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Cincinnati hoping to avoid slide

By Jim Baker
MLB Insider

Thursday, May 27, 2004

Last year at this time, the Reds found themselves at 24-22, good enough for a three-way tie for second, one and-a-half games behind the Cubs. They had gotten to that mark courtesy of numerous come-from-behind victories and last-second heroics. In spite of their .500 record, they had been outscored by nearly 50 runs and were clearly playing way over their heads. Soon enough the reality that they had no starting pitching started to wear on the team. Actually, they had too much starting pitching; t ...

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