The Cincinnati Reds (37-35) will host the Minnesota Twins (36-35), Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET, in the first of a three-game series.

The Cincinnati Reds view this weekend as a measuring stick to see just how much they have improved. The Reds pushed their record above .500 with a five-game winning streak that was snapped Wednesday.

The Reds didn’t sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks this weekend because players were consistently on the top step of the dugout. They won the series because of the strong return from Christian Encarnacion-Strand, some clutch hits from Matt McLain and very good work from the bullpen.

The Cincinnati Reds andCleveland Guardians meet for a three-game series at Progressive Field in Cleveland beginning Monday evening.The Reds swept their Ohio ri

Elly De La Cruz homered, scored three times and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 on Sunday.

The Guardians haven't yet scored more than four runs in the month of June as they try to rebound against Terry Francona's Reds.

And the miracle of all miracles was a miraculous game-ending catch over the center field wall by TJ Friedl. The Reds led, 4-2, and closer Emilio Pagan retired the first two and dating back to Monday’s game the bullpen had retired 22 straight Brewers.

Tyler Stephenson blasted a grand slam, Brady Singer tossed six strong innings and the visiting Cincinnati Reds powered past the Detroit Tigers, 11-1, on Saturday afternoon.