One glaring trend that is developing with the Reds during this early season is their ability to drive runners in. In Friday's 1-0 loss in Pittsburgh, the Reds stranded 12 runners. The team wasted good pitching, including five shutout innings from Edinson Volquez.
Edwin Encarnacion left seven runners on base alone on Friday night. If the Reds are seriously going to make a run in the NL Central, they need their RBI guys to start doing their jobs. There are a few Reds that are producing with runners in scoring position, but not the guys that are being counted on.
The Good
Corey Patterson - .429 (3 for 7, 5 RBI in such situations)
Brandon Phillips - .417 (5 for 12, 4 RBI)
Jeff Keppinger - .333 (3 for 9, 5 RBI)
Paul Bako - .300 (3 for 10, 3 RBI)
The Bad
Adam Dunn - .111 (1 for 9, 3 RBI)
Edwin Encarnacion - .167 (1 for 6, 3 RBI)
Scott Hatteberg .200 (1 for 5, 2 RBI)
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