In Major League Baseball, the Cleveland Guardians are at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati to take on the Reds. The Guardians come into the game with a 57-62 record for second place in the American League Central.
Cleveland trails the Minnesota Twins by 4.5 games in the divisional race. The Reds are tied with Chicago Cubs for second place in the National League Central. The Reds are 62-58 on the season and 3.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central.
The Cleveland Guardians are favorites in this game. Cleveland sits at -118, while Cincinnati is at -102 for the game. The total for this game is listed at 9.5 runs.
Tuesday’s Pitching Matchup
Logan Allen gets the start for Cleveland. Allen is a 24-year-old right-hander from Florida with a 5-5 record and a 3.55 earned run average. Allen has 88 strikeouts on the season and has thrown 91.1 innings.
His last start was a solid one, where he allowed four hits and a run in five innings against the Blue Jays. In his last four starts, Allen has thrown 24 innings and allowed 12 earned runs.
Graham Ashcraft will take the ball for the Reds. Ashcraft has also struck out 88 batters but in 120 innings. Ashcraft will be making his 23rd start of the season.
The 25-year-old is 6-7 on the season, with a 4.95 earned run average. He is coming off a start against the Marlins, where he went seven innings and allowed three hits and a run while striking out seven.
Reds Sinking, but Surviving
The Cincinnati Reds have sunk a little as of late, but as of Tuesday still surviving in their quest to get to the postseason. The Reds have dropped nine out of their last 12 games. In the win on Sunday, Stuart Fairchild tied the game in the eighth inning and gave the Reds the lead in the tenth to salvage a win.
TJ Friedl is the top hitter for Cincinnati. He is hitting .277 on the season, while Spencer Steer leads the offense in home runs and runs batted in. Steer has 18 long balls and 66 runs batted in.
The Reds, as a team, are hitting .251, which is the middle of the pack in all of Major League Baseball. In a recent 9-2 win over Pittsburgh, Elly De La Cruz roped a two-run triple to get the offense started.
Cleveland Road Woes are Real
The Cleveland Guardians have struggled big time away from home. But that was altered a bit on Sunday as Tanner Bibee was fantastic, winning his 7th straight start by slowing down the Tampa Bay Rays. Cleveland won just the third game in their last ninth.
The Guardians are led by Josh Naylor and Jose Ramirez on the offensive side. Naylor leads the team with a .306 batting average and also with 79 runs batted in, while Ramirez has clubbed 18 home runs. Cleveland is near the bottom of the pack in offense, as they are tied for 26th in runs scored with 485 on the season.
Guardians Top Reds
Look for the Cleveland Guardians to win this game over the Cincinnati Reds. The Guardians would love nothing more than to ruin the plans of their state rival. The Reds have not played very strong baseball as of late and look for Cleveland to keep that going.
The bet for this game is the Cleveland Guardians -118 over the Cincinnati Reds. Also, betting the UNDER 9.5 is the way to go with the total.
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