This was not a playoff team in October. Or a contender in September. This was the bad-bullpen, meh-lineup Nationals playing for nothing in July.

The Reds arrived in the nation’s capital fresh off an impressive series win over the Mets, giving them six victories in eight games. This was a good time to take advantage of the Nationals, a team that had struggled for the better part of two months,

Could the Miami Marlins and Cincinnati Reds hook up on a potential blockbuster trade before the MLB trade deadline?

The Cincinnati Reds came out of the All-Star break, won two games and were just 1 1/2 games behind the final wild-card position

Cincinnati Reds (52-50, third in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (41-60, fifth in the NL East) Washington; Wednesday, 12:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Nick Lodolo (7-6, 3.33 ERA, 1.08 WHIP,

MLB analyst Jim Bowden gave his intel on what the Reds are looking for at the deadline.

The no-hitter would have been the 327th in MLB history, and the 18th in the history of Reds baseball. The four-homer game would have been even more rare − only 19 of those exist in baseball history.

Josh Bell hit his 13th home run, Jacob Young and CJ Abrams contributed RBI doubles during the decisive fifth inning, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-1.

Since June 1, the Cincinnati Reds’ bullpen has only been charged with five total losses. The Reds are mostly winning and losing with the performances of their rotation, but still it feels like middle and low-leverage relief is an area where the Reds need more production.