Tyler Stephenson (8th home run) and TJ Friedl (10th) went deep in this game. Rays starting pitcher Zack Littell (8-8, 3.72 ERA) came into this game having allowed the most home runs in the major leagues and that continued.

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.

On a day meant to celebrate David Wright’s legacy, the New York Mets couldn’t deliver the storybook ending, falling 5-2 to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday at Citi Field. New York struck early, jumping out to a 2-0 lead behind a Mark Vientos RBI single and a solo home run from Brett Baty in

Nick Lodolo pitched his first complete game with eight strikeouts, Nick Fraley and Santiago Espinal each had two hits and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 5-0.

Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz has turned down MLB Home Run Derby invitations three straight years but says he wants to eventually participate.

The second half of the Reds' season starts on Friday against the New York Mets. Cincinnati currently sits at 50-47 and 2 1/2 games out of a National League Wild Card spot. If they are going to contend in the second half, MLB.com's Mark Sheldon thinks Hunter Greene will have to be a key part.

Zack Littell (8-7, 3.53 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 83 strikeouts); Reds: Nick Martinez (8-9, 4.73 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays hit the road against the Cincinnati Reds looking to break a four-game road losing streak.