Entering Wednesday's decisive third game against the Reds, a comeback trend had developed for the Phillies. They had trailed in their past four games, but won three of them. And after an RBI double by Reds rightfielder Noelvi Marte in the fourth, the Phils were trailing for the fifth straight game.

But this time, the Phillies did the opposite of rally, imploding even more in an 8-0 defeat at Great American Ballpark in Cincy to lose their first series of the month after taking three straight against Detroit, Baltimore and Texas.

The Reds already led 2-0 in the sixth courtesy of the Phillies generating little offense against Reds starter Hunter Greene – coming off an injury that had sidelined him since June 3 – before a pair of defensive miscues opened the floodgates for the Reds. Bra

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