The Reds are one of a few teams that actually have a winning record in every month of the season this year. But they have gotten off to a terrible start in September. It seems that many areas of their game have struggled.
The month began with a terrible road trip through St. Louis and Colorado. They lost the St. Louis series by one win and two losses. They were swept by Colorado in a four game series. This was pretty tough to swallow since in many of the games the Reds had a lead then lost it because of their bullpen. Recently Cordero blew two save situtaions against the Pirates, but luckily the Reds won one of those games in extra innings.
It also appears the batters are struggling and looking tired. Especially Brandon Phillips after he was hit in the hand and missed some games he looks out of sorts at the plate since he came back. The Reds haven't scored that many runs per game in September. They are still hitting pretty well with runners in scoring position it's they are having trouble getting runners on.
One bright spot in September has been Jay Bruce. After he struggled in July/August he seems to have gotten his stroke back and has hit many homers in his last few games. He also made an amazing catch against Arizona to rob them of a home run save Cordero from having another blown save.
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