Last week we asked the writers at Redleg Nation what statistical chase they were looking forward to in September with the Reds out of the playoff race. There were some fun answers among the group. This week I dropped the ball on the question of the week. But I’m going to dive into another statistical chase that could be historic for the Cincinnati Reds franchise.
Over the weekend Luis Castillo struck out 10 batters for the Reds in his start against Arizona. That pushed him from 198 strikeouts to 208 strikeouts on the season. In the long history of the Cincinnati professional franchise it was only the 18th time a pitcher had a season with at least 200 strikeouts.