Reds Swept Again, Now Head West

The Reds suffered another crushing loss, falling 5-3 to the Cardinals and getting swept in St. Louis for the third time in a row against division rivals. Their NL Central record? A brutal 2-15. Overall, they’re now 31-33 — their first time below .500 this season. Sunday’s collapse came down to bullpen woes: Sam Moll botched a bunt play in the 8th, letting the Cardinals take the lead, then McLain added an error to make it 5-3. The bullpen surrendered five runs in five innings — four earned, three walks, just three strikeouts. Lowder pitched three shutout innings in his return, but struggled with command, throwing only 34 strikes in 70 pitches. Now, they head west to face the Padres in a three-game set starting Monday night — with Abbott, Burns, and Singer on the mound. Late starts ahead: 9:40 PM ET on Mon/Tue, 8:10 PM ET on Wed. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0adca2860bad74f4