After sending reliever Taylor Rogers to the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier in the day in exchange for third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes, the Reds added the 29-year-old Littell, who threw five scoreless innings against the Yankees on Wednesday night.

CINCINNATI — The Reds are trading for Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Zack Littell according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. Littell, 29, has started 50 games over the past two seasons. He has a 3.72 ERA in 128 1/3 innings this season. He's scheduled to become a free agent at the end of the year.