Can the Reds Overcome Crochet’s Dominance or Are They Doomed Before the First Pitch?

The Reds are surprisingly good this season. They aren’t lighting the world on fire or something, but they are above .500 and have some fairly impressive team statistics. Let’s take a look at where they rank this year. They are tied with the Red Sox and Athletics for 12th in the league with a .248 batting average as a club. They have 91 homers as a team and that ranks 14th in the league. As far as runs scored, they have cracked the top-10 there with 387 runs, but they are tenth. The pitching staff is fairly similar in terms of rankings. They currently have a collective team ERA of 3.82, which is 14th in the league. Their WHIP is at 1.22 which is good for eighth in the league. They are fifth for batting average against. These numbers all indicate to me that they are probably where they should be for the season, but it is possible they could still improve. Today, they have Chase Burns taking the mound. He comes in, making his second career start. He went five innings and allowed three earned runs in his debut against the Yankees. Burns did have eight strikeouts for the Reds and there are very high expectations for this righty. 

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