The problem with that theory is the calls were bad enough tonight that they may have very well impacted the final score. There were some blatantly bad calls at some pretty crucial times though the Reds can probably make the same argument about last nights game.
They're struggling because Counsell put out a lineup that sucks. 1-4 is okay but it's hard to really get anything going when over half of your lineup is basically an automatic out. Saying "it's just baseball" doesn't really fly here. Of course it does. It happens all the time. He put out a similar lineup the other day and scored plenty of runs. They have also lost games with the "A" lineup.
You specifically stated that we were struggling due to 5-9 in the order. I am saying they are struggling because 1-9 haven't done anything. It's baseball. We've had similar lineups score plenty of runs over the last few weeks so your point doesn't work either way. It's just baseball.
We're struggling because Counsell put out a give up lineup for this game. 5-9 in our lineup are basically automatic outs. 1-4 haven't exactly hit either. It's just baseball, they aren't going to win every game even against the Pirates.