Where Cincinnati Reds stand as winning streak extended against Atlanta Braves

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 11-10 Friday night at Great American Ball Park to extend their winning streak to 12 games. The 12th win in a row ties the 1939 and 1957 teams.

Cincinnati faces Atlanta in the second of the three-game series, which is scheduled for a 4:10 p.m. first pitch. Graham Ashcraft is the scheduled starter for the Reds and Jared Shuster is slated to be on the mound for the Braves.

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Here's the list of Reds' winning streaks

The Reds opened their weekend series against NL East-leading Atlanta with the longest active winning streak in the majors – tied for fifth-longest in the history of baseball’s oldest franchise:

                                                            Opponents

14 — 1899 (July 26-Aug. 12) Beaneaters, Giants, Superbas, Colonels, Perfectos

13 — 1890 (June 5-19) Alleghenys, Spiders, Colts

12* — 1957 (April 30-May 12) Phillies, Giants, Pirates, Dodgers, Cubs

12 — 1939 (May 16-27) Bees, Phillies, Dodgers, Giants, Cardinals

12 — 2023 (June 10- ) Cardinals, Royals, Astros, Rockies, Braves (first win of a three-game series)

11 — 1940 (Sept. 11-21) Bees, Giants, Dodgers, Phillies, Pirates

What's on the line for the Reds this weekend

If the Reds sweep the Braves, they'll tie the franchise record for 14 wins in a row (1899) and will head to Baltimore for a showdown with the Orioles on Monday (7:10 p.m. on 700 WLW-AM/Bally Sports). If they were to win that game, they'd own the longest streak in the history of MLB's oldest franchise.

Slugfest, streak at Great American Ball Park

The Reds and Braves scored 21 runs Friday night, which included prospect Elly De La Cruz breaking the cycle streak for Cincinnati. It was the first time a Reds player hit for the cycle since 1989 and De La Cruz is only in his 15th game in MLB.

Both clubs traded haymakers as the teams combined for 21 runs and 25 hits.