Yusei Kikuchi threw seven strong innings, Luis Rengifo hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Wednesday night. Bryce Teodosio doubled off reliever Graham Ashcraft (7-5) to open the eighth and took third on a wild pitch.

The Cincinnati Reds 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night kept them one game behind the Mets for the last NL playoff position.

Reid Detmers (4-3) struck out two in a scoreless eighth for the victory. With Angels closer Kenley Jansen unavailable because of a left rib-cage injury, Luis Garcia retired the side in order in the ninth for his first save.

With a decade-long playoff drought on track to be extended to eleven seasons, the Angels have some long-term pieces in place to break the drought—including shortstop Zach Neto. Neto debuted for the Angels just one year after the organization selected him with the 13th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.

The Cincinnati Reds earned their 10th consecutive victory over the Los Angeles Angels, going back to 2019, with a 6-4 victory.

Cincinnati took the second game of the series, 6-4, as Hunter Greene recorded 12 strikeouts to negate Jo Adel l’s two late homers for Los Angeles. The Reds have a chance to sweep the Angels with a victory today as they continue their climb to an NL Wild Card spot (1.0 game back of the Mets).

Hunter Greene had 12 strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings, Noelvi Marte homered, doubled and drove in two runs, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4.

Can the Cincinnati Reds make the playoffs in the NL this season? Cincy is just one game back of the New York Mets for the final wild card spot in the NL, and it