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A leaping catch, happy tears, and a win: How TJ Friedl saved the Reds
Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz, left, and TJ Friedl, right, celebrate at the conclusion of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl reacts after catching a fly ball at the wall to end the game in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl catches a fly ball at the wall to end the game in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl celebrates at the conclusion of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl celebrates at the conclusion of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz, left, and TJ Friedl, right, celebrate at the conclusion of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl reacts after catching a fly ball at the wall to end the game in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl catches a fly ball at the wall to end the game in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl celebrates at the conclusion of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) CINCINNATI (AP) — In what has been a frustrating first season with the Cincinnati Reds, manager Terry Francona was able to shed some happy tears Tuesday night courtesy of a game-saving catch. TJ Friedl made a leaping grab in center field for the final out to rob pinch-hitter Jake Bauers of a tying home run in the Reds' 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Advertisement 'We couldn't tell if Friedl caught it. We were just kinda goin' on his body language,' Francona said. 'That was certainly a nice feeling. You may have seen a grown man cry.' The Reds appeared to lock up the win when Caleb Durbin hit a grounder to Elly De La Cruz, but the shortstop's throw to first base was high and sailed into the camera well for an error, allowing Durbin to reach second base. Bauers got ahead in the count 2-1 before he got the barrel on a fastball by Emilio Pagán. According to MLB's Statcast, the ball had a 95% hit probability, but Friedl did a nice job of tracking it and timed his jump perfectly to help the Reds snap a three-game losing streak. 'I knew it was hit well off the bat. I think it was probably when I was coming close to the warning track that I thought, I could have a chance at this,' Friedl said. Advertisement Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy brought in Bauers because of his experience in late-game situations. It almost resulted in the third pinch-hit homer of his career. 'It's hard to get it out of here in center when it gets later in the evening. It was such a line drive I knew it was going to be close,' Murphy said after the Brewers had their eight-game winning streak snapped. 'It was a great play by Friedl. You play to the last pitch and he made it.' It was the second time in three years Friedl made a homer-saving catch in center at Great American Ball Park. The previous time came against the club Francona managed for 11 seasons, when Friedl robbed Cleveland's Ramón Laureano of a two-run shot during the third inning on Aug. 16, 2023. Friedl and the other Reds outfielders worked on making plays at the wall before Monday's series opener against Milwaukee. When he robbed Laureano, they practiced it before that game, too. Advertisement 'Maybe we should work on it a lot,' Friedl said. Francona wasn't the only one relieved. Pagán thought he made a great pitch to Bauers. 'I didn't realize he hit it so well. I turned around and saw that TJ was making a sprint. The way this game works, you prepare and do the right things,' Pagán said. The win improved the Reds' record to 30-32 with a chance to snap a string of 11 consecutive series losses to the Brewers. Cincinnati is nine games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central and four back in the wild-card race. Whether Friedl's heroics can serve as a catalyst for a win streak remains to be seen. Advertisement 'Your guess is as good as mine. We're just going to continue to go out every day and control what we can control and play our game. And then we'll see what ends up,' Friedl said. 'It's a long season, so we're going to continue to go out there and play the best baseball.' ___ AP MLB:
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29-04-2025
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Cardinals-Reds game postponed due to inclement weather to be made up in Wednesday doubleheader
The baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds was postponed, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) The baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds was postponed, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) The baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds was postponed, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) The baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds was postponed, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) The baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds was postponed, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar) CINCINNATI (AP) — The game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds was postponed due to inclement weather on Tuesday. The teams will play a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday. Tuesday night's game was called off about an hour before the scheduled first pitch of 6:40 p.m. Wednesday's first game is scheduled for 12:40 p.m., and the second at 6:40 p.m. Advertisement Brady Singer (4-0, 3.62 ERA) will start the first game for Cincinnati. Reds manager Terry Francona has not announced his starter for the nightcap. Miles Mikolas (0-2, 5.70 ERA) will start for the Cardinals in the opener, and Steven Matz (2-0, 1.80 ERA) will go in the second game. Cincinnati, which has won five straight games, was to be without one of its big bats on Tuesday after Austin Hays tweaked his hamstring running the bases in the sixth inning of Monday's 3-1 win over the Cardinals. The results of an MRI on Hays were pending. ___ AP MLB:
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22-04-2025
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Hamilton County, Cincinnati Bengals reach preliminary agreement on stadium improvements
The Paycor Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football team, is seen behind a Mercedes-Benz abandoned in Ohio River floodwaters at he base of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) The Ohio River floods the riverfront area of Paycor Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football team, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) FILE - General view of the outside of Paycor Stadium, Jan. 26, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar, file) FILE - General view of the outside of Paycor Stadium, Jan. 26, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar, file) The Paycor Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football team, is seen behind a Mercedes-Benz abandoned in Ohio River floodwaters at he base of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) The Ohio River floods the riverfront area of Paycor Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football team, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) FILE - General view of the outside of Paycor Stadium, Jan. 26, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar, file) CINCINNATI (AP) — Hamilton County and the Cincinnati Bengals have reached a preliminary agreement for $185 million in improvements to Paycor Stadium for the 2026 season. Hamilton County commissioners will vote on the agreement on April 29. The team and county agreed to a memorandum of understanding Monday night and it was discussed during a county commission meeting on Tuesday. Advertisement The agreement would be the first step toward both parties agreeing toward a new lease and up to $830 million in stadium renovations. The Bengals have called Paycor Stadium home since 2000. It was originally named Paul Brown Stadium until the team sold the naming rights in August 2022. The first phase would cover upgrades to the club lounges, stadium suites and concessions. The Bengals would pay $120 million for those improvements with some of the money coming from a loan under the NFL's G-5 program. The county would pay $64.5 million for fixes to escalators, elevators, the electrical grid, glass refurbishment and fixes to the stadium scoreboard control room. Advertisement Both sides have until June 30 to agree to a new lease or approve the first of five two-year extensions. The Bengals' original lease expires on June 30, 2026. Bengals Executive Vice President Katie Blackburn told reporters during the recent NFL meetings 'we could, I guess, go wherever we wanted after this year if we didn't pick up the option. ... We are having discussions, and so we're hopeful that the county is thinking about it a lot too and wants to get it addressed in a way that would be beneficial to both of us.' Hamilton County has asked the state of Ohio for $350 million for stadium improvements. The request comes as state lawmakers are also considering the Cleveland Browns request for funding toward construction of a new domed stadium in the suburb of Brook Park, which is about 15 miles (24.14 kilometers) south of Cleveland. ___ AP NFL:
