You may recall that the Reds started the season somewhat poorly where hitting was concerned. They Were shut out in four of their first nine games. That’s not great. And the perception is that the Reds haven’t hit really all year, even now.
But here’s one of the things about me: I like to look things up. And, since the 1-8 start the Reds have scored at a basically league average rate of 4.44 runs per game (doesn’t include Monday night). That’s not he dynamite offense we expected, but it’s big departure from the 2.63 runs per game they registered during that dreadful nine-game stretch to start the year.