-with-epic-statistical-feat">set records with his play</a>; the Reds shortstop is the only player to reach 80 extra-base hits, 80 walks and 80 stolen bases in his first 200 league games.</p><p>“You want someone to lead the club. I want someone who will continue to develop the younger players,” Krall added. “Those are the overarching qualities we need.”</p><p>The Reds are playing the Chicago Cubs at time of writing. It officially will be the end to their disappointing season. Reds fans are going to pay close attention to who gets hired in the offseason as the club’s manager.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Reds to interview former Cubs manager, but he’s not No. 1 target

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-reds-to-aggressively-pursue-trade-for-75-million-cardinals-pitcher');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Reds to ‘aggressively pursue’ trade for $75 million Cardinals pitcher');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Reds-to-aggressively-pursue-trade-for-75-million-Cardinals-pitcher.jpg?w=1024"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Reds to ‘aggressively pursue’ trade for $75 million Cardinals pitcher</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T10:01:12-07:00">September 29th, 10:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T10:01:12-07:00">September 29th, 10:01am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Reds have had a disappointing 2024 season, as the club could finish in last place in the NL Central if they lose their final game of the season on Sunday. They are currently on a five-game losing streak, and a win Sunday would give them at least a little comfort as they look toward the 2025 season. President of baseball operations <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-cincinnati-fires-david-bell-interim-named">Nick Krall fired</a> manager David Bell a few weeks ago, and the Reds will look to get back to the postseason next year. With their eyes pointed towards that goal, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/09/29/mlb-awards-2024-shohei-ohtani-aaron-judge-mvp/75437739007/" rel="noopener">reports broke on Sunday</a> that they would be targeting a former starting pitcher of theirs to help them.</p><p>“The St. Louis Cardinals, who will announce a series of personnel moves on Monday with Chaim Bloom taking on a greater role, plan to shop veteran starter Sonny Gray while reducing payroll,” reported USA Today’s Bob Nightengale in an article published Sunday morning. “Gray, who signed a three-year, $75 million contract last winter, has a full no-trade clause, with the Cincinnati Reds expected to be among the teams aggressively pursuing him.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-sonny-gray-pitching-issue-loss-reds">Gray had a successful tenure</a> with the Reds, pitching for the club from 2019 to 2021 before leaving to go to the Minnesota Twins. The Cardinals picked him last winter, but they are reportedly looking to decrease payroll following a third-place finish in the NL Central. Would part of that solution include sending Gray back to Cincinnati? It seems as if that could be on the table.</p><h2><b>Sonny Gray would likely fit right in once again with Reds</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cardinals-SP-Sonny-Gray.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-vs-cubs-prediction-odds-pick-9-29-2024">The Reds have not</a> made the postseason since the shortened 2020 campaign, but the club is trending upwards. There is a ton of young talent that has made its way through the minor league system, led by starting pitchers Hunter Greene and Andrew Abbott, as well as shortstop Elly de la Cruz and outfielder Spencer Steer. There are a lot of talented pieces on the big-league roster, but injuries have ravaged the club and helped lead them to their last place finish this season.</p><p>With young starters like Greene, Abbott and Julian Aguiar in tow, Cincinnati could use a veteran ace to help front their staff. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-sonny-gray-100-real-about-beating-padres-twice">Gray has served</a> in that role once before and could definitely do it again. Although the veteran hasn’t seen a lot of action in the postseason, he might get his chance as soon as next season if he joins the Reds.</p><p>The team’s young core is one of the brightest in baseball, and they have more pieces, like shortstop Edwin Arroyo, making their way through the minors. As long as these players continue to grow and improve at the major league level, then bringing a pitcher like Gray in makes sense. Will Gray return to Great American Ballpark this winter? If Krall and GM Brad Meador can pull that off, then a postseason trip in 2025 feels more and more likely for Cincinnati.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Reds to ‘aggressively pursue’ trade for $75 million Cardinals pitcher

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He was the editor of the NBA site Crossover Chronicles in the 2016 NBA season. He was a contributing editor to the now-defunct site FanRag Sports in 2017. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Reds-Cubs prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Reds Cubs.</p><p>The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs conclude their 2024 season this Sunday at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The two teams were part of the four-team pack which unsuccessfully chased the Milwaukee Brewers all season long. None of those four teams — the Cardinals and Pirates alongside the Reds and Cubs — could sustain good baseball for any meaningful length of time. Among those four teams, the Cubs have to rate as the biggest disappointment. The Cardinals were underachievers, but the Cubs underachieved more in 2024. The reason is that Chicago’s starting pitching was really good. Kyle Hendricks had a bounce-back year. Justin Steele was once again a high-level starter. Javier Assad was solid. Shota Imanaga was a superstar. All that pitching should have translated into a better season and a more improved record, but it didn’t. The Cubs were extremely bad in hitting with runners in scoring position, their main flaw this season. Their bullpen also gave up a lot of leads and did not do its part to help the starting rotation. New manager Craig Counsell could not figure out a path to success, but it wasn’t primarily his fault. His hitters and his relievers consistently failed, and there’s only so much a manager can do when that is the case. Chicago needs roster upgrades with smart trades throughout the lineup in order to field a better roster for 2025.</p><h2><b>Reds-Cubs Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Hunter Greene</b> vs. <b>TBD</b></p><p><b>Hunter Greene</b> (9-5) has a 2.83 ERA. Hunter Greene is an elite pitcher. His ERA shows that. However, Greene has not been able to stay consistently healthy. That will be his central challenge for 2025. If he can pitch the full season next year, Greene will give the Reds a chance to be good and make a real run at the National League wild card. Getting the most out of Greene over six full months is a necessity for the team and for the manager who is hired to replace David Bell next season.</p><p>Last Start: Sunday, September 22 versus the Pittsburgh Pirates: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 K</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 11 starts, 66 1/3 IP, 36 H, 16 R, 3 HR, 25 BB, 69 K</p><p>The Cubs are expected to go to a bullpen game for their season finale. None of their regular 2024 starters are scheduled to pitch on Sunday.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Reds-Cubs <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Reds-Cubs Odds</b></h2><p>Cincinnati Reds: -1.5 (+146)</p><p>Moneyline: -126</p><p>Chicago Cubs: +1.5 (-176)</p><p>Moneyline: +108</p><p>Over: 7 (-122)</p><p>Under: 7 (+100)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Reds vs. Cubs </b></h2><p>Time: 3:20 p.m. ET/12:20 p.m. PT</p><p>TV: Bally Sports Ohio (Reds) / Marquee Sports (Cubs) / MLB Extra Innings</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Click for free trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Reds Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Hunter Greene is an ace-level pitcher who will want to end his season on a high note. Greene has elite stuff. The question is not whether he can pitch well; it is whether he can stay healthy. Expect Greene to dominate and end his 2024 season in style.</p><h2><b>Why The Cubs Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Cubs just did shut out the Reds on both Friday and Saturday. No matter how well the Reds pitch, they might not hit well enough to win.</p><h2><b>Final Reds-Cubs Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The pitching matchup is in favor of the Reds, and moreover, Cincinnati just got shutout in back-to-back games. A lot of meaningless baseball games aren’t worth betting on this Sunday, but Cubs-Reds might be the exception. Take Cincinnati.</p><p><i><b><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">Click here</a> for more betting news and predictions</b></i></p><p><b>Final Reds-Cubs Prediction &amp; Pick: Reds -1.5</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds vs Cubs prediction, odds, pick – 9/29/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-vs-guardians-prediction-odds-pick-9-25-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds vs Guardians prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Reds-vs-Guardians-prediction-odds-pick-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Reds vs Guardians prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-24T23:58:32-07:00">September 24th, 11:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-24T23:58:59-07:00">September 24th, 11:58pm</time><address><a href="http://patreon.com/zemek">Matthew Zemek</a>Matthew Zemek is part of ClutchPoints' Betting team and has written for various sports websites and publications since 2001. He was the editor of the NBA site Crossover Chronicles in the 2016 NBA season. He was a contributing editor to the now-defunct site FanRag Sports in 2017. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Reds-Guardians prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Reds Guardians.</p><p>The Cleveland Guardians have the ingredients needed to win the American League. Cleveland has Emmanuel Clase, the best closer in baseball. If the Guardians have the lead after seven innings in the playoffs, they can ask Clase to earn a six-out save. They can’t do that every game, but they can do so twice in a five-game series. Cleveland’s bullpen has been one of the best in baseball in 2024. The Guardians are good at putting the ball in play and taking the extra base. They do a lot of things which play well in October.</p><p>In terms of what the Guardians still have to achieve, they are 1.5 games behind the New York Yankees for the No. 1 seed in the American League playoffs. It’s not a “do or die” situation for the Guardians, but getting the top seed would mean one thing for sure: Cleveland would not play the Houston Astros in the ALDS. The No. 1 seed cannot play the No. 3 seed in the division series. Houston might be the toughest team in the AL, so Cleveland going to the top seed and bumping the Yankees to the No. 2 seed — in the Astros’ half of the playoff bracket — could increase the odds of Cleveland going to the World Series. That is what the Guardians still have to play for. They have already won their division and secured a wild card bye. Now the top seed remains as a goal in the final few games of the regular season.</p><p>First-year Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt is going to be the American League Manager of the Year. Now the Guardians want to set themselves up in the best possible way for the October journey which begins next week.</p><h2><b>Reds-Guardians Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Julian Aguiar</b> vs. <b>Joey Cantillo</b></p><p><b>Julian Aguiar</b> (2-1) has a 6.25 ERA. Aguiar has been a late-season addition to the Reds’ staff, with Hunter Greene and other pitchers getting injured and needing replacements. The ERA doesn’t look good, but Aguiar hasn’t made a larger number of starts. He has actually been good in most of his outings. It will be interesting to see where he lands within the Reds’ rotation in 2025. He is trying to make one last statement about his readiness for a starting spot next year. This will be his last start of the 2024 season.</p><p>Last Start: Thursday, September 19 versus the Atlanta Braves: 4 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 K</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 4 starts, 21 IP, 12 H, 7 R, 3 HR, 7 BB, 12 K</p><p><b>Joey Cantillo</b> (2-3) has a 4.63 ERA. He had a rough go of it in his first few starts for Cleveland, but he has steadily improved. His place on the Cleveland playoff roster is uncertain, but Cantillo has improved his situation in recent weeks and is trying to build for the future, whether that future is in October or in April of next year.</p><p>Last Start: Thursday, September 19 versus the Minnesota Twins: 4 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 3 BB, 6 K</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 3 starts, 15 IP, 12 H, 5 R, 0 HR, 4 BB, 17 K</p><p><b><i>Here are the Reds-Guardians <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Reds-Guardians Odds</b></h2><p>Cincinnati Reds: +1.5 (-178)</p><p>Moneyline: +120</p><p>Cleveland Guardians: -1.5 (+146)</p><p>Moneyline: -142</p><p>Over: 8 (-115)</p><p>Under: 8 (-105)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Reds vs. Guardians </b></h2><p>Time: 6:40 p.m. ET/3:40 p.m. PT</p><p>TV: Bally Sports Ohio (Reds) / Bally Sports Great Lakes (Guardians) / MLB Extra Innings</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Click for free trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Reds Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Aguiar versus Cantillo is a relatively even pitching matchup. The Guardians have clinched a top-two seed in the American League and might not play with the desperation they need to win this game.</p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Guardians hammered the Reds on Tuesday night, showing that they’re not about to slow down and that they really do want that No. 1 seed in the American League.</p><h2><b>Final Reds-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The pitching matchup is even, but the Guardians look like they’re going for the No. 1 seed in the AL instead of taking it easy. Therefore, take the Guardians.</p><p><i><b><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">Click here</a> for more betting news and predictions</b></i></p><p><b>Final Reds-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick: Guardians -1.5</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds vs Guardians prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-vs-guardians-prediction-odds-pick-9-24-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Reds-vs-Guardians-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Reds vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-24T04:52:49-07:00">September 24th, 4:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-24T04:52:49-07:00">September 24th, 4:52am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The playoff-bound Cleveland Guardians play host as they face the Cincinnati Reds. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Reds-Guardians prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Reds-Guardians Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Jakob Junis</b> vs. <b>Tanner Bibee</b></p><p><b>Jakob Junis</b> (4-0) with a 2.61 ERA and a 0.84 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Junis went six innings, giving up two hits and one run.  He would take the no-decision as the Reds lost to the Braves.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Junis is 3-0 in two starts and 12 appearances on the road at home this year. He has a 3.26 ERA and a .250 opponent batting average.</p><p><b>Tanner Bibee</b> (11-9) with a 3.56 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Bibee went 6.2 innings giving up five hits and a walk. He would allow just two runs, but take the no-decision as the Guardians won in ten innings over the Twins.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Bibee is 4-4 at home with a 4.39 ERA in 15 home starts with a .248 opponent batting average.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Reds-Guardians Odds</b></h2><p>Cincinnati Reds: +1.5 (-156)</p><p>Moneyline: +138</p><p>Cleveland Guardians: -1.5 (+130)</p><p>Moneyline: -164</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-122)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (+100)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Reds vs. Guardians</b></h2><p>Time: 6:40 PM ET/ 3:40 PM PT</p><p>TV: BSOH/BSGL</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Reds Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-cincinnati-fires-david-bell-interim-named"> Reds are tied for 14th in the majors</a> in runs scored while sitting 26th in batting average, 20th in on-base percentage, and 18th in slugging. Spencer Steer has led the way this year. He is hitting .229 this year with 20 home runs and 91 RBIs. Further, he has stolen 25 bases with 74 runs scored. Elly De La Cruz has also been great this year. He is hitting .261 on the year with 25 home runs and 74 RBIs. Further, De La Cruz has stolen 65 bases and scored 104 times this year. Rounding out the best bats on the year in Jonathan India. He is hitting .247 with a .353 on-base percentage. India has 15 home runs, 58 RBIs, and 83 runs scored.</p><p>Tyler Stephenson has been the hot bat in the last week. He is hitting .333 in the last week with a home run, seven RBIs, and five runs scored. Meanwhile, Elly De La Cruz has hit .346 in the last week with a home run, five RBIs, a stolen base, and six runs scored. Finally, Jonathan India is hitting .261 in the last week with a home run, two RBIs, and three runs scored. The Reds have hit .234 in the last week with six home runs and 25 runs scored in six games.</p><p>Current Reds have 18 career at-bats against Tanner Bibee. They have just two hits. One is from Will Benson who is 1-2. Meanwhile, TJ Frield is 1-3 with a strikeout.</p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Guardians sit 15th in the majors in runs while sitting 20th in batting average, 19th in on-base percentage, and 17th in slugging. Jose Ramirez leads the way. He is hitting .274 this year with a .332 on-base percentage. Ramirez has 37 home runs this year, plus 112 RBIs. Further, he has stolen 40 bases and scored 109 times. Josh Naylor is also having a stellar year. He is hitting .240 on the year with a .317 on-base percentage. He has 31 home runs, 105 RBIs, and 82 runs scored. Steven Kwan has been one of the most consistent bats in the lineup. He is hitting .291 this year with a .364 on-base percentage. He has 13 home runs, 43 RBIs, and has scored 81 times on the year.</p><p>Jose Ramirez has led the way in the last week. He is hitting .321 in the last week with two home runs, five RBIs, a stolen base and three runs scored. Meanwhile, Andres Gimine is hitting .375 in the last week with a home run, four RBIs, and two runs scored. Rounding out the best bats in the last week is Kyle Manzardo. he is hitting .400 in the last week with two home runs, four RBIs, and three runs scored. The Guardians are hitting .238 in the last week with ten home runs and 24 runs scored in seven games.</p><p>Current Guardians have 53 career at-bats against Jakob Junis. They are hitting .264 against Junis. Jose Ramirez has the most experience, going 9-36 with two doubles and two home runs, plus five RBIs. Further, Josh Naylor is 2-8 with a home run and two RBIs. Finally, Lane Thomas is 2-4 with a double.</p><h2><b>Final Reds-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Jakob Junis has been great in his last four starts. He has pitched 20 innings, giving up just two runs in those four starts. Still, the Reds have lost all four games.  Tanner Bibee has been solid this month. He has given up eight runs in 23.2 innings over four starts, but the Guardians are 2-2 in those games. The Reds have been the slightly better offense in the last week, but the Guardians have been the better team and the Reds are not giving run support to Junis. Take the Guardians at home in this one.</p><p><b>Final Reds-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick: Guardians ML (-164) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-manager-candidates-replace-david-bell');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds’ best candidates to replace manager David Bell');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Reds-best-candidates-to-replace-manager-David-Bell.jpg"></figure><h1>Reds’ best candidates to replace manager David Bell</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-23T09:03:09-07:00">September 23rd, 9:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-23T09:10:23-07:00">September 23rd, 9:10am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Reds made the second managerial firing of the 2024 MLB season Sunday night, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-cincinnati-fires-david-bell-interim-named">dismissing David Bell</a> after six seasons in charge. The Reds, 76-81, have five games remaining in a season they expected to contend for a division title. Instead, they’ll miss the playoffs for the 10th time in 11 years.</p><p>Bell, hired before the 2019 season as a first-time MLB manager, went 409-456 as Reds skipper. Cincinnati reached the postseason once during Bell’s tenure after going 31-29 during the 2020 COVID-shortened season. The Reds were swept in two games by the Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card Series.</p><p>Cincy had two other winning seasons under Bell, going 83-79 in 2021 and 82-80 in 2023.</p><p>“David provided the kind of steadiness that we needed in our clubhouse over the last few seasons,” Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall said in the team’s <a href="https://www.mlb.com/reds/press-release/press-release-reds-replace-david-bell" rel="noopener">press release</a>. “We felt a change was needed to move the Major League team forward. We have not achieved the success we expected, and we need to begin focusing on 2025.”</p><p>The Reds handed Bell a three-year contract extension in July 2023 as Cincinnati flirted with playoff contention coming off a 100-loss season in 2022. 14 months later Cincy is searching for a new skipper to lead its young core in the right direction.</p><p>Bench coach Freddie Benavides was named interim manager for the remainder of the season. Benavides served as Bell’s right-hand man for the entirety of the latter’s tenure. He was Cincinnati’s first-base coach for three seasons before moving to the dugout.</p><p>The Reds will likely look externally to hire their next manager given a lack of options within the organization. Still, people with close ties to the franchise will be considered along with experienced managers and perhaps a few wild cards.</p><h2><b>Top managerial candidate already on Cincy’s radar</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Skip-Schumaker-Marlins.jpg"><figcaption>Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>We’ll get an obvious name out of the way with a man every team with a managerial opening will ask to interview. Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker is on virtually every team’s radar as the hottest free agent manager on the market.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-skip-schumaker-ready-to-leave-marlins">Schumaker is expected to depart Miami</a> after two seasons following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marlins-news-gm-makes-drastic-moves-in-front-office-amid-embarrassing-season">changes in the front office</a>. He is highly regarded around the league after leading the Marlins to the playoffs in 2023, his first season as an MLB manager. It was the first time the Marlins had a winning record in a full season since 2009 and only the fourth time they reached the postseason.</p><p>Schumaker earned NL Manager of the Year honors, the third Marlins manager to win the award.</p><p>Things quickly went south for Miami this year as they started 0-9 and won seven games before May. The Marlins have been in last place in the NL East every day since the second day of the season. At 57-99, Miami will likely finish with the worst record in the National League.</p><p>Despite possibly losing 100 games, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-marlins-manager-reds-radar-possible-david-bell-replacement">Schumaker will still be a hot commodity</a> this offseason. Schumaker, a baseball lifer who played 11 MLB seasons, entered the coaching ranks in 2018 two years after retiring as a player. He spent the final two years of his playing career with the Reds in 2014 and 2015.</p><h2><b>Reds Hall of Famer might be next in line</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Barry-Larkin-David-Bell-Reds.jpg"><figcaption>Kareem Elgazzar-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Sometimes lost in the shuffle of all-time great shortstops is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-bo-bichette-credits-pair-of-shortstop-legends-for-helping-him-improve-his-defense-in-2023">Reds legend Barry Larkin</a>. A Hall of Fame player, Larkin spent his entire 19-year playing career with the Reds, helping them win the World Series in 1990 and capturing NL MVP in 1995.</p><p>Larkin has worn many hats since retiring after the 2004 season but remains in baseball. Following time within the Washington Nationals’ front office and a couple of stints in television, Larkin returned to the Reds as a minor league infield instructor in 2015. He’s since helped Cincy during spring training and joined the Reds’ broadcast team in 2021.</p><p>While he doesn’t have managerial experience in MLB or the minors, Larkin did manage the Brazilian national team during the 2013 World Baseball Classic. He led Brazil to their first and only appearance in the tournament following upset wins in qualifying rounds over Colombia and Panama.</p><p>Larkin also served as bench coach for the United States during the 2009 World Baseball Classic.</p><p>Larkin interviewed for the Tampa Bay Rays’ managerial opening in 2014 but was not among the finalists for the position. The Detroit Tigers also considered hiring him in 2013 but Larkin declined an interview.</p><p>The Reds great was quoted in 2018 saying he would only manage in the big leagues if it’s for the Reds. The timing seems right for Barry Larkin to at least get an interview for Cincinnati’s managerial job.</p><h2><b>Son of a Reds legend in the mix?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Eduardo-Perez-MLB.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Sticking with the Cincinnati Reds lore, Eduardo Perez was floated as a <a href="https://africa.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41390092/cincinnati-reds-fire-manager-david-bell" rel="noopener">potential candidate</a> to be the next Reds manager by Jeff Passan. Perez is the son of Hall of Fame infielder Tony Perez, a seven-time MLB All-Star who played 16 of his 23 big league seasons in Cincinnati.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-fernando-tatis-jr-gets-apology-from-mlb-announcer-after-superstar-misinterpretation">The younger Perez</a> followed in his father’s footsteps and reached the majors as a player. Three of his 13 MLB seasons were with the Reds.</p><p>Similar to Larkin, Perez does not have major league experience managing but has managed before. Ironically, he was the skipper of the Colombian national team that lost to the Larkin-led Brazilians in the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.</p><p>Other managerial stops for Perez include two seasons in the then-Puerto Rico Baseball League and one season in the Puerto Rican Winter League. Perez won a Manager of the Year award during his tenure.</p><p>While most of his non-playing career has been as a television/radio analyst, Perez spent parts of three seasons as a Major League Baseball coach. He was named Marlins hitting coach during the 2011 season before being let go after the 2012 season. He then served as bench coach for the Houston Astros in 2013.</p><p>Hiring Eduardo Perez would be considered external since he doesn’t have a current position in the organization, but he has kept close ties with the franchise. Maybe a first-time MLB manager isn’t the direction Cincy should go, but Perez is a possible candidate with that label. He could be leading the Reds from the bench in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds’ best candidates to replace manager David Bell

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-marlins-manager-reds-radar-possible-david-bell-replacement');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Marlins manager on Reds’ ‘radar’ as possible David Bell replacement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Marlins-manager-on-Reds-radar-as-possible-David-Bell-replacement.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Marlins manager on Reds’ ‘radar’ as possible David Bell replacement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-22T20:29:40-07:00">September 22nd, 8:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-22T22:16:03-07:00">September 22nd, 10:16pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-cincinnati-fires-david-bell-interim-named">Cincinnati Reds have made the decision</a> to part ways with manager David Bell on Sunday. Although Cincinnati has named bench coach Freddie Benavides as the interim manager, the expectation is that the team will find a new manager.</p><p>Rumors are already swirling about <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1838041888928272715" rel="noopener">one candidate for the job</a>, Skip Schumaker, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-skip-schumaker-ready-to-leave-marlins">who is the Miami Marlins manager</a>, according to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY.</p><p>“Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker is on the Reds’ radar for a potential replacement for David Bell, who’s fired Sunday night,” Nightengale wrote on X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter).</p><p>Bell was about to end his sixth season as Reds manager when the team handed him his walking papers, Cincinnati has already been eliminated from MLB playoff contention, as they are just 76-81 with only five games remaining on their schedule. They are coming off a 2-0 loss in a series finale at home on Sunday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates.</p><p>Bell got a contract extension from the Reds in 2023 which would have taken him to the 2026 MLB season, but the team apparently wanted to take on a different direction — one that doesn’t include the 52-year-old Bell, who also played in the big leagues from 1995 to 2006.</p><p>As for Schumaker, he was candid when he spoke about the possibility that he is <a href="https://www.espn.com.au/mlb/story/_/id/41385879/marlins-schumaker-grateful-likely-last-home-game" rel="noopener">on his way out</a> as a Marlins manager. The</p><p>It’s kind of a weird moment, personally, in my career,” Schumaker said following the Marlins’ 5-4 loss on Sunday to the Atlanta Braves at home, per ESPN. “Extremely grateful that I was given an opportunity to manage the Miami Marlins even if it was a couple years.”</p><h2><b>Fans react to Skip Schumaker being floated as potential new Reds manager</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/David-Bell-as-Reds-manager.jpg"><figcaption>Katie Stratman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Nightengale’s post has garnered numerous reactions, with many feeling good about the potential fit of Schumaker with the Reds.</p><p>“This is best case scenario” – @wilkersonadylan</p><p>“Would love this move” – @JonathanKMartin</p><p>“That’s actually a good fit him” – @GerarldsWorld_</p><p>“So you’re gonna fire a guy who lost a bunch of games and hire a guy who lost a bunch of games.” – @JoeGravino</p><p>“Idk what people think of him but he manages with fire. I think he’d be a great fit for that young team.” – @mta751</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Marlins manager on Reds’ ‘radar’ as possible David Bell replacement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-cincinnati-fires-david-bell-interim-named');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds fire David Bell, interim manager named');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cincinnati-fires-David-Bell-interim-coach-named.jpg"></figure><h1>Reds fire David Bell, interim manager named</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-22T19:21:30-07:00">September 22nd, 7:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-22T19:37:31-07:00">September 22nd, 7:37pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Reds have missed the playoffs once again after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-cincinnati-hopeful-hunter-greene-2024-return">an injury-plagued 2024</a>. Manager David Bell has been fired after six years as the Reds’ bench boss,<a href="https://twitter.com/LanceMcAlister/status/1838036786204807674" rel="noopener"> according to a</a> team release. Bench coach Freddie Benavides is the interim manager.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Reds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Reds</a> fire David Bell <a href="https://t.co/VO390Gznct">pic.twitter.com/VO390Gznct</a></p><p>— LanceMcAlister (@LanceMcAlister) <a href="https://twitter.com/LanceMcAlister/status/1838036786204807674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Reds had a great 2023 campaign, winning 82 games but missing the playoffs once again. The win total was the highest since 2013 and their young core led to high expectations. Bell was given a contract extension that took him through 2026 after last season. Now, less than 162 games into that deal, he is gone.</p><p>President of Baseball Operations Nick Krall will be speaking to the media on Monday morning, a scheduled off-day for the team. They wrap up their season with road games against the Guardians and Cubs. They must win each of their remaining five games to reach .500 for the second straight season.</p><p>It has been an emotional year for Reds fans, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-joey-votto-retirement-announcement">fan favorite Joey Votto announced his retirement</a>. The Queen City faithful would have loved to send him off with a ceremony during a playoff game, but it will be another year with no October baseball in Cincinnati.</p><h2><b>Candidates for the next manager of the Reds</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/David-Bell-as-Reds-manager.jpg"><figcaption>Katie Stratman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Bell is just the second manager fired this season, behind <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-best-options-replace-pedro-grifol-manager">Pedro Grifol of the Chicago White Sox</a>. While it is not all his fault, it’s hard to imagine anyone taking a chance on a guy with “worst team ever” on his resume so quickly. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/09/22/home-field-advantage-mlb-postseason-overrated/75331164007/" rel="noopener">reported on</a> Sunday that Skip Schumaker of the Miami Marlins was going to leave his post at the end of the season.</p><p>Schumaker is the perfect fit for the Reds and not just because he is a skipper named Skip. The Marlins made the playoffs in 2023 with a young group of prospects and some solid veteran pieces. If <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-early-free-agent-targets-2024-mlb-offseason">the Reds utilize free agency</a> to improve their team, they are a candidate to do the same.</p><p>If the Yankees falter in the playoffs, ex-Red Aaron Boone could be available. The Astros have plenty of coaches that could be poached for manager roles, including Troy Snitker, Brian Snitker’s son. And Benavides may continue in the role. No matter who gets the job, they must get Elly De La Cruz and the squad into the postseason in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds fire David Bell, interim manager named

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-hunter-greene-set-for-injury-return-vs-pirates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds’ Hunter Greene set for injury return vs. Pirates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Reds-news-Hunter-Greene-set-for-injury-return-vs.-Pirates.jpg"></figure><h1>Reds’ Hunter Greene set for injury return vs. Pirates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-21T09:49:50-07:00">September 21st, 9:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-21T09:50:14-07:00">September 21st, 9:50am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is expected to <a href="https://x.com/Enquirer/status/1837242862016098522" rel="noopener">take the mound</a> on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, per the Cincinnati Enquirer. The pitcher has been on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-hunter-greene-right-elbow-soreness-leads-to-il-move">the injured list</a> with a sore elbow.</p><p>Greene is expected to be on<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/cincinnati-reds-ace-hunter-greene-to-return-to-mound-on-sunday-01j88hm2mhd8" rel="noopener"> a pitch count</a>, per Sports Illustrated, so it will be interesting to see how well the Reds hurler performs. The Reds pitcher holds a 9-4 record on the season, with 24 game appearances. He last pitched for the team on August 13, tossing seven innings in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals.</p><p>The Reds are 75-80 on the season, heading into Saturday’s game against the Pirates.</p><h2>Hunter Greene is one of several promising stars for the Reds</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Reds-Hunter-Greene-deals-on-the-mound-.jpg"><figcaption>Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>Greene is one of several young Reds stars looking to return the franchise to greatness. While Cincinnati’s season is nearing its end, the team has some talent that could compete for an NL pennant in the years to come. That group includes Greene and infielder Elly De La Cruz, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-secures-mlb-first-with-epic-statistical-feat">who set a MLB record</a> with the amount of home runs and stolen bases he’s put together over the last few years.</p><p>The Reds could be looking at a different season if Greene had been able to keep pitching over the last month or so. The team is 13.5 games behind in the National League Central division this season, and out of the playoff picture. Greene leads the team in strikeouts this campaign, with 162. That’s impressive considering the hurler has been off the mound for more than a month. Cincinnati has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-hunter-greene-reaches-unreal-mlb-territory-with-historic-feat">clearly missed him</a> while he’s been injured. Greene holds a 2.83 ERA on the campaign, with more than 143 innings of work.</p><p>“He’s learning how to be <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/hunter-greene-elbow-injury-update-reds-nick-krall" rel="noopener">a big league pitcher</a>,” Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall said in August, per MLB.com. “I think we take that for granted sometimes when you’ve got a 22- [or] 23-year-old trying to work their way into this game. And then once they become 24, 25, 26, they start getting into their prime and they become elite players. He’s always been an elite talent, but now he’s really worked hard, he’s worked his butt off to develop into the pitcher he’s become this year.”</p><p>The Reds and Pirates face off at 1:10 Eastern on Saturday. Reds fans hope their star hurler gets his groove back and has an excellent outing.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds’ Hunter Greene set for injury return vs. Pirates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-secures-mlb-first-with-epic-statistical-feat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds’ Elly De La Cruz secures MLB first with epic statistical feat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/0-Elly-De-La-Cruz-secures-MLB-first-with-epic-statistical-feat0.jpg"></figure><h1>Reds’ Elly De La Cruz secures MLB first with epic statistical feat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-21T06:43:56-07:00">September 21st, 6:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-21T06:44:21-07:00">September 21st, 6:44am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Reds and Elly De La Cruz are celebrating an amazing accomplishment. De La Cruz is now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-elly-de-la-cruz-reacts-to-joining-exclusive-20-60-club">the first player</a> in baseball to have at least 100 stolen bases and 30 home runs in <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1837283901670314456" rel="noopener">his first two seasons</a>, per Opta Stats.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">With this SB, Elly De La Cruz became the first player to have at least 100 stolen bases and 30 home runs in his first two seasons.</p><p>Massive accomplishment👏</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaSTATS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OptaSTATS</a>) <a href="https://t.co/MdD9h8MjXe">https://t.co/MdD9h8MjXe</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1837283901670314456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Reds infielder is having a great run in Major League Baseball, in his short career. He stole his 100th base in a game on Friday, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. De La Cruz is one of<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/elly-de-la-cruz-creates-exclusive-club-milestone-stolen-base" rel="noopener"> only four players ever</a> to post at least 20 home runs and 75 stolen bases in his first two seasons, per Sports Illustrated. Ben Chapman, Bobby Witt Jr. and Bug Holliday are the only other players to ever do that.</p><p>The Reds are getting close to the end of their season, with a 75-80 record heading into Saturday action.</p><h2>Elly De La Cruz is one of the great stories of this MLB season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/in-line-image-of-Elly-De-La-Cruz.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Reds shortstop is telling one of the great tales of this 2024 MLB campaign. While there’s been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-how-much-did-la-offer-shohei-ohtani-50-50-hr-ball">a massive amount</a> of press coverage regarding Shohei Ohtani’s 50-50 season, De La Cruz is also putting up numbers never seen before in the history of baseball.</p><p>The Reds unfortunately haven’t been able to capitalize on De La Cruz’s great season. Cincinnati is missing the NL playoffs and trying to fend off a losing season. The team needs to go on a run in the final days of the campaign to finish the year with a winning record.</p><p>De La Cruz is one of the Reds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-elly-de-la-cruz-ends-23-year-drought-unreal-feat">leading the way</a>. The youngster is hitting .260 this season, with 24 home runs and 70 runs batted in. He’s leading the team in home runs and hits this year, and he’s even more dangerous when he’s on base. The shortstop seems completely unafraid of going for a steal at any time.</p><p>While the infielder is posting some astonishing numbers for the Reds, he also leads the team in another category. He’s <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/elly-de-la-cruz-something-no-one-has-done-baseball-history" rel="noopener">first in MLB this season</a> in strikeouts, per Sports Illustrated. De La Cruz has struck out more than 200 times. He’s certainly an aggressive player and Reds fans are willing to put up with those stats as long as he keeps hitting at a solid pace. De La Cruz may very well finish the season leading MLB in both stolen bases and strikeouts, which is certainly a unique statistic.</p><p>The Reds are in action Saturday, again against the Pirates. De La Cruz will try and advance his stats even more before the season comes to an end for the club.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Reds’ Elly De La Cruz secures MLB first with epic statistical feat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pirates-vs-reds-prediction-odds-pick-9-21-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pirates vs. Reds prediction, odds, pick – 9/21/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Pirates-vs.-Reds-prediction-odds-pick-.jpg"></figure><h1>Pirates vs. Reds prediction, odds, pick – 9/21/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-20T15:54:15-07:00">September 20th, 3:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-20T15:54:15-07:00">September 20th, 3:54pm</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Hockey Scout at FCHockey and NeutralZone. Whether it's covering the NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL, or College Football and Basketball, there is not a sport Nate isn't able to discuss.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds are trying to finish their seasons as they’re both out of the playoff race by a mile. They are in the bottom two spots in the National League Central, sitting 14.5 and 16 games back of the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. It’ll be their 11th meeting, with the Pirates winning seven of the first ten games. The Pirates have lost five of the past seven games, while the Reds have lost five of their past ten. The Pirates finish their season with series against the Brewers and New York Yankees. Meanwhile, the Reds finish with dates against the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago Cubs. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Pirates-Reds prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Pirates-Reds Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Jared Jones</b> vs. <b>Rhett Lowder</b></p><p><b>Jared Jones</b> is 6-7 with a 3.85 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP.</p><p>Jones’ last start was at home against the Kansas City Royals. He pitched 4 innings with 5 strikeouts, allowing 6 hits, 3 walks, and 2 earned runs. Jones had 97 pitches through 4 innings, which led to him getting the hook early.</p><p>Jones is 2-4 on the road with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP.</p><p><b>Rhett Lowder</b> is 0-1 with a 0.87 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP.</p><p>Lowder’s last start was on the road against the Minnesota Twins. He pitched 5 1/3 innings with 5 strikeouts, allowing 6 hits, 1 walk, and 3 earned runs. It was the first time Lowder allowed more than 1 run in an outing, as he was lights out in his first three starts.</p><p>Lowder is 0-1 at home with a 0.87 ERA and 1.35 WHIP.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Pirates-Reds Odds</b></h2><p>Pittsburgh Pirates: -1.5 (+152)</p><p>Moneyline: -102</p><p>Cincinnati Reds: +1.5 (-184)</p><p>Moneyline: -116</p><p>Over: 9 (-105)</p><p>Under: 9 (-115)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Pirates vs. Reds</b></h2><p>Time: 1:10 PM ET/10:10 AM PT</p><p>TV: Bally Sports Ohio, SNP</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Pirates Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Jared Jones’ recent form could make this game a pitching battle. Jones allowed two or fewer earned runs in four of his last six starts. The Pirates’ bullpen has also been better than the Reds, as they own a 4.89 ERA over their past three games.</p><p>The Pirates have the Reds’ number for most of this season, winning five of their last six meetings. Pittsburgh also took two of three games in the other series at the Great American Ball Park this season.</p><h2><b>Why The Reds Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Reds have been hitting the ball well against right-handed pitching, which could help them solve Jones, who has been performing well recently. The Reds are batting .251 with a .329 on-base percentage over their last ten games, averaging 4.2 runs/nine. Cincinnati’s last few games have been hit or miss, as they have games over their past six where they’ve scored 6, 11, and 8 runs. However, they scored 3, 1, and 2 in the other games over that span.</p><p>Lowder’s start has been unbelievable for a rookie. He allowed one earned run over his first 15 1/3 innings but regressed in his recent start with three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Can Lowder return to the form to start his career, or was the start against the Brewers a sign of things to come?</p><p><b>Final Pirates-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick</b></p><p>Both of these teams have been going through some hitting slumps and these pitchers are performing well over their last number of starts. A Saturday afternoon game in Cincinnati is the recipe for a pitching battle that ends in a 2-1 or 3-2 final. Take this game to go under and for Jones and Lowder to continue their fine form.</p><p><b>Final Pirates-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick: Under 9 (-115)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pirates vs. Reds prediction, odds, pick – 9/21/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-vs-reds-prediction-odds-pick-9-18-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves vs. Reds prediction, odds, pick – 9/18/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Braves-vs-Reds-prediction-odds-pick-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves vs. Reds prediction, odds, pick – 9/18/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-18T06:30:19-07:00">September 18th, 6:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-18T06:30:19-07:00">September 18th, 6:30am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves are on the road to take on the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday night. Check out our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> as we give you a Braves-Reds prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.</p><h2><b>Braves-Reds Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Spencer Schwellenbach</b> vs. <b>Jakob Junis</b></p><p><b>Spencer Schwellenbach</b> (6-7) with a 3.73 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 103.2 innings pitched, 133K/20BB, .237 oBA</p><p>Last Start: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: Win, 6 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 9 starts, 3.53 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 51 innings pitched, 52K/13BB, .232 oBA</p><p><b>Jakob Junis</b> (4-0) with a 2.73 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 56 innings pitched, 42K/7BB, .211 oBA</p><p>Last Start: at St. Louis Cardinals: No Decision, 5 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 10 games, 2 starts, 2.10 ERA, 0.70 WHIP, 25.2 innings pitched, 20K/4BB, .159 oBA</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Braves-Reds Odds</b></h2><p>Atlanta Braves: -1.5 (+114)</p><p>Moneyline: -144</p><p>Cincinnati Reds: +1.5 (-137)</p><p>Moneyline: +122</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-115)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-105)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Braves vs. Reds</b></h2><p>Time: 6:40 PM ET/3:40 PM PT</p><p>TV: Bally Sports Southeast, Bally Sports Ohio</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Braves Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Schwellenbach has really come into his own as a starting pitcher in the MLB. He has the occasional bad start, but he the good has outweighed the bad this season. Schwellenbach really has a low walk rate, and this is because of his chase rate. Schwellenbach has a 34.9 percent chase rate, which puts him in the 97th percentile in that category. He also does not allow teams to hit the ball too hard off him. He has the stuff to be a very good pitcher in this league, and he has proved it. If he can have another one of his good starts, and get the Reds to chase a little bit, the Braves will win this game.</p><p>The Reds have some exciting players in their lineup, but they are just not performing well. Cincinnati is batting .233 as a team, which is fifth-worst in the MLB. Along with that, the Reds do not hit the ball hard, and they strike out quite a bit. Cincinnati will swing and miss a lot, which is going to really hurt them in this game. If Schwellenbach is at his best, expect him to go seven strong innings while shutting down this Reds offense. As long as he can get a few runs of run support, the Braves should be able to win this game.</p><h2><b>Why The Reds Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Junis was acquired by the Reds at the trade deadline, and the change of scenery is exactly what he needed. With the Reds this season, Junis has thrown 30 innings, allowed just 23 hits, walked only two batters, and he has an ERA of 3.00. The Reds need Junis to keep this up if they want to win the game. If Junis can continue to pitch well for the Reds, there is no reason why Cincinnati should not win this game.</p><p>Junis is also much better as a start this season. It is hard to believe as he was a valuable reliever, but his starting numbers are very good. In his four starts, Junis has allowed just seven hits, struck out 15, and opposing teams can not hit for any power. Junis will only go five or six innings in this game, but that should be enough to give the Reds a chance to win this game. As long as he can keep the Braves in check, the Reds will win this game.</p><h2><b>Final Braves-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>I think this is a very interesting pitching matchup, and it should be a fun one. However, I am going to take the Braves to win straight up. If it comes down to which team will push across that important run, I think it will be the Braves.</p><p><b>Final Braves-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick: Braves ML (-144)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves vs. Reds prediction, odds, pick – 9/18/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-vs-reds-prediction-odds-pick-9-17-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves vs. Reds prediction, odds, pick – 9/17/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Braves-vs-Reds-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves vs. Reds prediction, odds, pick – 9/17/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-17T04:43:01-07:00">September 17th, 4:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-17T04:43:01-07:00">September 17th, 4:43am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves look to keep pace in the wild card race as they face the Cincinnati Reds. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Braves-Reds prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Braves-Reds Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Grant Holmes</b> vs. <b>Brandon Williamson</b></p><p><b>Grant Holmes</b> (2-1) with a 3.79 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Holmes has not made a start since August 14th, but appeared in eight games since. In the start, he went seven innings, giving up eight hits, a walk, and a home run. He would surrender two runs in a win over the Giants.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Holmes is 1-1 on the road in three starts and ten total appearances. He has a 3.86 ERA and a .269 opponent batting average.</p><p><b>Brandon Williamson</b> (0-0) with a 2.08 ERA and a .77 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Williamson went five innings, giving up three hits, two walks, and a home run. He would give up just one run, but take the no-decision against the Cardinals as the Reds lost to St. Louis.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Williamson has just one start at home this year, going 3.1 innings, giving up two runs with one earned in a no-decision.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Braves-Reds Odds</b></h2><p>Atlanta Braves:  -1.5 (+134)</p><p>Moneyline: -118</p><p>Cincinnati Reds: +1.5 (-162)</p><p>Moneyline: +100</p><p>Over: 9 (-106)</p><p>Under: 9 (-114)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Braves vs. Reds</b></h2><p>Time: 6:40 PM ET/ 3:50 PM PT</p><p>TV: BSSO/BSOH</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Braves Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Braves are tied for 16th in the majors in runs scored while sitting 18th in batting average, 19th in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging. Marcell Ozuna has led the way this year. He is hitting .304 on the year with a .380 on-base percentage. Ozuna has 37 home runs, 98 RBIs, and 89 runs scored on the year. Matt Olson has also been solid. He is hitting .239 this year with a .320 on-base percentage. Olson has 25 home runs, 87 RBIs, and 71 runs scored.  Rounding out the top bats on the year is Travis d’Arnaud. He is hitting .242 on the year with 14 home runs, 47 RBIs, and 38 runs scored.</p><p>Matt Olson has led the way in the last week. He is hitting .435 in the last week with eight RBIs and two runs scored. Meanwhile, Jorge Soler is hitting well. He is hitting .381 in the last week with a .458 on-base percentage. Soler has a home run, four RBIs, and six runs scored. Rounding out the top bats on the week is Michael Harris III. He is hitting .259 this week with two home runs, four RBIs, and five runs scored. The Braves are hitting .235 in the last week with six home runs and 31 runs scored in six games.</p><p>Three members of the Braves have career at-bats against Brandon Williamson. Cavan Biggio, Whit Merrifield, and Jorge Soler are all 1-3 against Williamson. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-whit-merrifield-dealt-crucial-injury-update">Merrifield has an RBI</a> while Soler has a home run and an RBI.</p><h2><b>Why The Reds Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Reds are tied for 14th in the majors in runs scored while sitting 26th in batting average, 20th in on-base percentage, and 19th in slugging. Spencer Steer has led the way this year. He is hitting .232 this year with 19 home runs and 89 RBIs. Further, he has stolen 25 bases with 73 runs scored. Elly De La Cruz has also been great this year. He is hitting .257 on the year with 24 home runs and 69 RBIs. Further, De La Cruz has stolen 64 bases and scored 98 times this year. Rounding out the best bats on the year in Jonathan India. He is hitting .246 with a .353 on-base percentage. India has 14 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 80 runs scored.</p><p>TJ Friedl has been driving in runs as of late. He has been hitting .370 in the last week, scoring two home runs, seven RBIs, and six runs. Ty France is also driving in runs, but not hitting well. He is hitting just .179 in the last week but has five RBIs and two runs scored. Rounding out the best bats in the last week with Jonathan India. He is hitting .300 in the last week with three RBIs, and four runs scored. The Reds are hitting .235 in the last week with four home runs and 27 runs scored in seven games.</p><h2><b>Final Braves-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Brandon Williamson has been solid as a starting pitcher this year. He has made just three starts, giving up three earned runs in 13 innings. Still, the Reds are just 1-2 in those games. Still, the Braves have been hitting much better. They are scoring over five runs per game in the last week. The Reds are scoring just under four runs per game in the same time frame. Williamson will not go deep into this game. The Reds bullpen is in the middle of the pack in the majors, sitting with a 3.95 ERA. The Braves will be able to hit well against the Reds bullpen. With them needing wins to stay amid the Wild Card race, expect them to come out firing. Take the Braves to come away with a much-needed win with a late-inning run surge.</p><p><b>Final Braves-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick: Braves ML  (-118) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves vs. Reds prediction, odds, pick – 9/17/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/reds-early-free-agent-targets-2024-mlb-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'Reds’ 3 early free agent targets in 2024 MLB offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Reds-X-early-free-agent-targets-in-2024-MLB-offseason.jpg"></figure><h1>Reds’ 3 early free agent targets in 2024 MLB offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-16T08:02:29-07:00">September 16th, 8:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-16T08:02:29-07:00">September 16th, 8:02am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Reds have been a disappointment this season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reds-news-cincinnati-hopeful-hunter-greene-2024-return">Injuries have taken a season with sky-high expectations</a> and put them below .500. While they have a solid group of young prospects, they must supplement their roster with veteran free agents. Luis Severino, JD Martinez, and Mark Canha would all be great options for the Reds.</p><p>The Reds’ prospects are mostly focused in the infield. Elly De La Cruz is the face of the franchise and one of the faces of baseball at shortstop. Expect Christian Encarnacion-Strand to return at first base and Noelvi Marte to shine in a full season of work in 2025. Additions must be made to surround them with talent while understanding that the Reds are not a high-spending team.</p><p>The window for success in Cincinnati is through the 2029 season. De La Cruz is under team control until then. With him as the star, they have a chance to win in the National League. With these three veteran additions, the Reds can succeed in 2025.</p><h2><b>Reds solidify rotation with Luis Severino</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Luis-Severino-with-New-York-Mets.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Reds added Frankie Montas in free agency to be their Opening Day starter last winter. He was solid as the top starter but was overtaken by young star Hunter Greene. Montas was traded to the Brewers at the trade deadline and the Reds have to grab a veteran innings-eater to help the rotation.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-luis-severino-strong-start-wasted-loss-reds">Luis Severino has had a solid year with the Mets</a> in 2024. His lone year in Queens features a 104 OPS+ and 10 wins at the top of the rotation. If he performs well in the playoff push, he might exit the Reds’ budget but if he is affordable, Severino would be a great option. Greene will be the Opening Day starter next year and be expected to lead the rotation. With a veteran behind him, the Reds will be able to win games and series throughout the season.</p><h2><b>Mark Cahna steadies uncertain outfield</b></h2><p>With the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants this season, Mark Cahna has proven he is a solid veteran piece in the outfield. He is hitting .237 with a .684 OPS between the two stops this season. While those are not great numbers, they are solid enough to fill such a significant defensive hole. The injury to Will Benson this season showed just how thin the Reds are in the outfield. With Cahna on a cheap, short-term deal, that problem would be fixed.</p><p>This is the type of move that the Reds should be making to win their division. The team has not advanced in the playoffs since 1995 and to break that drought, they need to add to their outfield. While Cahna is not an All-Star caliber player and won’t be winning any awards, he brings depth to the lineup that they desperately need.</p><h2><b>JD Martinez brings veteran pop to the lineup</b></h2><p>This offseason, JD Martinez sat in free agency deep into spring training and missed the first few weeks of the season while gearing up to join the Mets. When he got into the lineup, he became a solid piece as the designated hitter for New York. Martinez will be 37 next year and will bring veteran leadership to the Reds clubhouse and hit home runs, which they have not done well this year.</p><p>Great American Ballpark is <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2024.shtml" rel="noopener">one of the most</a> hitter-friendly stadiums in the league, according to Baseball Reference. The Reds have not taken advantage of that this year, ranking 16th in <a href="https://www.mlb.com/stats/team" rel="noopener">team home runs</a> in the league. Martinez will help that number rise and be a great slugger in the designated hitter ranks next season.</p><p>Nick Martini started the year as the main designated hitter. The 34-year-old is now on the injured list and is a free agent at the end of the season. It would be wise to replace him with Martinez on a one-year deal and let him become a Reds legend in the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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