CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The rallying cry started in the visiting clubhouse in San Diego after a dramatic win from the Cincinnati Reds. Nick Martinez found the cameras and shouted, “You can’t kill us.”

The defining trait of the 2025 Reds is how their season was on the brink many, many times. But here there are, holding onto a playoff spot in control of their own destiny with six games to go.

It’s the rare example of every team meeting working. The Reds faced some low points on June 6, Aug. 30 and Sept. 14. They talked it out, found a spark and bounced back in each case.

The ability to turn things around so quickly over the course of the season starts where momentum in baseball always originates: The next day’s starting pitcher.

“It doesn’t matter who takes the ball,” Nick Lodolo said. “We’v

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