Editing Cincinnati Reds (section)

==Rivalries==
===Cleveland Guardians===
{{Main|Ohio Cup}}
[[File:Ohio Cup Trophy.jpg|thumb|175px|The [[Ohio Cup]] trophy]]

First introduced in 1989, the Ohio Cup was an annual [[spring training|pre-season]] [[baseball]] game, which pitted the [[Ohio]] rivals [[Cleveland Guardians]] (Indians at the time) and Cincinnati Reds. In its first series it was a single-game cup, played each year at minor-league [[Cooper Stadium]] in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], and was staged just days before the start of each new [[Major League Baseball]] season.

A total of eight Ohio Cup games were played, between 1989 and 1996, with the Indians winning six of them. The winner of the game each year was awarded the Ohio Cup in postgame ceremonies. The Ohio Cup was a favorite among baseball fans in Columbus, with attendances regularly topping 15,000.

The Ohio Cup games ended with the introduction of regular-season [[interleague play]] in 1997. Thereafter, the two teams competed annually in the regular-season Battle of Ohio or Buckeye Series. The Ohio Cup was revived in 2008 and now serves as a reward for the team with the better overall record in the Reds–Guardians series each year.

===Pittsburgh Pirates===
{{main|Pirates–Reds rivalry}}
The '''Pirates-Reds rivalry''' at one point in time was one of the fiercest matchups in the National League during the 1970s; both teams often met in the postseason multiple times prior to both being realigned to the National League Central in 1993. The two teams date far into the infancy of MLB, having both been founded in the 1880s, and first met during the 1900 MLB season. Both teams combine for 10 World Series championships and 18 pennants. The Pirates and Reds met 5 times during the NLCS in 1970, 1972, 1975, 1979, and 1990. Most recently; both teams met again during the 2013 NL Wild Card Game.

As of 2023, the Pirates currently lead the rivalry 1141–1113, However; the Reds lead in postseason wins 13–8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mcubed.net/mlb/cin/pit.shtml|title=MLB : Series records : Cincinnati Reds(H) against Pittsburgh Pirates(A)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1285554-reds-vs-pirates-is-it-a-big-brother-vs-little-brother-rivalry-in-the-making|title=Reds vs. Pirates: Is It a Big Brother vs. Little Brother Rivalry in the Making?|website=[[Bleacher Report]] }}</ref>

===Los Angeles Dodgers===
The '''Dodgers–Reds rivalry''' was one of the most intense during the 1970s through the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mlb.com/news/book-explores-reds-dodgers-rivalry-c233919226|title=Book Explores Reds-Dodgers Rivalry|date=June 7, 2017|last1=Hagen|first1=Paul|work=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref> They often competed for the NL West division title. From 1970 to 1990, they had eleven 1–2 finishes in the standings, with seven of them being within {{frac|5|1|2}} games or fewer. Both teams also played in numerous championships during this span, combining to win 10 NL Pennants and 5 World Series titles from {{wsy|1970}}–{{wsy|1990}} Notably as the [[Big Red Machine]] teams clashed frequently with the [[Tommy Lasorda]] era Dodgers teams. Reds manager [[Sparky Anderson]] once said, "I don't think there's a rivalry like ours in either league. The Giants are supposed to be the Dodgers' natural rivals, but I don't think the feeling is there anymore. It's not there the way it is with us and the Dodgers."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=&title=Los+Angeles+and+Cincinnati+have+the+most+inflammatory+-+04.28.75+-+SI+Vault&urlID=455502997&action=cpt&partnerID=289881&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1089769%2Findex.htm%257Ctitle%3DWhere|title=Where There's Smoke There's Ire|date=April 28, 1975|first=Ron|last=Fimrite|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312043515/http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=&title=Los+Angeles+and+Cincinnati+have+the+most+inflammatory+-+04.28.75+-+SI+Vault&urlID=455502997&action=cpt&partnerID=289881&fb=Y&url=http:%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1089769%2Findex.htm%7Ctitle=Where|url-status=dead}}</ref> The rivalry ended when division realignment moved the Reds to the NL Central. However, they did face one another in the [[1995 National League Division Series|1995 NLDS]].