The Reds did not go quietly.
After managing two hits through the first six innings, they hit three home runs over the course of four at-bats to make it a one-run game. But the Reds couldn’t close the deal, as they fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-4, Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park.
The Reds squandered a chance to get to .500.
They open a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at GABP Thursday with an 8-10 record.
Left-hander Wade Miley, pitching the first for time since his first start as a Red on July 27, lasted only 1 u2154 innings.