Reds Eye Return To Play After Lone Positive Test For Virus

The Reds were "optimistic about playing a doubleheader" against the Pirates today "because both teams shared an off day, but that was called off" by yesterday afternoon. There were "no additional positive tests with the Reds on Saturday," but it can take a "couple of days for other people to test positive after they were exposed to an infected person." The Reds' entire team "underwent increased testing Saturday and Sunday." If the one unidentified player "remains as the lone positive test" by this afternoon, the Reds "should be cleared to begin their two-game series" in K.C. tomorrow (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 8/17).

Meanwhile, the Pirates “have been cleared to play after a COVID-19 scare this weekend” and will return to action tomorrow at PNC Park against the Indians. The final two games of the Reds-Pirates series were postponed “after a Reds player tested positive for the virus” (DKPITTSBURGHSPORTS.com, 8/16).