Reds’ Jake Fraley Designated for Assignment. Fraley was pulled from the game due to injury, and the Reds immediately decided to DFA him. In a game where the Reds used everyone o

CINCINNATI — The Reds are hoping to beat the Brewers on Sunday and avoid being swept by their division rivals. Cincinnati made a flurry of roster moves ahead of the game. They recalled Will Benson and Connor Phillips from Triple-A. They also optioned Joe La Sorsa to Louisville and Jake Fraley was designated for assignment.

The Brewers didn't so much barge through to beat the Reds in extra innings for their franchise-record 14th consecutive win on Saturday. Because of poor defensive plays and mistakes, Cincinnati essentially opened the door and let Milwaukee take the game.

Terry Francona is truly the best. That made it no surprise when he had the perfect answer Monday for an unusual question for a baseball manager. The scenario was set up by the fact that Snoop Dogg is performing at Great American Ballpark after the Cincinnati Reds' game on Monday night.

After an off day on Saturday night in the Reds' 6-5 loss to the Brewers, Tyler Stephenson was absent from the lineup again on Sunday in the series finale.

Seventeen years later, Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona still marvels at what former Tampa Bay Rays left-hander David Price did in the 2008 postseason. When Francona was the manager of the Boston Red Sox,