The Cincinnati Reds are fighting for their postseason lives, but Tuesday night’s 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals exposed ongoing issues with the Cincinnati offense . After exploding for 11 runs the night before, the bats went silent against rookie starter Michael McGreevy, who delivered seven shutout innings to hand the Reds their 13th shutout loss of the 2025 season.

Following the loss, Reds manager Terry Francona didn’t deflect blame but instead credited the Cardinals' young right-hander. FOX 19’s Charlie Goldsmith posted the manager’s reaction on his X (formerly known as Twitter), highlighting Francona's respect for McGreevy’s poise on the mound.

“(McGreevy), early on he was pitching to contact which you kind of expect with the way he pitches. We had the second inning, f

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