CINCINNATI (WXIX) - In late August, the Cincinnati Reds dug themselves a big hole in the wild card race with poor situational hitting and worse defense as they dropped series versus the Diamondbacks, Dodgers and Cardinals. Those struggles resulted in a players’ only meeting following Saturday’s loss against St. Louis.

During that timespan, the pitching was solid but not spectacular. It wasn’t costing the Reds games for the most part. But it also wasn’t carrying the Reds to wins, which is what you need from the strength of your team when you’re trying to make a push for a playoff spot.

Then, over the last two days, the pitching staff has crashed.

On Tuesday, the Blue Jays beat the Reds, 12-9. On Wednesday, the Blue Jays beat the Reds, 13-9, as Cincinnati dropped its fourth consecutive se

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