GOODYEAR, Arizona – There were plenty of issues with the Cincinnati Reds’ offense last season:
They relied too much on home runs to score. They had the league’s lowest batting average. They scored two or fewer runs in 18 of their 29 losses. Their season ended with a 22-inning scoreless streak in the postseason.
“We’ve got to find ways to extend innings, create more hits, more opportunities,” Reds Hitting Coach Alan Zinter said. “We were not bad with men on third base. We were not bad with men on base. Our trouble was getting the guys on there, sustaining innings and giving ourselves a chance to do that.