The Cincinnati Reds have a must-win series on the horizon against the St. Louis Cardinals. Winning a series is always important, but this may be one where anything less than a sweep is unacceptable.
The Reds head into Friday's matchup against the Cardinals and just have their heads above water in the NL Wild Card race. Cincinnati lost ground during their 10-day, nine-game road trip to the West Coast and are barely clinging to life with about a month left in the regular season.
The Reds, however, received a pleasant surprise courtesy of the Miami Marlins on Thursday evening.