Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
The Reds were hanging around second place in the NL Central, behind the Cubs, until an early May stretch where they lost nine of 11 dropped them into third. A five-game winning streak got them hot again, until they dropped the last two of a three-game series to the Pirates in Pittsburgh.
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