Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Andrew Abbott was dominant in Saturday's win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The left-hander gave up one run on two hits over six innings of work. He walked three and struck out seven.

Here is what an MLB insider pitches in a trade that has Eugenio Suarez ending back up with his former team in the Reds.

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.

After four straight quality starts, Baz gave up eight runs on eight hits over four innings in his last outing, an 8-3 loss to the visiting Chicago White Sox on July 21. He is 0-1 with a 9.72 ERA in 8 1/3 innings over two career starts against the Reds.

The effort raised Stewart's batting average to .281 in 32 plate appearances over eight games since he was promoted from Double-A Chattanooga to Triple-A Louisville. Stewart and catcher Alfredo Duno were the two Reds' minor-leaguers named to the 2025 MLB All-Star Futures Game.

The Reds’ offense had some trouble getting going early on in Saturday night’s contest against the Rays. The team had just two hits all evening -- that is, until a key two-out, two-run single by Elly De La Cruz in the seventh inning gave Cincinnati the lead,

“Elly. Elly! Elly, PLEASE!” screamed the throng of youngsters, almost all of them clad in Braves caps yet some of them sporting the No. 44 jersey worn by one of the game’s most dynamic talents.

The Cincinnati Reds were right to be concerned about Carson Spiers, who is likely heading for surgery and will miss the rest of this season, and more.