The Latest Breaking News from Great American Ball Park

CINCINNATI — At the stadium his teammate Adam Wainwright called “The Devil’s Lair” because of the horrors it's inflicted on his ERA in Cincinnati, Steven Matz continued a downward trend that began with a tumble right there at Great American Ball Park.

CINCINNATI — With three losses in the last four games and news that one of their top starters, Jeffrey Springs, likely is headed for Tommy John surgery, the Rays needed some good vibes on Tuesday to try to win at Great American Ball Park for the first time since 2014.

CINCINNATI — JJ Bleday hit his first career MLB home run, but it wasn’t enough to help erase Braxton Garrett’s rough first inning in the Miami Marlins’ 5-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park.

CINCINNATI — Trevor Rogers had yet another bad outing on Monday, and the Miami Marlins’ fortunes didn’t get any better once he left the mound in their eventual 11-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds to open a four-game series at Great American Ball Park.

CINCINNATI — Mincing few words before Saturday night’s game at Great American Ball Park, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that the club needed Tyler O’Neill and Steven Matz to be good the rest of the way for the Cardinals to arrive at their destination of a championship.

CINCINNATI — Josh VanMeter probably doesn’t want to return to Great American Ball Park any time soon. Pirates fans, meanwhile, likely aren’t clamoring for VanMeter to return at all, especially with Kevin Newman and Jake Marisnick seemingly at the tail end of their rehab assignments with Class AAA Indianapolis.

CINCINNATI — The Braves on Saturday defeated the Reds, 4-1, to take the series at Great American Ball Park. Atlanta goes for the sweep on Sunday.

The Chicago Cubs will meet the Cincinnati Reds in the final game of their four-game series on Thursday from Great American Ball Park.

CINCINNATI — As if having a second baseman strap on catcher’s gear wasn't difficult or unlikely enough, the Pirates' subsequent trick Saturday at Great American Ball Park was a real doozy: They decided to go on a home run-hitting binge.