The Cincinnati Reds lost again to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, the hosting club having dropped 10 of 12 games overall to fall 20 games under .500 prior to the start of the series. Since they lost on Monday, too, the Reds officially dropped the series and now must win in the getaway-day matinee on Wednesday to salvage a winning road trip that once looked so, so promising.
It’s emblematic of this club, really, who has both not yet been swept all season yet never managed to eek more than 5 games above the .500 mark - something they did a blink ago before immediately dropping 3 straight.