For more than three and a half innings on Wednesday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves scuffled and appeared to be on the way to a highly disappointing series loss at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds. Then, the floodgates opened with two outs in the fourth inning and all signs pointed to a victory that would make Thursday’s off day a lot more pleasurable. However, the wheels came flying off the wagon in the seventh inning and the end result was a 6-5 loss to end a maddening homestand.
In short order, the fireworks began in the series finale, with Reds star Joey Votto ejected only three batters into the game for arguing balls and strikes.