“Big” is a relative term. In the grand scheme of the 2019 MLB season, this pending Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates series is not big, really. The likelihood that the Reds can rip off a 40-17 streak to finish the season and somehow, some way win the National League Central with just 86 wins is, shall we say, not good.
Still, there’s always a chance until there isn’t, and if the Reds are going to eschew selling at this trade deadline and make a run of things, beating up on the hapless Pirates at this juncture is absolutely paramount.