Reds On The Rise 📈

06/19/2023 Reds On The Rise 📈

By: Matthew Cahill

Reds Win 8th Straight to Pull Within Reach of NL Central Lead by All-Star Break

Do you believe it, now? The new Cinderella of the MLB season might be Cincinnati where the Reds are turning heads. Ever since calling up speed demon Elly De La Cruz — Run DLC — on June 6, the Reds are 10-2. Cincy was 19-27 just one month ago in a struggling NL Central. The Pirates had a hot start and the Cubs and Cardinals appeared to be lurking while the Brewers led the division. It all changed in a month. The Reds swept the Cubs and won three of their next four series until about 10 days ago when their latest win streak began. They just swept the Royals and Astros to complete an eight-game win streak — the franchise’s longest since 2018.

 

On Sunday night, in their latest triumph, the Reds scored three runs in the 10th inning to sweep the Astros (9-7) and officially stamp this latest win streak as legitimate. This is not a mid-season fluke. The Reds are 37-35 and just a half-game out of 1st in the NL Central. They’ll face the Brewers (currently 1st) in a three-game series just before the all-star break.

 

Watch: Cincinnati’s Red-Hot Streak Reaches 8 With Extra-Inning Win Over Astros

 

MLB Quick-Hitters

 

Ohtani Takes HR Lead: Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout hit back-to-back home runs in the Angels’ 5-2 win over the Royals. It was Ohtani’s league-leading 24th jack, and the Halos are just three games back of the Rangers in the AL West.

 

Red Sox Sweep Yanks: Boston made moves up the NL East with a three-game sweep of the Yankees at Fenway, including a 15-run outing on Friday before taking yesterday’s doubleheader. It was the first doubleheader sweep of New York in 17 years.

 

Giants Leap Dodgers: San Francisco swept L.A. to flip the script in the NL West. The Giants had a field day against the Dodgers’ pitching, outscoring L.A. on the scoreboard 22-3 over the first two games before last night’s 11-inning rally (7-5). San Fran is now second in the NL West.

 

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