It was still a loss, though.
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...