After nine losses to the St. Louis Cardinals in nine games this season, the curse was finally lifted.
The Reds had their share of base-running mistakes in Sunday’s series finale at Great American Ball Park, but they made enough key hits and defensive highlights to make them more forgettable.
For the first time this year, the Reds earned a victory against the Cardinals, 6-3, snapping a 13-game losing streak that dated back to Sept. 14, 2017.
"That was the last thing on my mind," Reds manager Jim Riggleman said. "It was all about today. Everything that’s happened before that, it’s unfortunate, it’s something we’ll look back on and go, ‘Man, they were dominating us.