At the start of the Cubs game at the Reds, the Reds announcer was talking about the poor start for the Cubs offense, noting the low batting average of some prominent players. His color commentator pointed out that the Cubs have drawn a ton of walks and were second in the NL in runs per game.
Five home runs later, the Cubs lead the Reds 13-0 in the top of the seventh. Kris Bryant just hit his second of the evening, a grand slam. I guess all those walks, combined with power, makes up for a poor batting average.
Oh, and the Cubs collected 14 hits tonight to go with six walks. The Reds have no hits through six off Jake Arrieta.
Update: Arrieta gets two ground outs and a strike out to retire the Reds 1-2-3 in the seventh. He’s six outs away from a no-hitter.
I’m curious whether you were listening to the Reds radio guys or TV guys… I don’t think much of the TV crew, but I sure do enjoy listening to “Hall of Famer” Marty Brennaman & sidekick Jeff Brantley on the radio
Tim » The TV guys. I usually am fine with the Reds broadcast. If the talk had been a discussion, “How do the Cubs score so many runs with such a low BA?” it would have been a useful talk on the other aspects of offense. The tone was condescending, however. It seemed to me the play by play guy was trying to make the case that the Cubs aren’t as good as people think. The color guy knew what he was talking about.
Basically, the play by play guy picked the wrong story line for the game, and he did it in such a way that I was very happy the Cubs offense pounded the Reds.