Or that they stubbed their hitting toe again May 19 on the woeful Pittsburgh Pirates and Mitch Keller for most of a shrugfest of a 7-1 win. Whatever anybody might think that says about the Reds and their chances to play in October,

Outfielder Will Benson of the Cincinnati Reds has been selected the National League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet, and third baseman Miguel Vargas of the Chicago White Sox has been named the American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet.

Since being called up from Triple A, Benson is 11-for-26 with five homers over eight games, and homers in each of the last four games.

The Cincinnati Reds swept the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday with a 3-1 victory behind two Will Benson home runs. Benson became the first Red since Joey Votto i

Reds outfielder Will Benson brings the fans to their feet Sunday as he homered in the sixth inning to lead Cincinnati to a 3-1 victory on a three-game sweep of the Guardians at the Great American Ball Park. It was Benson's second homer of the game and fourth of the series. AP