It was a big night for Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Reds have secured a spot in the playoffs.The Reds are coming off six losing seasons, so this is the first time they will head to the playoffs since 2013.The Reds came off of a big win over the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday night, winning nine out of their last 11 games, but they were met with a hot team Friday in Minnesota.Major League Baseball said early Friday that the Reds ultimately controlled their own destiny heading into their evening game against the Minnesota Twins. The Reds ended up beating the Twins 7-2.The next step in clinching a spot in the playoffs — the Reds got help from the Tampa Bay Rays after the Rays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 Friday night.They then got help from the St. Louis Cardinals after the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Cardinals 1-9.The Cincinnati Reds spent $156 million in the offseason — one of the majors’ biggest splurges — to try to reverse course of previous seasons. And that paid off this week.
It was a big night for Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Reds have secured a spot in the playoffs.
The Reds are coming off six losing seasons, so this is the first time they will head to the playoffs since 2013.
The Reds came off of a big win over the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday night, winning nine out of their last 11 games, but they were met with a hot team Friday in Minnesota.
Major League Baseball said early Friday that the Reds ultimately controlled their own destiny heading into their evening game against the Minnesota Twins. The Reds ended up beating the Twins 7-2.
The next step in clinching a spot in the playoffs — the Reds got help from the Tampa Bay Rays after the Rays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 Friday night.
They then got help from the St. Louis Cardinals after the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Cardinals 1-9.
The Cincinnati Reds spent $156 million in the offseason — one of the majors’ biggest splurges — to try to reverse course of previous seasons. And that paid off this week.
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