This series went as expected when one team can’t afford to lose and the other can. Or when one team is better than the other. The Reds missed a chance to win the season series against the Cardinals, which would have been the first time since 2011. Cincinnati Reds 5 • St. Louis Cardinals 8 || Box || Play Log || Statcast … Continue reading
It all comes down to this. The Cincinnati Reds (66-86) and St. Louis Cardinals (79-72) have played 18 games in 2017. Both teams have won nine games. If the Reds can win at Great American Ball Park tonight, the Reds will have won a season series against the Cardinals for the first time since 2011. … Continue reading
Final R H E St. Louis Cardinals (79-72) 9 11 0 Cincinnati Reds (66-86) 2 6 0 W: Luke Weaver (7-1) L: Rookie Davis (1-3) FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score | Game Thread | Statcast On Tuesday, rookie Jackson Stephens hit a wall when facing the St. Louis Cardinals lineup for the second time. It was déjà vu on Wednesday night. … Continue reading
I just moved. Moving is exhausting. Amidst the unpacking, I stopped periodically to stare at baseball things. One of the baseball things that caught my attention was this piece over at FanGraphs that looks at how teams generate their wins by breaking the players on each team into three groups: The Top 5 The Next … Continue reading
In yesterday’s game preview, we shared a tweet from Joel Luckhaupt which showed the recent performance by Reds starting pitchers under the age of 25. In the wake of Sal Romano’s fantastic 8-inning, 6-strikeout, 0-walk performance Saturday, Luckhaupt updated his statistics this morning: UPDATE: Last 20 starts by #Reds under the age of 25 113 … Continue reading
Final R H E Pittsburgh Pirates (68-80) 2 7 0 Cincinnati Reds (64-84) 4 9 0 W: Homer Bailey (5-8) L: Chad Kuhl (7-11) SV: Raisel Iglesias (27) FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score | Game Thread | Statcast Look out, Indians; the Reds are coming for your winning streak record — only 21 games to go! After another losing road trip, Cincinnati … Continue reading
Final R H E Cincinnati Reds (61-82) 1 4 0 New York Mets (63-79) 6 9 0 W: Montero (5-9) L: Bailey (4-8) FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score Not-So-Random Thoughts –The Reds have scored a grand total of four runs in these three games in New York, all losses. That’s nine straight losses at … Continue reading
