Great American Ball Park

Angels outlast Reds, 3-1, in 13 innings

2013-04-01 17:57:00

CINCINNATI--Chris Iannetta lined a two-out, two-run single to left field in the top of the 13th inning Monday to lift the Angels to a 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in a marathon of a season opener at Great American Ball Park. Angels closer...

Angels' Jered Weaver isn't setting any speed traps

2013-04-02 00:00:00

— Of all the numbers dotted on a scorecard and drizzled around its margins as opening day extended into opening night, the most compelling number for the Angels might be this one: Number of times Jered Weaver hit 90 mph: zero. There might be no...

Jered Weaver's velocity no better in second start for Angels

2013-04-08 12:33:00

The Angels scoffed at the radar gun readings at Great American Ball Park. Jered Weaver's fastball registered in the 84-87 mph range there on opening day, and the Angels suggested that the gun in Cincinnati was a little on the slow side. Weaver, the...

Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson hasn't eradicated erratic tendencies

2013-04-09 00:00:00

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Angels lose, 5-4, as Reds hit three homers against Joe Blanton

2013-04-04 17:25:00

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Angels pitcher Joe Blanton gives up 3 homers in 5-4 loss to Reds

2013-04-04 12:52:00

CINCINNATI -- Joe Blanton gave up three home runs in his Angels debut, one on his first pitch with his new team, in a 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Thursday, the ninth time in his career Blanton has given up three or...

Bats of Pujols, Hamilton show signs of life in Angels' loss to Reds

2013-04-04 15:02:00

CINCINNATI -- Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton each had his first hit and run batted in of the season in the Angels’ 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, but it was hardly a satisfying or successful day for the middle-of-the-order hitters....

Braves pound the Twins for sweeping effect

2013-05-22 17:50:03

ATLANTA Decisions, decisions. Braves rookie sensation Evan Gattis was poised and ready at the plate Wednesday afternoon, working with a 3-0 count and the bases loaded. The question was, when the next pitch came over the plate, where was he going to put...

5 STORYLINES TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK

2013-05-20 00:00:00

1. Reds welcome Cubbies: After a three-game series at the New York Mets, Cincinnati welcomes Chicago to Great American Ball Park for a three-game series starting Friday. And how is this for cool: Sam the Bald Eagle, who calls the Cincinnati Zoo &...

Lutz stars on Mother's Day as Reds sweep Brewers

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Donald Lutz called his mom Marlen in Germany before Sunday's Reds game to wish her a happy Mother's Day. He worried the connection would be bad, but everything worked out. She heard him well enough to detect a hitch in his voice, and Lutz told her he's...

Arroyo wins despite not having best stuff

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Bronson Arroyo admitted to his coaches he didn't have his best stuff after the sixth inning Sunday and told them to be prepared if the Brewers figured that out. He had thrown 65 pitches, he said, but it felt like 90. It was just one of those days....

Mike Fiers has to leave ill mom after call-up to Brewers

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Getting called up to the major leagues is usually all good, but pitcher Mike Fiers had mixed emotions upon rejoining the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, in particular because it was Mother's Day. Fiers left behind his gravely ill mother, Linda Korman,...

Apr 21, 2013; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto, right, watches his RBI single hit off Miami Marlins starting pitcher Alex Sanabia, not pictured, scoring Homer Bailey, not pictured, during the third inning at Great American Ball Park.

2013-04-21 00:00:00

Giancarlo Stanton, who has only two extra-base hits, failed to homer in a four-game series at Great American Ball Park. His .545 OPS is down from .969 last year. You wonder how badly his shoulder is bothering him.

2013-04-13 00:00:00

Cubs closer Carlos Marmol is encouraged by shortstop Starlin Castro (left) in the ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park .

2012-05-03 00:00:00