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Reds prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand activated - Redleg Nation
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Reds call up top prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand amid recent offensive struggles
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Cincinnati Reds' Noelvi Marte, left, celebrates with Elly De La Cruz, right, after hitting a game-winning RBI single during the second game of a baseball doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati
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Cincinnati Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand gestures after hitting a two-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP
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Max Muncy blasts two home runs, helps Dodgers rally past Reds 3-2
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Reds drop out of wild card spot with 8-4 loss to Mets, who get Vogelbach's 3-run double
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Christian Encarnacion-Strand WALKS IT OFF with a solo HOME RUN
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Where do Reds stand in playoff chase? What needs to happen in final week of season?
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Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand has pinch-hit 3-run homer for 1st major league knock
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Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand has pinch-hit 3-run homer for 1st major league knock
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Will Benson hits 3-run homer as Cincinnati Reds cool off San Francisco Giants with 3-2 win
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Cincinnati Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand (33) gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a walk-off home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati
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Giants beats Reds 4-2 and 11-10, extend winning streak to 7 and Reds' skid to 6, Taiwan News