Cincinnati Reds starting catcher Tyler Stephenson went on the injured list, retroactive to Aug. 17, for a small fracture at the tip of his left thumb.

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson spoke to reporters on Wednesday after he was placed on the injured list with a fractured thumb. "The past few days it had been feeling better," Stephenson said.

When the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs in the opener of a 5-game series, it bunched the top 4 NL wild-card contenders within 5 1/2 games.

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.

Cincinnati has won seven of 10 games and has moved to third in the National League Central.In the win, Hunter Greene dominated on the mound. He earned a no-decision after striking out 12 and walking none over 6.

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.

Gavin Lux hit his fifth home run of the year, and Brady Singer pitched six strong innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the Los Angeles Angels.

The Reds right-hander quickly ran into trouble in the bottom of the eighth, when Angels center fielder Bryce Teodosio doubled to lead off the inning. A wild pitch moved him to third, and one batter later, second baseman Luis Rengifo's RBI single gave the Angels a 2-1 lead.