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.

The tenure of right-hander Zack Littell with the Tampa Bay Rays is over. Littell, 29, was the starting pitcher Wednesday night when the Rays lost to the New Yor

The Cincinnati Reds add Zack Littell (8-8, 3.58) to the rotation and move swingman Nick Martinez to the bullpen to make room.