Just to show how long it has been since such a series has happened this late in the season this is from Fay's blog:
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/201...series-indeed/
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The last time the Reds opened a home series after August 8 against a second place team in its own division or league where that second place team could overtake first place with a sweep was August 25, 1961, in a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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