Anthony DeSclafani said he felt better than the numbers indicated Tuesday, allowing seven hits and four runs in 6 2/3 innings while striking out six. Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer
With five weeks remaining in the season, Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett entered Wednesday leading the National League with a .313 batting average.
Pete Rose was the last Reds hitter to win a batting title, hitting .338 in 1973. Joey Votto finished runner-up to Carlos Gonzalez, of the Colorado Rockies, in 2010.
Winning a batting title, Gennett said, is not a personal goal but it does reflect how well he’s been at the plate.