The Cubs lost two of three to the Reds in Cincinnati as April turned to May. Since that series, the Cubs have been hot (15-6) and the Reds not (9-12). For more on the Reds, here’s Wick Terrell, manager of our SB Nation Reds site Red Reporter.
The 2021 batch of Cincinnati Reds baseball was going to have to thread a very, very thin needle to have success. That was by design as their winter saw them wave goodbye to top flight starting pitching, their best relievers, and the only true shortstop on the roster, doing basically nothing to address the holes created by their departures.