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2024 Cincinnati Reds season

The 2024 Cincinnati Reds season is the 155th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 22nd at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

Off-season

2024 Major League Baseball Draft Lottery

The Cincinnati Reds will have the second overall pick at the 2024 Major League Baseball draft, after the team moved up from what was expected to be the 13th overall selection. The Reds had a 0.9% chance of winning the top pick at the start of the lottery. The draft will take place in July 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

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October 2023

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November 2023

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December 2023

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January 2024

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February 2024

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March 2024

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Standings

National League Central

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Updated with the results of all games through May 31, 2024.

Game log

Season summary

Opening Day starters

Thursday, March 29, 2024 vs. Washington Nationals at Great American Ball Park.

March/April

March 10 - The Reds named Frankie Montas as the Opening Day starting pitcher.
March 28 – In the first game of the season, the Reds faced the Washington Nationals at Great American Ball Park to kick off a three-game season opening series. Nick Martini hit two home runs and drove home five runners and Spencer Steer had two hits, drove home two runs and scored twice, as the Reds defeated the Nationals 8-2 in front of a sold out crowd of 44,030 fans. Frankie Montas earned his first win as a Red, pitching six scoreless innings and struck out four batters.
March 30 - After a scheduled off day, the Reds and Nationals resumed their season opening series. Jeimer Candelario hit his first home run as a Red, while Luke Maile also homered, however, the Nationals scored three runs in the ninth inning, sending Cincinnati to their first loss of the season by a 7-6 score.
March 31 - With the Reds down 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Will Benson hit a two-run home run, tying the game, then Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit the game-winning home run, as Cincinnati rallied back to defeat the Nationals 6-5.
April 1 - Cincinnati travelled to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to open a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Spencer Steer hit a grand slam in the tenth inning, as the Reds defeated the Phillies 6-3.
April 2 - Spencer Steer had three hits, improving his season batting average to .474, and drove home a runner for the Reds in a 9-4 loss to Philadelphia.
April 3 - Frankie Montas pitched 5.2 innings, allowing only one run, to win his second game of the season, as the Reds defeated the Phillies 4-1. Christian Encarnacion-Strand drove home two runners with a third inning double.
April 5 - After an off-day, Cincinnati returned home for a three-game series against the New York Mets. Spencer Steer hit a solo home run in the first inning and starting pitcher Hunter Greene pitched six innings, allowing only one run and struck out six batters, however, the Reds lost the series opener by a 3-2 score to the Mets.
April 6 - Spencer Steer hit a three-run home run, helping the Reds rally with a five run eighth inning and defeat the Mets 9-6. Elly De La Cruz scored three runs and drove home two runners.
April 7 - The Reds were held to only three hits, as they dropped the final game of the series, losing 3-1 to the Mets. Andrew Abbott allowed two runs in five innings to take the loss.
April 8 - The Reds concluded their seven-game homestand with a four-game series against their divisional rivals, the Milwaukee Brewers. Elly De La Cruz hit his first two home runs of the season, including a 450 foot solo home run and an inside-the-park-home run, leading the Reds to a 10-8 win over the Brewers. De La Cruz had four hits in the game, scored four runs and stole a base in the win. Will Benson had two hits, including a solo home run.
April 9 - Christian Encarnacion-Strand broke out of his early season slump, getting two hits and scoring two runs, as the Reds lost to the Brewers 9-5.
April 10 - The start time of the game was delayed by nearly two hours due to heavy rain. Elly De La Cruz hit a solo home run in the sixth inning for his third home run in three games, however, the Reds lost their second game in a row, dropping a 7-2 decision to Milwaukee.
April 11 - The final game of the Reds-Brewers series was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as the first game of a split doubleheader on August 30.
April 12 - The Reds began a six-game road trip with a three-game interleague series against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. In the first game, Elly De La Cruz hit a home run and drove home three runners, leading Cincinnati to an 11-1 victory. Tyler Stephenson also hit a home run and Christian Encarnacion-Strand had two hits, driving home three runners. Andrew Abbott pitched seven innings, allowing only one run, to earn his first victory of the season.
April 13 - Nick Lodolo pitched 5.2 shutout innings, striking out 10 batters and allowing only one hit, as the Reds shutout the White Sox 5-0. Spencer Steer drove home three runners, bringing his total to an MLB-leading 18 RBI. Luke Maile also drove home two runners in the win.
April 14 - Cincinnati completed the three-game sweep, defeating the White Sox 11-4. Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a two-run home run and drove home four runners while Nick Martini also hit a two-run homer. Jake Fraley scored three runs in the win. Graham Ashcraft pitched 5.2 innings, allowing only one earned run and struck out eight to earn the victory.
April 15 - The Reds concluded their six-game road trip with a three-game interleague series against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington. In the first game, Jake Fraley and Jeimer Candelario each hit home runs, however, the Reds three-game winning streak was snapped, as the Mariners won the game 9-3.
April 16 - The Reds offense was limited to only four hits, as Seattle defeated Cincinnati 3-1. Hunter Greene struck out eight batters in four innings.
April 17 - Elly De La Cruz had the only Reds hit, a solo home run, as the Reds were swept in their three-game series by the Mariners, losing the final game 5-1.
April 19 - Following a day off, the Reds return home for a three-game interleague series against the Los Angeles Angels. Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run home run, and stole three bases to bring his season total to 10, as the Reds defeated the Angels 7-1. Nick Lodolo earned the win, as he pitched 6.1 innings, allowing one run and striking out six. The victory snapped the Reds three-game losing streak.
April 20 - Tyler Stephenson hit his first career grand slam, helping Cincinnati to a 7-5 victory over the Angels. Spencer Steer had three hits, two runs and stole a base, while Elly De La Cruz earned four walks.
April 21 - Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a two-run double, breaking a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, as the Reds completed the three-game sweep with a 3-0 win over the Angels. Frankie Montas left the game in the first inning after taking a line drive off of his right forearm.
April 22 - The Reds hosted the Philadelphia Phillies for a four-game home series. In the series opener, the Reds were limited to two hits, as the Phillies shutout Cincinnati 7-0. Elly De La Cruz stole his 11th base of the season in the loss.
April 23 - Christian Encarnacion-Strand had three hits with two RBI and Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run home run, leading the Reds to an 8-1 victory over the Phillies. Santiago Espinal had three hits and hit his first home run with the Reds.
April 24 - Santiago Espinal had two hits, driving home three runners, helping the Reds defeat Philadelphia by a score of 7-4. Elly De La Cruz had three hits, and stole three bases, bringing his season total to 15, which is the highest in MLB. Will Benson had two hits, including a home run.
April 25 - The Reds were held to three singles in the game, as Philadelphia won the final game of the four-game series by a 5-0 score.
April 26 - Cincinnati began a six-game road trip with a three-game series against the defending World Series champions, the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Graham Ashcraft had a solid start, allowing only one run in 6.1 innings, however, the Reds lost to the Rangers 2-1. Elly De La Cruz stole two bases, including home, to bring his season total to a league high 17.
April 27 - Jonathan India had four hits, including his first home run of the season, and drove home four runners, as the Reds defeated the Rangers 8-4. Hunter Greene pitched seven innings, allowing only one hit, to earn his first victory of the season.
April 28 - In the series finale, Jonathan India had two hits and Elly De La Cruz swiped his 18th base of the season, however, the Reds lost a close game to Texas by a score of 4-3.
April 29 - Cincinnati concluded their six-game road trip with a three-game series at Petco Park in San Diego, California against the San Diego Padres. Nick Lodolo pitched seven innings, allowing only one hit and run and struck out 11 batters, earning his third win of the season as the Reds defeated San Diego 5-2. Elly De La Cruz hit a 443 foot home run, his eighth of the season, to lead the Reds offense.
April 30 - Jeimer Candelario had two hits, including a home run, while Stuart Fairchild also hit a home run, as the Reds lost to the Padres 6-4.

May

May 1 - Spencer Steer hit a home run and stole a base in the Reds 6-2 loss to the Padres. Graham Ashcraft earned a no-decision, as he allowed two unearned runs in six innings pitched.
May 3 - After an off-day, the Reds returned home for a three-game interleague series against the top ranked team in the American League, the Baltimore Orioles. After the start of the game was delayed by almost three hours due to rain, Elly De La Cruz recorded the only two hits the Reds were to get, as Baltimore shutout Cincinnati 3-0. Hunter Greene allowed no runs in 5.2 innings pitched in his start.
May 4 - The Reds lost their fourth game in a row, as the club lost to the Orioles 2-1. Spencer Steer drove home the lone run for Cincinnati with a ninth inning single, scoring Jake Fraley. Andrew Abbott struck out eight batters in five innings, but took the loss.
May 5 - Baltimore completed the three-game series sweep, defeating Cincinnati 11-1, extending the Reds losing streak to five games. Jake Fraley broke the shutout bid with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning.
May 7 - Following an off-day, the Reds will host the Arizona Diamondbacks for a three-game series. Cincinnati's offensive struggles continued, as they were held to only three hits, in a 6-2 loss to the Diamondbacks. Jonathan India and Tyler Stephenson each hit solo home runs. Frankie Montas had a strong start, allowing only one run and striking out seven in six innings.
May 8 - Jeimer Candelario had three hits and drove home a runner, while Elly De La Cruz stole two bases, bringing his league-high total to 21, however, the Reds lost their seventh game in a row, losing to the Diamondbacks 4-3.
May 9 - Jeimer Candelario had two hits, scored two runs and hit a solo home run and Elly De La Cruz had two hits and stole two bases, as the Reds lost their eighth game in a row, losing 5-4.
May 10 - Cincinnati began a ten-game Western road trip with a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California. Stuart Fairchild hit an inside-the-park home run, helping the Reds snap their eight game losing streak, in a 4-2 victory over the Giants. Elly De La Cruz had two hits, two runs and stole two bases, bringing his total to a league high 25 on the season.
May 11 - Elly De La Cruz hit a solo home run, as the Reds lost to the Giants 5-1.
May 12 - Jeimer Candelario hit a three-run double in the first inning, however, the Reds lost the final game of the series against the Giants by a score of 6-5 in ten innings. With the loss, Cincinnati has lost ten of their last eleven games.
May 13 - The Reds road trip continued with a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Mike Ford hit a triple in the eighth inning, giving the Reds a 5-4 lead, however, Arizona rallied in the ninth to defeat Cincinnati 6-5, handing the Reds their eleventh loss in their past twelve games.
May 14 - Will Benson hit a two-run home run, while Tyler Stephenson had three hits and scored twice, as the Reds broke out of their slump and defeated the Diamondbacks 6-2. Hunter Greene pitched seven innings, allowing only two runs and striking out five, to earn the win.
May 15 - Andrew Abbott pitched seven innings in his start, allowing only four hits and one run, however, the Reds offense was limited to only three hits, which included a home run by Santiago Espinal, in a 2-1 loss to Arizona.
May 16 - The Reds ten-game road trip concluded with a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Elly De La Cruz had four hits, stole a career-high four bases to bring his MLB-leading total to 30, and scored three runs, leading the Reds to a 7-2 win over the Dodgers. Nick Martinez pitched five shutout innings out of the bullpen to record his first win with the club.
May 17 - Stuart Fairchild and Tyler Stephenson each hit solo home runs, however, the Reds lost to the Dodgers 7-3. With the loss, Cincinnati falls into last place in the division.
May 18 - Cincinnati was held to only three hits, as the Reds lost to the Dodgers by a score of 3-0. The loss drops the Reds record to 3-14 in their past 17 games.
May 19 - Hunter Greene had a very strong start, pitching 6.1 innings and allowing only four hits and two runs, while striking out eight batters. Stuart Fairchild had two hits and scored a run, however, the Reds lost the game, 3-2 in ten innings. The Reds concluded their ten-game road trip with a 3-7 record.
May 21 - After an off-day, the Reds hosted the San Diego Padres for a three-game series. In the series opener, Andrew Abbott pitched seven scoreless innings, leading Cincinnati to a 2-0 victory over San Diego.
May 22 - Jeimer Candelario had two hits, including a home run, and scored twice and Tyler Stephenson drove home two runners, as the Reds lost to the Padres 7-3. As a team, Cincinnati hit into four double plays.
May 23 - Nick Martini had two hits, scored two runs and hit a two-run home run, however, the Reds lost to the Padres 6-4 in ten innings. With the loss, Cincinnati falls to 4-17 in their past 21 games.
May 24 - The Reds hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers for a three-game weekend series. Jonathan India hit a grand slam and Spencer Steer hit a three-run home run, powering the Reds to a 9-6 victory over the Dodgers.
May 25 - Hunter Greene pitched six innings, allowing only one run and struck out five, as the Reds defeated the Dodgers 3-1. Spencer Steer and Will Benson each hit solo home runs in the victory.
May 26 - Nick Martini had two hits and drove home two runners and Jonathan India scored a run and drove home two runs, as the Reds completed the series, defeating the Dodgers 4-1. Nick Martinez pitched 4.1 innings, allowing no runs and only one hit, to earn the victory.
May 27 - The Reds wrapped up their six-game homestand with a three-game series against their divisional rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals. On Memorial Day, Jeimer Candelario hit a first inning home run, and Nick Lodolo pitched 5.1 innings, allowing only one run, as the Reds won their fourth game in a row, defeating the Cardinals 3-1.
May 28 - Will Benson hit a solo home run, as the Reds were limited to four hits in a 7-1 loss to the Cardinals. The win snapped the Reds winning streak at four games.
May 29 - The Reds concluded their nine-game homestand with a 5-3 loss to the Cardinals. Nick Martini had two hits and scored twice, while Elly De La Cruz also had two hits and scored a run.
May 31 - After a day off, the Reds are on the road for a three game divisional series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Santiago Espinal hit a pinch hit two-run home run in the seventh inning, helping Cincinnati defeat the Cubs 5-4.

June

June 1 - The start of the game was delayed by nearly three-and-a half-hours due to rain, as the first pitch was rescheduled for 9:35 pm local time. Jonathan India had two hits and scored a run, however, the Cubs defeated the Reds 7-5.
June 2 - TJ Friedl hit a three-run home run in the second inning, helping the Reds defeat the Cubs by a score of 5-2. Nick Lodolo pitched six innings, allowing two runs and struck out three to earn his fifth win of the season.
June 3 - The Reds wrapped up their six-game road trip with a three game series at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado against the Colorado Rockies. Jeimer Candelario and Tyler Stephenson each hit two-run home runs and Will Benson drove home three runs, as the Reds crushed the Rockies 13-3.
June 4 - Frankie Montas pitched seven shutout innings, allowing only one hit and struck out nine, as the Reds won their third game in a row, defeating the Rockies 4-1. Elly De La Cruz hit his tenth home run of the season in the win.
June 5 - Jonathan India hit a grand slam in the ninth inning, capping off a six-run inning, as the Reds came back and defeated the Rockies 12-7 to sweep the three-game series. TJ Friedl, Jeimer Candelario and Spencer Steer also homered in the win. With the victory, the Reds improve to 9-3 in their past 12 games.
June 6 - The Reds returned home for a four-game series against their divisional rivals, the Chicago Cubs. Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run home run and Tyler Stephenson had two hits and scored two runs, as the Reds won their fifth in a row, defeating Chicago by a score of 8-4.
June 7 - Cincinnati won their sixth consecutive game, defeating the Cubs 3-2. Nick Lodolo improved to 6-2 on the season with a 2.92 ERA after pitching six innings, allowing a run and struck out seven. Tyler Stephenson drove home two runs with a double in the fourth inning.
June 8 - The Reds stayed hot, as TJ Friedl hit a three-run home run and Jeimer Candelario hit a solo homer, as the Reds defeated the Cubs 4-3 to win their seventh game in a row.
June 9 - Santiago Espinal had two hits and Luke Maile hit a solo home run, however, the Cubs ended the Reds winning streak, as Chicago won the game 4-2.
June 11 - After an off-day, the Reds hosted the Cleveland Guardians for the first two games of the Ohio Cup. In the series opener, Jeimer Candelario hit an RBI double in the first inning, giving the Reds an early lead, however, the Guardians came back and won the game 5-3. Spencer Steer and Jonathan India also drove home a run in the loss.
June 12 - Jeimer Candelario hit two home runs and drove home four runs, leading the Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Guardians to split the two-game series. Nick Lodolo improved his record to 7-2 as he pitched six innings, allowing two runs and struck out six. The teams will conclude their Ohio Cup series in late-September when Cincinnati visits Cleveland for two games.
June 14 - After a day off, the Reds head to American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a three-game weekend series against the division leading Milwaukee Brewers.