After a 6-1 start, the Cincinnati Reds (9-9) have now lost eight of 11, including four in a row, to land at .500 for the season. (Of course, five of those eight losses have come to the Diamondbacks. So glad the... Read More...
It was another day with impressive hitting in run-producing situations and for power, as the Cincinnati Reds won their fourth in a row and fourth out of five games out of the gate with a 14-1 win over Pittsburgh. Some in Redleg Nation and beyond will cite small sample size before being willing to consider that this might be the start of something big. I will certainly admit that it's too early to say anything other than maybe all of last year's bad BABIP luck is reversing itself in less than a week's time. It's also very fair to suggest that for at least the past two days, they have been playing against essentially a Class AAAA team.