The baseball gods sent this Reds team on a final, one-game trip to Washington D.C. – a city known for dysfunction.
Skip Schumaker batting lead-off again. Minor league journeyman hitting second. Brennan Boesch, batting .155/.202/.214, playing centerfield. Shortstop notches 19th error in half a season. Not a single young position player prospect getting playing time. The first Nats batter Jumbo Diaz faced hit a home run. The first Nats batter Burke Badenhop faced hit a gap shot. The first Nats batter faced by Manny Parra doubled.
Before today, the Reds had lost eight games in a row, having been outscored 20-58.