The Cincinnati Reds are having a brutal run and it doesn’t seem like the All-Star break has done them any favors.
Cincinnati entered the break as one of the best teams in baseball. The Reds were 6-3 and defending the top of the National League Central as the season drew to a close. Sure, Cincinnati was shutout by the Milwaukee Brewers before the break, but nobody saw them completely cold in the middle of summer.
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Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto prepares to bat against the Milwaukee Brewers at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Saturday, July 15, 2023. (Albert Cesare/The Enquirer/USA Today Network)
On Friday, when the season picked up, the Reds were shut out again. Shockingly, Milwaukee defeated Cincinnati 1-0 on July 9 and then again on Friday night. Saturday was more of the same, as the Reds lost for the third straight time and fourth of their last five, 3-0.
The Reds only had seven hits over the course of their three-game scoreless streak.
ESPN Stats & Info released an interesting stat about his cold snap.
METS’ BRETT BATY MISSES EASY EMERGENCY AT CRUCIAL TIME, DODGERS PACK UP TO SECURE WIN
Willy Adames of the Milwaukee Brewers is ejected at second base as the Reds’ Matt McLain throws to first base into a double play, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
«The Reds are the first team in at least 130 years with 0 runs and fewer than 8 hits in a 3-game span,» the stats account wrote on Twitter.
Reds manager David Bell has spoken about the team’s woes after Saturday’s loss.
«There is no doubt that we will pull through,» he said, via MLB.com. «You really have to see what we’ve been up against the last two nights as well. These guys, they’re executing their shots, there’s no question about it. So keep working on it, keep competing, keep fighting and we know we’ll break through.»
Reds manager David Bell questions a call during the eighth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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The final game of their three-game series is Sunday at 1:40 p.m. ET.