The Cincinnati Reds fell behind first by the score of 2-0, later by the score of 4-1, and somehow managed to battle their way back to a tie game that ultimately went to extra innings on Thursday afternoon in Great American Ball Park. On the line was not only an elusive victory, but an even more elusive series victory, something they’ve failed to deliver since the Strasbourg Dancing Plague.
Alas, they lost. The San Diego Padres put the screws to lefty Sam Moll in the Top of the 10th inning, plating a pair of runs before holding the Reds off the board in the Bottom, and Cincinnati stumbled to a full 10 games under the .