MLB Rumors: Reds win streak snapped, Red Sox injury update, Derek Jeter gets trolled big-time
By Kristen Wong
MLB Rumors: Reds’ 12-game winning streak snapped by Braves
In front of a sold-out crowd at the Great American Ball Park, the Cincinnati Reds came up tantalizingly short.
On Saturday, the Reds lost 7-6 against the Atlanta Braves in an exciting slugfest that featured some dominant batters step up to the plate. One day after Elly De La Cruz became the first Reds player to hit for the cycle since 1989, the Braves came out swinging in the second game of the series unloading their offensive firepower: Matt Olson, Travis d’Arnaud, Ozzie Albies, and Marcell Ozuna all slammed balls out of the park.
Despite Cincy’s late frantic push in the ninth, the club failed to extend their streak to 13 games, which would’ve been a modern-era record.
Darn.
The Braves beat the Reds, 7-6. The Braves snapped Cincy’s 12-game winning streak – 13 would’ve been a modern-era record. That one got interesting.
— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) June 24, 2023
Atlanta is 49-27.
However, the Reds’ latest loss does nothing to detract from the club’s lineup of up-and-coming talent like rookie De La Cruz, and Cincy fans are clearly riding off of the energy. Friday’s and Saturday’s game marked the Great American Ball Park’s first consecutive sold-out crowds since 2016 when Pete Rose’s No. 14 was retired.
It’s been a long time coming for Reds fans to see their team play good baseball. Expect more of the same in the final game of the series on Sunday.