Coming back from a six-run deficit is definitely not easy, especially in MLB where the best pitchers in the world showcase their abilities every day.
The Cincinnati Reds can certainly confirm that to be true.
They hadn’t overcome such a big deficit in a game in the last 11 years.
Until Tuesday night.
After six innings (two-thirds of the game) against a quality team like the Texas Rangers, the Reds were down 6-0.
The Reds were able to score one in the seventh inning.
They were saving the best for the eighth frame.
“Tonight was the Reds 1st win after trailing by 6+ runs at any point in a game since July 19, 2012 vs the Diamondbacks. Cincinnati had lost 250 consecutive games since then when trailing by 6+, and were the only team in MLB to not complete a 6-run comeback over that span,” ESPN Stats & Info tweeted.
Tonight was the Reds 1st win after trailing by 6+ runs at any point in a game since July 19, 2012 vs the Diamondbacks.
Cincinnati had lost 250 consecutive games since then when trailing by 6+, and were the only team in MLB to not complete a 6-run comeback over that span. pic.twitter.com/79xrlvyS4Z
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 26, 2023
Cincinnati, fueled by a two-run double by Jake Fraley and a two-run single by 2021 NL Rookie of the Year Jonathan India, scored six times against the Rangers bullpen to flip the score.
Everybody was in awe, but they did it.
Alexis Diaz, Edwin’s brother and a very dominant reliever in his own right, closed things out for the save, his third of the season.
With the comeback win, the Reds took their record to 9-15.
They are still the worst team in the NL Central division, but there is no denying Tuesday’s victory was shocking and exciting.
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