The Cincinnati Reds (76-82 look to avoid the sweep when they visit the Cleveland Guardians (91-67) in the final game of a two-game set. Bookmakers have listed the Guardians as -144 favorites, while the Reds are +122 underdogs to pick up a win.
Cleveland’s Andrew Walters and Cincinnati’s Jakob Junis have been named the starters for this contest.
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Guardians and Reds Betting Trends
The Guardians have won 63 of the 97 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (64.9%).
Cleveland has a 26-14 record (winning 65% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -144 or shorter.
This season, the Reds have been the underdog 89 times and won 41, or 46.1%, of those games.
Cincinnati has a record of 20-21, a 48.8% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +122 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The Guardians have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 158 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 68 of those games (68-79-11).
The Reds and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 73 of their 158 opportunities.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians rank 14th in runs scored with 698, 4.4 per game.
Cleveland ranks 12th in MLB action with 182 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Guardians rank 20th in the majors with a .238 batting average.
Cleveland strikes out 7.4 times per game, the fourth-best mark in the majors.
The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB.
Cleveland’s 3.62 team ERA ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
Reds Stats & Insights
The Reds have scored the 15th-most runs in the league this season with 694 (4.4 per game).
Cincinnati’s 174 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
The Reds have a team batting average of just .232 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
Cincinnati ranks 24th with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.
The Reds have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the big leagues.
Cincinnati has pitched to a 4.14 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Walters will take the mound to start for the Guardians, his first this season.
Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (37) and runs batted in (112) this season while batting .275.
Josh Naylor has 134 hits and an OBP of .319 to go with a slugging percentage of .460 this season.
Steven Kwan’s batting average of .291 leads all Cleveland hitters this season.
Andres Gimenez has collected 146 hits this season and has an OBP of .302. He’s slugging .344 on the year.
Reds Key Players to Watch
The Reds will hand the ball to Junis (4-0) for his sixth start of the season.
Elly De La Cruz has hit a team-high 25 home runs.
Spencer Steer has totaled 92 runs batted in to lead his team.
Jonathan India is hitting .247 with 28 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 77 walks.
Tyler Stephenson is batting .262 to lead his team.
Guardians and Reds Injuries
Guardians: Alex Cobb: 15 Day IL (Finger), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sam Hentges: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Reds: Jeimer Candelario: 10 Day IL (Toe), Nick Lodolo: 15 Day IL (Finger), Sam Moll: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Julian Aguiar: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Andrew Abbott: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Christian Encarnacion-Strand: 60 Day IL (Hand), Tejay Antone: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Austin Wynns: 60 Day IL (Teres), Brandon Williamson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Graham Ashcraft: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Christian Roa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Stuart Fairchild: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Matt McLain: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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