By hook and crook of pitching and defense, the Reds find themselves battling atop the NL Central with a winning record despite ranking dead last in the majors in runs – averaging exactly three per game after an 8-1 loss to the Marlins that sent them home with a four-game split in Miami and a low-wattage, 5-2 road trip. “We trust that we’re going to get it going,” veteran Spencer Steer said. “It’s early. We’ve faced some tough pitching so far. We’ve got a lot of good hitters in this clubhouse, and it’s only a matter of time.” Certainly, that’s the big thing on their side. They have 149 games left as they prepared to open a homestand against the Los Angeles Angels and starting pitchers with ERAs of 4.66 and 6.75 the first two games of that series. The other big(gest) thing on their side has been an injury-depleted pitching staff that has largely made what few runs they’ve scored stand up for wins – including all four games in which they’ve scored exactly two runs. 📹: Gordon Wittenmy...