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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Tonight is the Reds' second-worst margin of defeat since at least 1898. The only larger defeat was a 22-1 loss against the Phillies on July 6, 2009.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Reds to homer in five straight games: Elly De La Cruz (2026) Joey Votto (2021) Eugenio Suárez (2018) Jay Bruce (2016) Devin Mesoraco (2014) Adam Dunn (2008) Ken Griffey Jr. (2003) Johnny Bench (1972) George Crowe (1957) Ted Kluszewski (1954)

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

fastest-tracked assists by infielders under Statcast (2015): 9/8/26 Elly De La Cruz: 102.0 mph 8/8/26 Elly De La Cruz: 99.8 mph 7/20/23 Elly De La Cruz: 99.8 mph 8/27/23 Elly De La Cruz: 99.7 mph 8/19/26 Elly De La Cruz: 99.2 mph 9/2/25 Elly De La Cruz: 98.8 mph 5/28/24 Gabriel Arias: 98.5 mph

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Sky Kalkman @skykalkman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Elly de la Cruz has 16.9 fWAR the past three years. Barry Larkin never had a three year stretch that high.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Barry Larkin retired after the 2004 season. From 2005 to 2022, Reds shortstops had a collective 33.2 fWAR (6th lowest in MLB). Zack Cozart had the most fWAR of any Reds SS in that span (11.7). Elly De La Cruz has already accumulated 17.3 fWAR as a SS in his first four seasons.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Elly De La Cruz is now the 12th MLB player with multiple seasons of 25+ HR and 25+ SB before age 25, joining: Julio Rodríguez Mike Trout Darryl Strawberry Pete Crow-Armstrong Corbin Carroll Bobby Witt Jr. Fernando Tatis Jr. Hanley Ramírez Andre Dawson César Cedeño Bobby Bonds

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Elly De La Cruz has 4 hits and 4 runs tonight, the second time he's done that in his career. The other Reds hitters to do that multiple times: Pete Rose (5) Frank McCormick (3) Eric Davis (3) Barry Larkin (3) Ted Kluszewski (2) Frank Robinson (2) Tony Pérez (2) Dave Collins (2)

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Héctor Rodríguez's first career home run was also the first home run by a Reds' right-fielder since Spencer Steer hit two on July 17.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Most 450+ foot home runs by Reds hitters in the Statcast era: 1. Elly De La Cruz (8) 2. Eugenio Suárez (7) T3. Jay Bruce (3) T3. Tyler Naquin (3)

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Tonight is the first time since April 29 where TJ Friedl and Ke'Bryan Hayes have each gotten a hit in a game.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Highest bWAR by a Reds pitcher 23 or younger: Gary Nolan, 6.3 (1967) Jim Maloney, 5.0 (1963) Chase Burns, 4.9 (2026)

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Elly De La Cruz hit his 12th career triple at Great American Ball Park last night, moving him past Zack Cozart into 3rd place in the stadium's history. Only Billy Hamilton (23) and Brandon Phillips (21) have more triples at GABP.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Players to homer against both Jacob Misiorowski and Paul Skenes: Shohei Ohtani Seiya Suzuki Bryce Harper Yandy Díaz Jordan Walker Sal Stewart

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Most 115+ mph batted balls by Reds hitters in the Statcast era: Elly De La Cruz, 9 Everyone else combined, 4

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Multi-HR games by Reds catchers between 8/7/2019 and 7/17/2026 (a span of 1,016 games): 1 Multi-HR games by Reds catchers the last two days: 2

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Most strikeouts per nine innings by a starting pitcher before the age of 24 since 1900 (min. 100 IP): 1. Spencer Strider (13.6) 2. Hunter Greene (12.0) 3. Chase Burns (11.4) T4. Jose Fernandez (11.2) T4. Stephen Strasburg (11.2)

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Most recent Reds to throw 7+ shutout innings with 12+ strikeouts: Hunter Greene (tonight) Nick Lodolo (4/8/2023) Tyler Mahle (6/14/2022) Sonny Gray (7/3/2019) Johnny Cueto (4/16/2014) Kyle Lohse (4/15/2007) Pete Harnisch (8/19/1999) José Rijo (9/17/1990)

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Most 12+ strikeout games by Reds pitchers since at least 1898: Jim Maloney, 19 Mario Soto, 7 Johnny Vander Meer, 6 Gary Nolan, 5 José Rijo, 5 Hunter Greene, 5

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

In 2021, the Reds got 7.3 fWAR from their OF (thanks, Winker and Castellanos). Since then, only four teams have a lower fWAR from their OF: CIN (12.9) PIT (11.9) KC (11.2) COL (6.1) CHW (5.4) The Reds have just 0.2 fWAR from RF — SINCE 2022. Complete failure by Nick Krall.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Career wRC+ of the batters to homer against Jacob Misiorowski:

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Sal Stewart just homered on a 102.3-mph fastball. It's the 8th-fastest pitch hit for a home run in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008).

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Worst win percentage against a single opponent since 2022 (min. 50 games played): Rockies vs. Giants (.262) Rockies vs. Dodgers (.277) Reds vs. Brewers (.281) The Reds have now lost 15 of their last 16 series against the Brewers. Pathetic.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Most opposite field home runs this season: 1. Pete Alonso (10) 2. James Wood (8) 3. Sal Stewart (7) T4. Ryan McMahon (6) T4. Elly De La Cruz (6)

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Reds to hit a go-ahead home run with the team losing and down to its final strike (since at least 1910): Eugenio Suárez (today) Joey Votto (5/13/2012) Ken Griffey Jr. (5/13/2000) Bret Boone (7/23/1995)

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Worst division records in baseball: Reds (2-16, .111) Red Sox (6-17, .261) Rockies (7-17, .292) Embarrassing.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The Reds have now lost 16 of their last 19 series against the Brewers and have not won a series at home against Milwaukee in over four years (May 9-11, 2022).

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Worst win percentage against a single opponent since 2022 (min. 50 games played): Rockies vs. Giants (.262) Rockies vs. Dodgers (.277) Reds vs. Brewers (.305)

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Reds hitters with multiple 6+ RBI games in a season: Sal Stewart (2026) Nick Castellanos (2021) Jesse Winker (2021) Derek Dietrich (2019) Dave Parker (1987) Johnny Bench (1974) Johnny Bench (1973) Smoky Burgess (1955)

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Most swings and misses in MLB this season: Jacob Misiorowski, 240 Cristopher Sánchez, 234 José Soriano, 219 Jacob deGrom, 215 Chase Burns, 215

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

First multi-homer game for Eugenio Suárez in a Reds uniform since September 5, 2020. First grand slam for Eugenio Suárez in a Reds uniform since May 24, 2018.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Per FanGraphs, a "meltdown" is when a reliever's win probability added is -0.06 or worse in a game (i.e., they lowered their team's win probability by 6% or more). The Reds' bullpen now has 35 meltdowns since May 1, by far the most in baseball. Tigers are the next closest at 27.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Reds relievers collectively have a 14.1% walk rate this season, which would be the second-worst mark by a bullpen in the expansion era (1961-present). Only the 2000 Pirates were worse (14.4%).

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Tony Santillan now has a -1.1 fWAR, worst among all relievers in baseball. Should not be pitching anywhere near the 9th inning, and that's been evident for quite a while.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Last 10 Reds to win NL Player of the Month: JJ Bleday, May 2026 Joey Votto, July 2021 Eugenio Suárez, Sept. 2019 Aristides Aquino, Aug. 2019 Scooter Gennett, May 2018 Jay Bruce, May 2011 Adam Dunn, July 2005 Greg Vaughn, Sept. 1999 Barry Larkin, June 1991 Eric Davis, Aug. 1988

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Blake Dunn has two walk-off plate appearances in a span of just 11 days. The last Reds player with walk-offs so close together was Javier Valentín on July 23 and July 27, 2007.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

trying to choose my favorite Dunn in Reds history

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Brandon Leibrandt is the first Reds pitcher with a relief appearance of 6+ innings since Chris Michalak on August 12, 2006. Brandon's dad, Charlie, had a 7-inning relief appearance for the Reds on August 15, 1982, replacing the injured Tom Seaver in the first inning.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Highest wRC+ among outfielders with 100+ plate appearances: 1. JJ Bleday (180) 2. Juan Soto (175) 3. James Wood (166)

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Brady Singer has given up 13 home runs in his last 6 outings. First time a Reds pitcher has allowed 13+ HR in a 6-game span since Amir Garrett, who allowed 14 home runs in 6 outings between May 23, 2017 and September 8, 2017.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Most triples in MLB since 2023: Corbin Carroll, 49 Jarren Duran, 30 Bobby Witt Jr., 29 Elly De La Cruz, 26

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The Reds had 20 losses by 5+ runs last season. They already have 15 losses by 5+ runs this season.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Reds' win probability entering the 6th inning: 34% Reds' win probability after the 6th inning, when Terry Francona decided to bring in a reliever with a 5.12 ERA/4.84 FIP in AAA — who also hasn't pitched in the big leagues in two years — in a one-run game: 3%

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

trying to choose my favorite Dunn in Reds history

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

14.8% walk rate for the bullpen this season. Two full percentage points worse than the next closest teams (Astros & Angels, 12.7%). Just awful.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Nathaniel Lowe is the first Reds hitter to homer in both games of a doubleheader since Joey Votto on September 14, 2020.

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Biggest year to year increase in barrel rate among qualified hitters: James Wood: 16.4% -> 27.2% (+10.8) Ryan Jeffers: 6.3% -> 15.0% (+8.7) Cam Smith: 6.9% -> 15.1% (+8.2) Mike Trout: 15.8% -> 23.9% (+8.1) Spencer Steer: 7.6% -> 15.0% (+8.0)

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

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Matt Wilkes @mattwilkes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Dunno how much it matters given all the issues with the Reds, but continuing to bat TJ Friedl leadoff is asinine. His ranks among 177 qualified hitters: .188 AVG (166th) .265 OBP (162nd) .278 SLG (168th) 7.3 BB% (131st - 1 walk in his last 20 games) 51 wRC+ (169th - not nice)

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