CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Tyler Stephenson deserved for this to be his moment. It was storybook. With the Reds’ backs against the wall in a crucial game toward their playoff chances, the longest-tenured Red hit a game-tying homer in front of the most special home crowd that he felt like he had ever played in front of at Great American Ball Park.

“I’ve never felt it like it is tonight,” Stephenson said. “It gives you a taste of what playoff baseball would be like here.”

After Stephenson tied the score against the last place Pirates in the ninth inning, the Reds had another chance to jump back into the third Wild Card spot in extra innings. Instead, the lineup came up short again in extra innings. The Pirates completed the 4-3 win in 11 innings on Wednesday, and the Reds are still a game back of

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