It has been no secret that the Cincinnati Reds have played in a lot of one-run games during the 2019 season. Entering play on Wednesday, according to Baseball-Reference, the Reds have played 77 games overall, with 28 of them having been decided by one run. The team’s poor base running has been a big factor in many of those losses.
It is commonly believed that in baseball there can be many random variables that can affect the outcome of these games, meaning one-run game records for most teams tend to stabilize near .500 by season’s end.