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CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Cincinnati Reds have promoted right-hander Tim Melville from Triple-A Louisville and designated first baseman Brandon Allen for assignment. Continue to Article

April 10, 2016 11:50:am EST

The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered their first setback against a team tied with them at the top of the NL Central - just not one expected to be there when all is said and done. One day after handing the visiting Pirates their first loss - repaying the favor from a day earlier - the Cincinnati Reds will go for their best start in five years with a series victory on Sunday. A 6-5 comeback win in Friday's opener gave Pittsburgh its first 4-0 start since 2003, and the Pirates trotted out ace Gerrit Cole on Saturday for his first outing after dealing with a sore ribcage. Continue to Article

April 09, 2016 6:24:pm EST

Raisel Iglesias is growing into his role of ace-by-default. The right-hander made another solid start, and Eugenio Suarez drove in three runs with a single and a homer as the Cincinnati Reds sent the Pittsburgh Pirates to their first loss, 5-1 on Saturday. At 4-0, Pittsburgh was off to its best start since 2003. Continue to Article

April 09, 2016 5:26:pm EST

Something that used to be second-nature in baseball - sliding hard into second base to prevent a double play - is deciding games and giving major leaguers fits a week into the season. The most recent dust-up occurred Friday night in Milwaukee when Colby Rasmus was called for interference, resulting in a game-ending double play in the ninth inning that allowed the Brewers to hold on for a 6-4 win. Astros ace Dallas Keuchel later vented on Twitter: ''Are we even playing baseball anymore??? Continue to Article

April 09, 2016 2:30:pm EST

The Pittsburgh Pirates hadn't hit a home run this season until Friday. When it happened, the bases were loaded and they were down three in the eighth inning. That's when Starling Marte connected for a grand slam that gave them a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Great time for the team's first homer, right? Because of Marte's blast, the Pirates are now 4-0. Yep, the Pirates, despite their scarce number of long balls, haven't lost yet.  [ Elsewhere:  Trevor Story writing unprecedented first chapter to Rockies career ] We'll see if they can keep that going as their series continues Saturday against the Reds. It's the Yahoo Sports MLB Free Game of the Day, which you can stream for free at sports.yahoo.com/videos or right here .  First pitch is at 1:10 p.m. ET. And that pitching matchup should be a good one. Both teams are trotting out their opening-day starters again, so Gerrit Cole for the Pirates against Raisel Iglesias for the Reds. Continue to Article

April 09, 2016 10:13:am EST