The back-to-back losses to the Atlanta Braves, including Sunday’s 7-6 loss at sold-out Great American Ball Park, also meant the first series loss for the first-place Reds since the first week of the month.
Their eight-game winning streak is the longest active streak in the majors and the Reds’ longest since a 10-game streak in July 2012 — when they went on to win the National League Central.