Will the REAL Cincinnati Reds Please Stand Up. If the Reds are true contenders, this series against the Dodgers will tell us just how legitimate of contenders they really are.

The Reds did all their scoring in the first inning. Austin Hays and Gavin Lux had back-to-back RBI singles to drive in T.J. Friedl to get on the scoreboard, and then Matt McLain for an insurance run, respectively.

Tyler Glasnow has 23 strikeouts through three games since returning from injury despite facing opponents outside the Top 15 in K% each time. The Reds have the eighth-highest K% against right-handed pitchers this season and are a good target for Glasnow to build on his 12-strikeout performance.

Kyle Finnegan, Willi Castro, Harrison Bader, Danny Coulombe, Jhoan Duran, Nathaniel Lowe, and Griffin Jax are some potential names from the Nationals and Twins to keep an eye on that might be dealt before the deadline.

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During batting practices over the years, Noelvi Marte would often go out to the outfield and shag fly balls. He thought that he did a pretty good job at that, so he always believed that he could play the outfield if he was asked.

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Scott Barlow (58) throws a pitch in the sixth inning of a MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies, Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Downtown Cincinnati. Reds won 4-2. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images