Against all odds, the Reds continue to find ways to win against every team they face.For the eighth time this season, the Reds avoided being swept on the last day of their series.This time, it came against the Arizona Diamondbacks as the Reds secured a 6-1 win.However, for the majority of the game, the Reds were trailing the Diamondbacks after they got off to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Reds would then ultimately come back to tie it up with an equalizer in the sixth inning.The team then took the lead late in the game in a dominant eighth inning as Austin Hays and TJ Friedl hit RBIs, and Spencer Steer hit a home run with two other Reds on base. In total, the stellar hitting by the team saw a combined five runs earned in the inning.While the Reds barely skated by against the Diamondbacks this time, the last time Cincinnati faced Arizona in June was a significantly different story: The team secured a victory in all three games, earning the team their fourth sweep among the five that they currently boast this season.The Reds now just have 10 series to go to maintain their record of going all season without being swept by any other team, and also earn their way into the postseason. If they do so, it would be the first time since 2020’s shortened MLB season that they would find their way into the playoffs, and the first time since 2013 in a full-length season.After Sunday’s round of games, the Reds are now 1.5 games back from a wild card spot behind the New York Mets.The Reds also narrowly avoided being swept in similar fashion this season to the Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Milwaukee Brewers in late series wins after previously losing two games in a row to those teams.

PHOENIX —

Against all odds, the Reds continue to find ways to win against every team they face.

For the eighth time this season, the Reds avoided being swept on the last day of their series.

This time, it came against the Arizona Diamondbacks as the Reds secured a 6-1 win.

However, for the majority of the game, the Reds were trailing the Diamondbacks after they got off to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Reds would then ultimately come back to tie it up with an equalizer in the sixth inning.

The team then took the lead late in the game in a dominant eighth inning as Austin Hays and TJ Friedl hit RBIs, and Spencer Steer hit a home run with two other Reds on base. In total, the stellar hitting by the team saw a combined five runs earned in the inning.

While the Reds barely skated by against the Diamondbacks this time, the last time Cincinnati faced Arizona in June was a significantly different story: The team secured a victory in all three games, earning the team their fourth sweep among the five that they currently boast this season.

The Reds now just have 10 series to go to maintain their record of going all season without being swept by any other team, and also earn their way into the postseason. If they do so, it would be the first time since 2020’s shortened MLB season that they would find their way into the playoffs, and the first time since 2013 in a full-length season.

After Sunday’s round of games, the Reds are now 1.5 games back from a wild card spot behind the New York Mets.

The Reds also narrowly avoided being swept in similar fashion this season to the Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Milwaukee Brewers in late series wins after previously losing two games in a row to those teams.