Winning five out of six games last week turned the season around a bit for the Cincinnati Reds. However, the season regressed to the mean this week as the ball club finished off their west coast road trip.
The pitching staff was dominated on the bookends of the series as the San Diego Padres won two out of three games. Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, and Juan Soto proved too much for the Reds in game one while Soto remained hot all series going a combined 5-10 at the plate with five RBI. Another come-from-behind win on Tuesday night avoided the sweep for the Redlegs.