Or that they stubbed their hitting toe again Monday on the woeful Pittsburgh Pirates and Mitch Keller for most of a 7-1 win that was a shrugfest until five runs in the final two innings. Whatever anybody might think that says about the Reds and their chances to play in October,

Since being called up from Triple A, Benson is 11-for-26 with five homers over eight games, and homers in each of the last four games.

The Cincinnati Reds swept the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday with a 3-1 victory behind two Will Benson home runs. Benson became the first Red since Joey Votto i

The Cincinnati Reds didn't go with a traditional starting pitcher, and by game's end it was clear they were fine without one, albeit for a day.

In the fifth inning, Cincinnati trailed 1-0 until Will Benson stepped up to the plate and hit a game-tying home run. It was Benson's third home run in as many days and the first time in his career that he's homered in three consecutive games.