People can debate whether the automatic runner at second base rule in extra innings is a good or bad thing for Major League Baseball, but there’s no debating how the Cincinnati Reds have benefitted from it.
The Reds have played the most extra-inning games in MLB this season and they’ve posted a 6-2 record in them. They’ve scored the automatic runner at second base in all eight games. What the Reds have done so well is moving the runner at second base to third with their first hitter.
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Here’s a look at the Reds’ extra-inning games this season:
• Reds win 6-5 in 10 innings at Arizona Diamondbacks (April 9): Mike Moustakas moved the automatic runner over to third base with a groundout on the right side of the infield.