Kyle Farmer was searching an explanation for the Reds’ offensive malaise when he said this:
“I believe in the baseball gods.”
Meaning he believes the Reds’ luck will change. The topic came up because the Reds hit a lot of balls hard Saturday night against the St, Louis Cardinals, and were still shut out, 3-0. Statcast shows that the Reds hit five balls 95 mph or harder that were outs.
The statistics support the contention that the Reds have hit into some tough luck all year. Their BABIP (batting average on balls in play) was .