CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Cincinnati Reds had a players’ only meeting on Sunday morning. As their worst week of the season led to a slide down in the Wild Card race and put their backs squarely against the wall, the hope was that the conversation would spark a turnaround.

The first step back from rock bottom wasn’t easy.

In the first inning of Sunday’s series finale against the Cardinals, the Reds had arguably their worst luck of any inning all season as one bounce after another went against them. While the Cardinals took the early lead, the Reds responded and earned a comeback victory.

Monday’s game against the Blue Jays tested the Reds even more. Hunter Greene’s strong start kept the Reds in front until the ninth inning, but poor situational hitting kept the team from pulling away. Emil

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