The Reds’ longest winning streak of the season came to an end last night thanks to a walk-off home run by the Braves’ Ozzie Albies in extra innings. The Reds still only sit 32-46, however, the seven-game streak showed that the Reds are not as bad as some fans thought and that they have hopefully turned the corner.

The Offense on Fire

During the winning streak, the offense was red hot, scoring 53 runs over the seven games. That averages out to over 7.5 runs per game. The Reds also amassed 77 hits in those games, averaging out to 11 hits per game. To go along with this, they had a team batting average of .322.

When the offense is hot, everyone is hot. This was no exception for even the pitchers as well. The Reds hit 14 home runs during the winning streak, but two of those were from pitchers! That includes the grand slam bomb by Anthony DeSclafani and the solo shot by Michael Lorenzen the following game.

There were seven players with over a .300 average (not including pitchers) during the winning streak. Scott Schebler ripped .454 (only 11 abs), Billy Hamilton at .440, Joey Votto at .375, Eugenio Suarez at .370, Jesse Winker at .357 and both Tucker Barnhart and Adam Duvall at .320. Almost the entire everyday lineup raked.

Pitching Looking Up

The pitching had been the Reds biggest glaring issue this season (and the last few) but was also improved during the winning streak. In the seven games, the Reds pitching allowed 27 runs which were good for a team ERA of 3.86, considerably better than their ERA of 4.76 on the season.

Reds starters were pitching deeper into games as well. Every starter pitched five or more innings, along with four quality starts by Sal Romano, Anthony DeSclafani, Matt Harvey and Tyler Mahle during the streak.

Perhaps the most impressive pitching feat came from Amir Garrett during the Cubs series. He pitched in three of those games, pitching 2.2 innings without allowing a run and earning two holds to his credit. He seemingly came in during a clutch situation in all appearances and delivered, along with having Anthony Rizzo’s number.

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