The Reds have agreed to bolster their starting pitching in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays before the trade deadline.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as Rays Starting Pitcher Shares Emotional Thoughts on Trade to Reds . The Reds are trading for Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Zack Littell according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The Dodgers add the Reds’ 10th-rated prospect, left-handed starter Adam Serwinowski, as well as 6-foot-10 reliever Paul Gervase and backup catcher Ben Rortvedt from Tampa Bay and send Triple-A