CHICAGO – No team in the last eight years, since Major League Baseball devised its current playoff format with two wildcards in each league, made the playoffs after being more than 4 ½ games out of a playoff spot on July 31.
The Cincinnati Reds hope they can close their gap over the next few days, sitting six games out Wednesday, but they’re ready to put up a fight.
General manager Nick Krall, in his first year as the head of baseball operations, added three relievers through two trades in a 14-hour span Wednesday in a clear sign the Reds view themselves as buyers.