By WAR, the Reds have the second-best rotation in baseball behind Philadelphia, and their bullpen is middle of the pack. Hunter Greene is a bona fide ace and lefties Andrew Abbott and Nick Lodolo are more than qualified No. 2 and 3 starters. If the Reds scratch out enough runs and get solid bullpen work, they're a dangerous team.

The Reds, in the playoffs for the first time since 2020, used a late-season surge to edge out the Mets for the third and final wild-card spot in the National League.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as Report: Cincinnati Reds Were Close to Acquiring First Baseman at Trade Deadline. The Cincinnati Reds were looking for bats to help improve their dead around the trade deadline. They acquired Zack Littell, Ke'Bryan Hayes, and Miguel Andujar.

The Reds enter play in control of their own playoff destiny in the race for the third and final National League wild card berth.

The Reds enter the final day of the 2025 MLB regular season needing a win or a Mets loss to clinch their postseason berth.

The Cincinnati Reds enter the final day of the regular season with a chance to make it to the postseason for the first time in a full season since 2013. The sce