The Cincinnati Reds have now lost eight straight series. It gets more and more frustrating to write that same intro as the losses pile up. Since sweeping the Miami Marlins in a four-game series on August 22nd, the Reds have gone just 8-16. In that span, they haven’t won more than two games in a row and have seen their season-best record of 69-57 fall to 77-73.
After the St. Louis Cardinals swept the San Diego Padres in their three-game weekend series, the Reds are now three games out of the second National League Wild Card spot behind their divisional rival.