This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as MLB Insider Lists Cincinnati Reds as Possible Suitor for National League Slugger . After losing a series to the Washington Nationals earlier in the week, the Reds are 53-50 and sit 2 1/2 games out of the third and final National League Wild Card spot.

(WJHL) — it’s a first-of-its-kind baseball event…right in the center of one of NASCAR’s most iconic venues. The MLB Speedway Classic is just over a week away as Bristol Motor Speedway makes history, hosting the state’s first major league game.

Cincinnati sits 2 1/2 games behind the San Diego Padres, the current holder of the final wild card slot and a game behind San Francisco.

When MLB.com asked 90 big-league players who the fastest player in baseball is, 40 voted for Tampa Bay Rays rookie outfielder Chandler Simpson. Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. received 17 votes, and so did Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz.

SportsLine's model simulated Washington Nationals vs. Cincinnati Reds 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Wednesday's matchup at Nationals Park in Cleveland

Chris Vasile breaks down the MLB slate for Friday, July 25, and offers his favorite MLB predictions for every single game on the docket.

Noah Gragson is thrilled about Bristol Motor Speedway hosting an MLB game and has already revealed which player he will support.

Baseball will be heading to the racetrack, as the Braves and Cincinnati Reds will face off in this year’s ‘Speedway Classic’ at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. It’ll be the first American vs National league game played in the state of Tennessee.

The Reds will face the Braves on August 2nd, in the Speedway Classic, as the two teams take the field at one of NASCAR's most famous tracks.

The MLB Speedway Classic is set for August 2 at legendary Bristol Motor Speedway. Here's what the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves will wear.

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