2023 Cincinnati Reds season

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes are in place for the 2023 season:[1]

• institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
• limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
• limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
• larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

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Thursday, March 30, 2023 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park.

• March 9 – The Reds announced that Hunter Greene will be the Opening Day starting pitcher.[13]
• March 30 – In the first game of the season, the Reds faced the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park. After falling behind 4-1, Spencer Steer hit a home run in the 4th inning, while Jason Vosler hit a two-run triple in the 5th, tying the game 4-4. The Pirates Oneil Cruz broke the tie with a sacrifice fly in the 8th, as Cincinnati dropped the game 5-4 in front of a crowd of 44,063.[14]

• April 1 – After a scheduled day off, the Reds resumed their three-game series with the Pirates. Jonathan India, Kevin Newman and Jake Fraley each hit home runs. Nick Lodolo earned his first win of the season, striking out nine batters in five innings, as the Reds defeated the Pirates 6-2.[15]
• April 2 – Graham Ashcraft pitched seven innings, allowing only one run and while striking out six. Jason Vosler and TJ Friedl each hit a home run, while Alexis Díaz earned his first save of the season, as Cincinnati beat the Pirates 3-1.[16]
• April 3 – The Reds began a three-game series at home with the Chicago Cubs. Kevin Newman drove in two, and Jason Vosler hit a three-run home run in the fifth, leading the Reds to a 7-6 win. Derek Law earned his first save with Cincinnati.[17]
• April 4 – Despite getting home runs from Jason Vosler, TJ Friedl and Stuart Fairchild, the Reds three game winning streak is snapped, as the Cubs defeated Cincinnati 12-5. Chicago overcame a 3-1 deficit, scoring six runs in the 7th and adding three more in the eighth, leading them to the win.[18]
• April 5 – The final game of the three-game series against the Cubs was postponed due to rain. The game was rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on September 1 at 1:10 pm.
• April 6 – The Reds first road game of the season at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was postponed by rain. The game against the Philadelphia Phillies was rescheduled to the next day, April 7, at 3:05 pm.
• April 7 – Cincinnati opened their first road series of the season, a three-game set against the Phillies. Tyler Stephenson hit an RBI double in the sixth inning, tying the game 2-2. The Phillies J.T. Realmuto hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh off of Derek Law as Philadelphia won the game 5-2.[19]
• April 8 - Nick Lodolo pitched seven shutout innings, striking out 12 batters. Spencer Steer hit a home run in the first inning and Jake Fraley hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth, giving the Reds a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the ninth, the Phillies rallied for three runs to win the game 3-2.[20]
• April 9 - With the Phillies leading the game 4-3 in the top of the ninth inning, Jake Fraley hit a three-run double, leading the Reds to a 6-4 victory. Kevin Herget earned his first career win and Ian Gibaut earned his first save of the season. The win was the Reds first road win of the 2023 season.[21]
• April 10 - Cincinnati began a three-game road series at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Down 3-1 in the ninth inning, Stuart Fairchild hit a pinch-hit triple, cutting the lead to 3-2. Spencer Steer then hit a single, scoring Fairchild to tie the game. In the tenth inning, Jonathan India singled, scoring José Barrero to give Cincinnati a 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the inning, the Braves Sean Murphy hit a two-run home run, as Atlanta won the game 5-4.[22]
• April 11 - Spencer Steer had three hits and drove in two runners and José Barrero hit an eighth inning two-run home run. Luis Cessa struggled in his start, allowing five runs in 3.2 innings, as the Reds lost another close game to Atlanta by a score of 7-6.[23]
• April 12 - The Braves completed the three-game sweep over the Reds, as Cincinnati lost the game 5-4. Hunter Greene had a strong start, allowing three runs, striking out 10 and allowing no walks. TJ Friedl had three hits and an RBI and Tyler Stephenson drove in two runs. With the loss, the Reds finished their first road trip of the season with a 1-5 record.[24]
• April 13 - The Reds returned home and began a four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Wil Myers had two hits and drove in two runs to lead the Reds offense. Nick Lodolo earned his second win of the season, allowing two runs in five innings, and the bullpen pitched three scoreless innings as Cincinnati snapped their three-game losing streak with a 6-2 win.[25]
• April 14 - Connor Overton struggled in his start, as he allowed five runs and walked three in three innings pitched. Jonathan India drove home two runs, but the Phillies defeated Cincinnati 8-3.[26]
• April 15 - Wil Myers had four hits, including two home runs and a double, while driving home five runners to lead the Reds offense. Graham Ashcraft pitched six shutout innings, improving his record to 2-0 and dropping his ERA to 1.42, as Cincinnati shutout the Phillies 13-0.[27]
• April 16 - The Phillies scored nine runs in the first inning, as they cruised to a 14-3 win over the Reds. Luis Cessa struggled in his start, allowing 14 hits and 11 runs in three innings, while walking three batters. Spencer Steer, Nick Senzel and Luke Maile each had two hits for Cincinnati.[28]
• April 17 - The Reds hosted the Tampa Bay Rays for their first interleague series of the season. The Rays came into the series with a league-best record of 14-2. TJ Friedl drove in four runs and Kevin Newman hit a home run and drove home two, as Cincinnati defeated the Rays 8-1. Hunter Greene left the game after pitching three innings due to a leg injury.[29]
• April 18 - Cincinnati was limited to only four hits and Nick Lodolo struggled in his start, allowing eight runs in 4.2 innings, as Tampa Bay shutout the Reds 10-0. Curt Casali had two hits for Cincinnati in the loss.[30]
• April 19 - Levi Stoudt struggled in his major league debut, allowing six runs in the first inning. Over four innings, Stoudt allowed seven runs and struck out three. Offensively, the Rays shut the Reds down, limited them to five hits as Tampa Bay shutout Cincinnati for the second consecutive game, as the final score was 8-0.[31]
• April 20 - Cincinnati was back on the road as they played against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a four-game series. Luke Weaver made his Reds debut, and after a shaky first inning in which he allowed four runs, Weaver settled down and pitched six innings, not allowing another run after the first, and struck out eight batters. Jonathan India had three hits, raising his average to .318. The Reds comeback came up a little short, as they dropped the series opener by a 4-3 score.[32]
• April 21 - The Reds offensive woes continued, as Cincinnati managed only five singles in a 4-2 loss to the Pirates. Graham Ashcraft had a good start, pitching five innings, in which he allowed two runs and struck out four. The loss extended the Reds losing skid to four games.[33]
• April 22 - Cincinnati continued to struggle on offense, scoring only one run in a 2-1 loss to Pittsburgh. The loss was the Reds fifth in a row, and dropped their record to 4-13 in their last 17 games.[34]
• April 23 - Hunter Greene pitched six innings, allowing only one run and struck out six batters. Despite his strong start, the Reds were shutout for the third time in their past six games as they lost 2-0 to the Pirates, who completed the four-game series sweep. The loss dropped the Reds road record to 1-9.[35]
• April 24 - Following their four-game road trip to Pittsburgh, the Reds returned home for a three-game interleague series against the Texas Rangers. With the game tied 6-6 in the bottom of the ninth, TJ Friedl had the game-winning hit, singling home Jonathan India, as the Reds snapped their six game losing skid with a 7-6 win. Spencer Steer had two hits, including a two-run triple in the third inning.[36]
• April 25 - The Reds came back from a 6-0 deficit in the sixth inning to defeat the Rangers 7-6. Jonathan India hit the go-ahead single in the eighth inning, scoring José Barrero and Jake Fraley, as the Reds scored five runs in the inning to take the lead. Nick Senzel had three hits and drove in two runners as Cincinnati won their second consecutive game over Texas.[37]
• April 26 - Nick Senzel hit a walk off two-run home run, leading the Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Rangers, completing the three-game series sweep. Graham Ashcraft pitched six innings, allowing only two runs. With the win, Cincinnati improved to 9-6 at home.[38]
• April 28 - After a day off, the Reds opened a three-game road interleague series against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. Cincinnati's offense pounded out 16 hits, as eight different Reds players had two-hit games. Jake Fraley hit a home run and Henry Ramos reached base four times, as Cincinnati won their fourth game in a row, defeating the Athletics 11-7.[39]
• April 29 - Hunter Greene struck out 10 batters, tying a season-high, in five innings pitched. Down 2-1 in the top of the ninth, Jake Fraley hit a two-run double, leading the Reds to a 3-2 win. The victory extended Cincinnati's win streak to five games. Overall, Reds pitchers struck out 17 Oakland batters.[40]
• April 30 - Nick Senzel had two hits, including a home run, while Kevin Newman also recorded two hits, and drove home two runs. Nick Lodolo struck out seven batters and allowed three runs in five innings pitched. The Reds were unable to hold a 4-3 lead, as Oakland scored in the eighth, followed by a run in the ninth, snapping the Reds winning streak at five games, as the final score was 5-4 for the A's.[41]

• May 1 - The Reds wrapped up their six-game road trip with a three-game series at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Nick Senzel had three hits, including a home run, while Stuart Fairchild hit a two-run double, however, the Reds dropped the series opener to the Padres, losing 8-3.[42]
• May 2 - Graham Ashcraft pitched six innings, allowing only one run to drop his season ERA to 2.00. With the game tied 1-1 in the top of the 10th inning, Jonathan India singled home Matt Reynolds to give the Reds a 2-1 lead. Alexis Díaz shut the door in the bottom half of the inning, earning his fifth save of the year, as Cincinnati held on for the win.[43]
• May 3 - Spencer Steer provided all of the Reds offense, as he hit a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning, as Cincinnati dropped the series finale to the Padres by a 7-1 score. Luis Cessa struggled in his start, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing three runs. With the loss, the Reds finished their six game road trip with a 3-3 record.[44]
• May 5 - The Reds returned to Great American Ballpark for a three-game interleague series against the Chicago White Sox. Jonathan India hit his second home run of the season. Hunter Greene struggled, allowing five runs in 5.2 innings, but we walked none and struck out seven. The White Sox took the first game of the series, defeating Cincinnati 5-4.[45]
• May 6 - Jonathan India had three hits and scored three runs and TJ Friedl had two hits, driving home four runners, including hitting a three-run home run, as the Reds defeated the White Sox 5-3. The Reds bullpen threw 5.1 shutout innings.[46]
• May 7 - The Reds slugged four home runs, as Jonathan India, Spencer Steer, Tyler Stephenson and Wil Myers each hit one. Graham Ashcraft struggled, allowing eight runs in 1.2 innings pitched, as Chicago scored 11 runs in the second inning. The White Sox took the final game of the series, defeating Cincinnati 17-4.[47]
• May 9 - After a day off, the Reds welcomed the New York Mets for a three-game series. TJ Friedl had two hits and scored two runs and Jonathan India drove home three runners, as the Reds opened the series with a 7-6 win over the Mets. Luke Weaver earned his first win as a member of the Reds, as he allowed four runs in six innings pitched.[48]
• May 10 - The Mets held the Reds offense to two hits and one run. Hunter Greene allowed two runs in 5.1 innings pitched, as he took the loss by a 2-1 score to drop to 0-3 on the season.[49]
• May 11 - The Reds shutout the Mets 5-0 to win the deciding game of the series. Kevin Newman drove home two runners and Spencer Steer hit a solo home run to lead Cincinnati's offense. Jonathan India, Jake Fraley and Tyler Stephenson each had two hits. Ben Lively earned his first win with the Reds, pitching three shutout innings and Kevin Herget earned his first career save.[50]
• May 12 - Cincinnati began a six-game road trip. Their first three games were played against the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. In the series opener, with the game tied 4-4, Jake Fraley hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, leading the Reds to a 7-4 win. It was the second home run of the game from Fraley, who also connected for a homer in the fifth inning.[51]
• May 13 - Jake Fraley had two hits, including his third home run in the last two games, and drove home four runners, as the Reds defeated Miami 6-5. Ian Gibaut earned his second win in two days, improving to 3-0 on the season.[52]
• May 14 - On Mother's Day, the Marlins held Cincinnati to five hits, as Miami avoided the series sweep, beating the Reds 3-1. Nick Senzel and Kevin Newman each had two hits in the loss. Luke Weaver pitched 5.1 innings, allowing only one run and striking out six batters.[53]
• May 15 - The Reds opened a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Spencer Steer had three hits, scored a run and drove home a run. In his major league debut, Matt McLain hit a double and scored two runs. Hunter Greene struggled, allowing six runs in four innings. Former Red Mike Moustakas hit a home run for the Rockies, as Cincinnati dropped the series opener by a 9-8 score.[54]
• May 16 - In his major league debut, Brandon Williamson pitched 5.2 innings, striking out six batters and allowing only one run. Down 1-0 in the seventh, Nick Senzel hit a two-run home run, as the Reds rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Rockies. Alexis Díaz earned his 10th save of the season in the win.[55]
• May 17 - Stuart Fairchild had two hits and drove home three runs and Luke Maile hit a two-run home run, however, the Reds dropped the final game of the series, losing 11-6 to the Rockies. Cincinnati held a 5-0 lead until allowing five runs in the fifth inning and six runs in the sixth.[56]
• May 19 - Following an off day, the Reds return home for a three game weekend interleague series against the New York Yankees.

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