HOUSTON — Monday was Matt Karcher’s turn in the spotlight.
Wednesday was Matt McLain’s turn for a big day.
On Friday it was Andrew Abbott’s turn. And in the ninth Alexis Diaz’ turn. And in between, Tyler Stephenson’s turn for the big hit.
And by the time the Cincinnati Reds’ 2-1 victory Friday night over last year’s World Series champs was done, it was starting to look a lot like Nick Krall’s turn.
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The Reds general manager said last week was was not ruling out adding at the trade deadline, and since then, his players have done almost nothing but win – Friday’s against the Houston Astros their season-high sixth straight.