The Reds offense continued to struggle to do much of anything after a 1st inning 2-run homer. In a game full of walks, the Reds couldn’t take advantage of the ones they were given and the Cardinals did – while also racking up 12 hits on the day as they picked up the win and a 3-1 series win over Cincinnati.
The Offense
In the game preview we noted that Daniel Ponce de Leon had reverse splits, and that right-handed hitters had some success against him last season, but that he absolutely dominated lefties – though he did walk lefties at a high rate.