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Randy Johnson was among three MLB players to file for free agency on Monday. Joining him were Cincinnati Reds pitcher Kip Wells and Chicago Cubs reliever John Grabow.

Randy Johnson was among three MLB players to file for free agency on Monday. Joining him were Cincinnati Reds pitcher Kip Wells and Chicago Cubs reliever John Grabow.

It doesn't take long after the postseason ends for the Hot Stove season to start.

When the season ended, the Reds had a full 40-man roster plus 4 players on the 60-day DL who did not count toward the 40-man roster.

Louis back on track with his arm and bat in a rout of Cincinnati. Carpenter's first career homer came off Kip Wells and capped a five-run second inning for the Cardinals, who had lost five of six a ' including three straight since clinching the NL Central title Saturday.

Chris Carpenter . Not only did Carpenter pitch five innings of shutout ball, not only did he allow a mere three hits, not only did he strike out six, but he also went 2-3 with 6 RBI, including a grand slam.

Chris Carpenter did it all for the Cardinals on Wednesday, not only pitching brilliantly but single-handedly stemming the team's recent offensive slump.

Dominant Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter had already squeezed the Reds' offense with vice-grip like effect from the mound all season.

Home-plate umpire Brian O'Nora had to leave Thursday's Reds-Cardinals game after being struck by a pitch.

It wasn't an experiment, Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. The move of shortstop Hanley Ramirez from the leadoff spot in the batting order to the No.

Among the highlights of Friday night's tough loss to the Marlins was a pinch-hit 423-foot solo home run into the right-field Moon Deck off the bat of rookie Juan Francisco.

A Dominican baseball prospect for the San Francisco Giants is the main suspect in the killing of a 25-year-old man, police said Sunday.

Wells, Miller lead Reds to 8-1 win over Marlins Eds: APNewsNow. Reds 8, Marlins 1. AP Photo CSB101 CINCINNATI Corky Miller hit a rare home run to back Kip Wells' strong pitching and the Cincinnati Reds gained a split of their four-game series against the Florida Marlins by rolling to an 8-1 victory Sunday.

Veteran righty Roy Oswalt faces his favorite opponent for the fourth time this season tonight when the Houston Astros pull into Great American Ball Park for the middle test of a three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds.

The Giants are creeping closer to the Rockies in the NL Wild Card. The Giants put a bunch of runs on the board early and Barry Zito dazzled Colorado with nine strikeouts.

The "TBA" that had been the Reds probable starter vs. the Rockies on Thursday turned out not to be code for Justin Lehr.

In those early days of Spring Training, it's likely few could have expected this fact as the end of the season nears.

If I had told you six years ago that the Reds would go into Colorado and give up 11 runs over 3 games and still lose all 3 games, you probably would wonder why this freak in the Batman outfit is talking to you about the future.

A five-run bottom of the third inning by the Rockies sent the Reds to a 5-1 loss on Thursday afternoon at Coors Field.

They are 14-6 in the right-hander's last 20 starts. He pitched his third straight no-decision against the Diamondbacks last week, leaving with the Rockies trailing 4-2. The Rockies came back to win, and Hammel proved he could handle traffic and pressure even when lacking his best stuff.