Remember when the Cincinnati Reds completed a series sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, had inched within a game of the .500 mark, and things looked like they just might turn miraculous in 2024?
Since then, the Reds have seen Hunter Greene, Andrew Abbott, Jeimer Canderlario, and Jake Fraley hit the injured list. They’ve been completely obliterated - at home - in a sweep by the Kansas City Royals. Now, they’ve already lost the first two games of the series in Pittsburgh, and a loss to the Pirates today would once again send them into last place in the National League Central.