Cincinnati Reds center fielder TJ Friedl is on the paternity list, and has left the team ahead of the second game of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers to be with his wife in Las Vegas. Friedl's wife is expecting the couple's second child.

The Cincinnati Reds are lookin at multiple avenues to improve the team ahead of the trade deadline. They're looking at more pitching help. Reporting for The Athletic, C. Trent Rosecrans mentions the Reds as having been in on a few pitchers whose trails have recently cooled off, for one reason or another.

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The Reds did all their scoring in the first inning. Austin Hays and Gavin Lux had back-to-back RBI singles to drive in T.J. Friedl to get on the scoreboard, and then Matt McLain for an insurance run, respectively.

Tyler Stephenson homered and drove in three runs and Nick Martinez struck out five in five innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Friday night.

The right-hander has a 6.26 ERA in six games this season with Cincinnati to go along with 45 strikeouts. Despite the high ERA, Burns has pitched better than that number shows. He gave up five runs and recorded just one out against the Red Sox when he was thought to be tipping his pitches.