The Reds made small improvements at the margins without giving up any key prospects who were set to help them soon.

The Brewers (64-43) hold the best record in baseball, followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers (63-45) and New York Mets (62-46) as the division-leaders, and the Cubs (62-45), Philadelphia Phillies (61-46) and San Diego Padres (59-49) rounding out the wild-card standings.

The Cincinnati Reds added starter Zack Littell, Gold Glove 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes and OF Miguel Andujar in 3 trades in the 28 hours before deadline.