Six games were played on Friday for the Cincinnati Reds Minor League affiliates. Here is how their top prospects performed: Louisville Bats (44-56) Won 6-5 Hector Rodriguez went 3-4 with a double, a walk,

Trade Deadline winds are blowing stronger with moves starting to happen around Major League Baseball the past couple of days. For the Reds, the time is ripe for catching a breeze to both stay in the postseason hunt and position themselves for dealing before Thursday.

"You've just got to find some momentum," Rays center fielder Chandler Simpson said. "Really just banding together. Leaning on each other. Passing the baton. Just knowing that if one guy doesn't do it, the next guy will pick him up." Injuries have started to take a bite out of Tampa Bay's lineup.

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona has coaxed significantly better performance in his first year with every team he's managed.

After dropping a series to the American League-worst Chicago White Sox, the Tampa Bay Rays (53-50) will go into their road series against the Cincinnati Reds (5

Archbishop Robert Casey will open a game against St. Louis on 'Catholic Day' at the ballpark, where Catholic school principals also will be honored

Cincinnati Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (8-6, 3.08 ERA) leads the Reds' stout rotation in starts, innings and strikeouts. He's 3-0, 0.82 in his last 3 starts.

The Cincinnati Reds are promoting number seven-ranked prospect Tyson Lewis to Low-A Daytona from the Arizona Complex League. Number 17-ranked prospect Arnoldo Lantigua and catcher Dayne Leonard are also being promoted.

The cheaters are better remembered than the winners, the sinners better recalled than the saints. The Cincinnati Reds of 1919 are the most overlooked World Series champions in history.