Matt Wilkes
@mattwilkes.bsky.social
I post a lot of useless stats and the occasional useful one, usually about the Cincinnati Reds.
Elly De La Cruz has 4 hits and 4 runs tonight, the second time he's done that in his career. The other Reds hitters to do that multiple times: Pete Rose (5) Frank McCormick (3) Eric Davis (3) Barry Larkin (3) Ted Kluszewski (2) Frank Robinson (2) Tony Pérez (2) Dave Collins (2)
Héctor Rodríguez's first career home run was also the first home run by a Reds' right-fielder since Spencer Steer hit two on July 17.
Most 450+ foot home runs by Reds hitters in the Statcast era: 1. Elly De La Cruz (8) 2. Eugenio Suárez (7) T3. Jay Bruce (3) T3. Tyler Naquin (3)
Tonight is the first time since April 29 where TJ Friedl and Ke'Bryan Hayes have each gotten a hit in a game.
Highest bWAR by a Reds pitcher 23 or younger: Gary Nolan, 6.3 (1967) Jim Maloney, 5.0 (1963) Chase Burns, 4.9 (2026)
Elly De La Cruz hit his 12th career triple at Great American Ball Park last night, moving him past Zack Cozart into 3rd place in the stadium's history. Only Billy Hamilton (23) and Brandon Phillips (21) have more triples at GABP.
Players to homer against both Jacob Misiorowski and Paul Skenes: Shohei Ohtani Seiya Suzuki Bryce Harper Yandy Díaz Jordan Walker Sal Stewart
Most 115+ mph batted balls by Reds hitters in the Statcast era: Elly De La Cruz, 9 Everyone else combined, 4
Multi-HR games by Reds catchers between 8/7/2019 and 7/17/2026 (a span of 1,016 games): 1 Multi-HR games by Reds catchers the last two days: 2
Most strikeouts per nine innings by a starting pitcher before the age of 24 since 1900 (min. 100 IP): 1. Spencer Strider (13.6) 2. Hunter Greene (12.0) 3. Chase Burns (11.4) T4. Jose Fernandez (11.2) T4. Stephen Strasburg (11.2)
Most recent Reds to throw 7+ shutout innings with 12+ strikeouts: Hunter Greene (tonight) Nick Lodolo (4/8/2023) Tyler Mahle (6/14/2022) Sonny Gray (7/3/2019) Johnny Cueto (4/16/2014) Kyle Lohse (4/15/2007) Pete Harnisch (8/19/1999) José Rijo (9/17/1990)
Most 12+ strikeout games by Reds pitchers since at least 1898: Jim Maloney, 19 Mario Soto, 7 Johnny Vander Meer, 6 Gary Nolan, 5 José Rijo, 5 Hunter Greene, 5
In 2021, the Reds got 7.3 fWAR from their OF (thanks, Winker and Castellanos). Since then, only four teams have a lower fWAR from their OF: CIN (12.9) PIT (11.9) KC (11.2) COL (6.1) CHW (5.4) The Reds have just 0.2 fWAR from RF — SINCE 2022. Complete failure by Nick Krall.
Career wRC+ of the batters to homer against Jacob Misiorowski:
Sal Stewart just homered on a 102.3-mph fastball. It's the 8th-fastest pitch hit for a home run in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008).
Worst win percentage against a single opponent since 2022 (min. 50 games played): Rockies vs. Giants (.262) Rockies vs. Dodgers (.277) Reds vs. Brewers (.281) The Reds have now lost 15 of their last 16 series against the Brewers. Pathetic.
Most opposite field home runs this season: 1. Pete Alonso (10) 2. James Wood (8) 3. Sal Stewart (7) T4. Ryan McMahon (6) T4. Elly De La Cruz (6)
Reds to hit a go-ahead home run with the team losing and down to its final strike (since at least 1910): Eugenio Suárez (today) Joey Votto (5/13/2012) Ken Griffey Jr. (5/13/2000) Bret Boone (7/23/1995)
Worst division records in baseball: Reds (2-16, .111) Red Sox (6-17, .261) Rockies (7-17, .292) Embarrassing.
The Reds have now lost 16 of their last 19 series against the Brewers and have not won a series at home against Milwaukee in over four years (May 9-11, 2022).
Worst win percentage against a single opponent since 2022 (min. 50 games played): Rockies vs. Giants (.262) Rockies vs. Dodgers (.277) Reds vs. Brewers (.305)
Reds hitters with multiple 6+ RBI games in a season: Sal Stewart (2026) Nick Castellanos (2021) Jesse Winker (2021) Derek Dietrich (2019) Dave Parker (1987) Johnny Bench (1974) Johnny Bench (1973) Smoky Burgess (1955)
Most swings and misses in MLB this season: Jacob Misiorowski, 240 Cristopher Sánchez, 234 José Soriano, 219 Jacob deGrom, 215 Chase Burns, 215
First multi-homer game for Eugenio Suárez in a Reds uniform since September 5, 2020. First grand slam for Eugenio Suárez in a Reds uniform since May 24, 2018.
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Per FanGraphs, a "meltdown" is when a reliever's win probability added is -0.06 or worse in a game (i.e., they lowered their team's win probability by 6% or more). The Reds' bullpen now has 35 meltdowns since May 1, by far the most in baseball. Tigers are the next closest at 27.
Reds relievers collectively have a 14.1% walk rate this season, which would be the second-worst mark by a bullpen in the expansion era (1961-present). Only the 2000 Pirates were worse (14.4%).
Tony Santillan now has a -1.1 fWAR, worst among all relievers in baseball. Should not be pitching anywhere near the 9th inning, and that's been evident for quite a while.
Last 10 Reds to win NL Player of the Month: JJ Bleday, May 2026 Joey Votto, July 2021 Eugenio Suárez, Sept. 2019 Aristides Aquino, Aug. 2019 Scooter Gennett, May 2018 Jay Bruce, May 2011 Adam Dunn, July 2005 Greg Vaughn, Sept. 1999 Barry Larkin, June 1991 Eric Davis, Aug. 1988