I should have quit while I was ahead.
After seeing the Reds win three games at Dodger Stadium last month – that is, one-seventh of their victories for the entire season – I decided to push my luck and hit the road Sunday morning for the getaway game of their series against San Diego.
While strolling around Balboa Park prior to the game, I checked my phone and saw that the day’s starting lineup had been announced. I smiled when I saw Jesse Winker leading off, but it quickly turned upside-down when I saw that Adam Duvall, Billy Hamilton and Jose Peraza would all be starting as well.