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TJ Friedl hit a decisive two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for their third straight win, 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. Cincinnati has won eight of its last 11 games to climb within two games of the third NL wild-card spot.
It's become a full-fledged surge of momentum now for the Reds. The club won for the eighth time in 10 games with a 6-5 victory over the Twins in Tuesday night's three-game series opener at Great American Ball Park.
The rally speaks to the resilience of this Reds team. After letting a 4-1 lead slip away in the top of the sixth, the bottom of the Reds order swung the game right back into the Reds favor and did it all with two outs.
Cincinnati Reds LHP Wade Miley pitched five strong innings in the Reds' series-clinching win over the MLB-best Detroit Tigers Sunday.
When the Cincinnati Reds opened a three-game series with a loss to the Detroit Tigers, it was more than a forgone conclusion that the Tigers would win the at least one of the next two and take the series.
The Reds hadn’t won the Ohio Cup outright since 2014, when Francona was in his second season managing Cleveland. The Reds won five of their six meetings against the Guardians, falling 11-2 in Wednesday’s series finale.
Elly De La Cruz homered for the fourth consecutive game and drove in three runs and the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the host Detroit Tigers, 8-4, on Sunday.