The last time the Cincinnati Reds won a playoff series, Barry Larkin and Bret Boone were the middle infielders, and Jeff Brantley was closing games.

Let's look at the key takeaways from the Reds 5-2 win over the Mets Saturday afternoon. The Reds broke Friday night's game in the sixth inning by scoring three runs to increase their lead from 3-2 to 6-2. Saturday afternoon, the Reds once again took control of the game in the sixth inning.

Reds top prospectCincinnati Reds top prospect Elly De La Cruz sets records in Triple-A game. It was the biggest swing in the Reds’ breakthrough first inning on Thursday as the Reds beat the Mets ...

On Monday night, Francisco Alvarez made his return after spending nearly a month with Triple-A Syracuse and a big double and scored two runs. Juan Soto tied the game with a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning and Brett Baty scored the go-ahead run on a ground ball to the left side one inning later.

The Los Angeles Angels weren't nearly as fortunate trying to get only a handful of outs from their relievers. The Mets will look to build on a stirring comeback win on Tuesday night when New York hosts Los Angeles in the middle contest of a three-game series.

Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, the Brewers climb to the top of our rankings, the Yankees can’t figure out the Blue Jays, another injury for the Astros, Rich Hill is on the brink of history, and we’re taking stock of the upcoming MLB trade deadline.