LOS ANGELES - The Reds offense started out woefully.
On April 22, they were hitting .220/.299/.309 and had scored 71 runs in 22 games (3.22 per game).
But on April 23, it started kicking in. They're hitting .264/.345/.449 since. Entering Friday, they had scored 91 runs in 17 games (5.4 per game).
Over that span, here's where the Reds rank in the following categories:
• Runs (91), first in the in National League and third in Major League Baseball
• Hits (156) second in NL, fifth in MLB
• Doubles (35) first in NL, sixth in MLB
• Home runs (22) third in NL, 11th in MLB
• Batting average (.