MLB Playoffs: Three storylines to follow Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves

The Reds tangle with the Braves in the first-round of the MLB Playoffs.

The Reds have not won a series in the MLB Playoffs since 1995. After winning the National League Central Division in commanding fashion behind NL MVP, Barry Larkin, the Cincinnati Reds swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.

They would go to the NLCS and be swept by the team that would win the World Series that year– the Atlanta Braves. That was the one postseason meeting between the two teams in the first year of the expanded divisional playoffs. Now, in another expanded postseason, they’ll meet again.

Against all odds, the Redlegs will step up to the plate on Wednesday at high noon to begin their 2020 postseason campaign. It’s as if March slid sports fans some of the Madness we were robbed of– and some of the Major League magic we’ve missed for the past seven years.

Wednesday’s MLB Playoffs schedule is a thrilling marathon, with eight games from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM. For Reds fans, and Braves fans, it’s the beginning of another chance. Another opportunity.

The Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves are two teams that are each looking to end a streak of bad juju in some areas, and each team is looking to keep the good vibes going in other areas. There are three storylines that will come to a head in this series. But which team can bend the narrative and break into the NLDS?