09-05-2023, 06:23 PM
(09-05-2023, 12:29 AM)guyofthetiger Wrote: Reds looked good today. Keep on winning. I don't think we can catch the Brewers, but we can win the wildcard spot. Renfroe had a good game too.
Oh, they can catch them, but most likely won't. They do have some things in their favor, but it probably isn't going to be enough. Milwaukee's pitching staff still has to pitch 24-27 more innings than Cincy as they've played three less games than the Reds. The Reds still have five days off, including three in the last week and a half of the season, and the Brewers have a total of two for the remainder of the season. They both have this Thursday off and the Brewers are then scheduled for 17 games in 17 days before their last day off on the final Monday of the season. Their pitching staff is superior to the Reds but that's a brutal stretch this late in the season.
The Brewers have seven games vs Marlins, finish the season with three vs the Cubs and the rest are all sub .500. The Reds have two more vs the Mariners, three vs the Twins and the rest are all sub .500. However, both teams do have to face the Yankees which might be over .500 when they matchup as they are currently sitting at 68-69.
There is something to be said about a good defensive CF. I really liked Albert Almora in CF last season, but after hitting .286 for his first 32 of 64 games played, he hit .160 for his last 32. The pathetic, 62-100 Reds were 27-37 with Almora and 35-63 without him. After years of seeing Jesse Winker getting a handful of starts in Centerfield, Nick Senzel slamming into walls and the best, most fluid outfielder appeared to be Michael Lorenzen, it sure is nice watching Harrison Bader roam the outfield. I love TJ Friedl, but Bader is on another level.
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