Ignoring the totality of box scores is something being a fan of the Cincinnati Reds has done to me over the years.
Take last night, for instance. The Reds, according to the box score, got smoked late by a terrible Chicago White Sox club and lost yet another home game - this time by the score of 5-1. The box score is ugly, aside from Andrew Abbott’s rock solid start and a 2-hit night from Elly De La Cruz that featured the below dinger:
Elly waited patiently for that breaking ball to come back over the plate and parked it 435 feet away in the RF bleachers.