Redleg Nation · May 27, 2021
What if the 2012 Reds had won game five against San Francisco?
The 2012 Cincinnati Reds won 97 games, most since the Big Red Machine teams of the 70s. But despite winning the Central Division by nine games, they drew the 94-win Giants in the NLDS, falling in five games to the eventual World Champions.
But what if Mat Latos had led the Reds to a Game 5 win and they went on to face the Cardinals team that had just upset the 98-win Nationals?
Strat-O-Matic simulated the Cardinals series to see if the Reds could rewrite history. After taking two of the first three games, including a come-from-behind walkoff win in Game 2 and an extra-inning triumph in Game 3, Cincinnati dropped the final three games.