The Cincinnati Reds were swept by the St. Louis Cardinals in a doubleheader on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park. The 6-0 ...

Diaz proceeded to give up back-to-back-to-back home runs that would make the game out of reach for Cincinnati with a final ...

The Cincinnati Reds demoted struggling closer Alexis Diaz to the Triple-A Louisville Bats, they announced Thursday.

"We decided to put our heads together and let (Díaz) try to figure out − get right in Triple-A," Francona said.

Struggling reliever Alexis Díaz already lost his spot as the Reds' closer earlier this month. On Thursday, Díaz was optioned ...