Observations from Cincinnati Reds’ 11-5 Loss to Rangers

For the second consecutive day, the Cincinnati Reds were blown out of the water, this time by the Texas Rangers. Despite a ninth-inning rally, the Reds still fell by an 11-5 score on Wednesday afternoon.

Here are some observations and notes from the game:

Pitching implosion: part II

While the Rangers’ bats didn’t bash the Reds as hard as the Giants did on Tuesday, they weren’t far off. They scored a pair of runs through the first three frames off of starter Tim Melville, including a solo homer by Mitch Moreland.

Blake Wood, followed with a shutout fourth by allowing another run in the fifth. Wood now has a 5.40 ERA and 1.60 WHIP in five innings, though he likely still has a leg up based on…