#cincinnati-reds

#cincinnati-reds

Michael Soroka's sinker left his hand at 89 mph, and despite the loss, he remains a focus for contending teams looking for talent before the trade deadline.

Steele Hall, a 17-year-old infielder, has signed with the Reds for a $5.75MM bonus, slightly under the expected slot value for the ninth overall pick.

The Cincinnati Reds have been a sleeper team, currently in fourth place in the National League Central, but only 2 1/2 games back in the Wild Card race at 50-47.

Fraley last played in a big league game on June 23, when he suffered a partial tear in his right labrum. This is the latest in a series of shoulder issues that have bothered Fraley for a few years, and he received a cortisone shot in an attempt to play through the pain and hold off a potential surgery until after the season.

Wilyer Abreu hit a grand slam and an inside-the-park solo home run for Boston, becoming the sixth player in major league history to achieve such a feat in one game.

"Either you're going on contact or you're not," Fanduel Sports Network analyst and National Baseball Hall of Famer Barry Larkin said. "Didn't really look like he was going on contact..."