Swept by the Cardinals

Ouch that was probably one of the worst series for the Reds this year. Probably even worse than they sweep by the Phillies even though that was a four gamer.

This sweep by the Cards put the Reds one game back of first place and their first series loss after the All-star break. I think the Cardinals were sparked by remarks from Brandon Phillips, and they put a beat down on the them. The Reds were outscored 21-8 in the series and were out pitched. It looked pretty ugly. I watched the first two games and you could tell the Cardinals were bringing their A game.

It looks like the Reds bounced back pretty well with a sweep of the Marlins in their next series. It's a good thing baseball has a long season, or this series with the Cardinals could have done the Reds in. This year they seem really resiliant every time they have been knocked down in a series they step up their game and work even harder.