Reds Rant: Angels 10-2,Reds 1 — A Premium-Quality Beatdown on Apple TV+ (April 10, 2026)

So the Reds just got smoked 10-2 by the Angels, and because it was on Apple TV+, the whole country got to watch us lose in cinematic 4K, like it was a nature documentary called “The Cincinnati Reds and the Disappearing Offense.”

Narrated in David Attenborough voice:“And here we see the Reds approach a runner in scoring position… and immediately forget how to function.”

The recap (now with extra emotional damage)

This game started like a slow leak and ended like the tire exploded on I-75.

2nd inning:Frazier walks with the bases loaded. Moncada scores. O’Hoppe to second, Lowe to third. 1-0 Angels.Nothing screams “we’re locked in” like walking in a run while the batter doesn’t even have to swing. That’s basically donating points. That’s a GoFundMe inning.

3rd inning:Moncada reaches on an infield single, Soler scores. 2-0.An infield single is baseball’s way of saying, “Yeah, we didn’t really earn this, but you also didn’t stop it, so… thanks.”

4th inning:Zach Neto hits a two-run bomb (417 feet). 4-0.That ball traveled so far it’s already listed as “day-to-day” with jet lag.

5th inning:The Reds finally score! Friedl RBI groundout, Benson comes home. 4-1.That’s right, folks: we got our run the old-fashioned way—by making an out.If you don’t like that, you don’t like Reds baseball.

6th inning:Lowe homers. 5-1.At that point I wasn’t watching a game, I was watching my optimism get repossessed.

8 inning reds walk mike trout with bases loaded 6-1 soler grand slam 10-1

Bottom 8th Elly De La Cruz home run

The Reds offense: three hits and a dream

The Reds finished with 3 hits. Three.That’s not “quiet bats.” That’s witness protection.

I’ve seen more contact at a middle-school dance.

And with runners in scoring position? 0-for-4.We didn’t just strand runners—we built them little condos on the bases and charged rent.

Chase Burns: welcome to the “they’re allowed to hit it?” club

Burns came in with that sparkling ERA and the “future ace” aura, and the Angels were like, “Cool story—hold this.”

He gives up the big swings (Neto, Lowe), and suddenly it’s one of those nights where every mistake gets punished like you forgot your mom’s birthday.

Not panicking on Burns — rookie bumps happen. But when your offense brings one run to the party, your pitcher basically has to throw a shutout, solve traffic, and cure allergies.

Two-out RBIs: Angels edition (Reds could never)

The Angels were out here collecting two-out RBIs like they were Pokémon.Meanwhile, the Reds with two outs were like:“Alright boys, time to… gently roll over to second base.”

Toss Boss final thoughts (aka the ranty diary entry portion)

Dear Diary,Today the Reds played baseball the way I fold laundry: technically present, emotionally absent, and somehow everything still ends up in a pile.

Apple TV tried to sell this as a premium viewing experience, but what I watched was basically a high-budget sad montage. If they add dramatic piano music and slow-motion shots of our strikeouts, it could win an award.

Flush it. Move on. Hit the ball tomorrow like it owes you money.

Because tonight?Angels 10-2 — and the Reds offense was last seen boarding a flight to “TBD.”

Update the reds walked in another run 6-1 angels update 2 soler grand slam 10-1 angels update 3 Elly De La Cruz home run 10-2