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The Guardians return home for a short, two-game series against the 9-26 Cincinnati Reds, who are on pace for 120 losses. That being said, the Reds have won six of their last 10 games after hitting bottom at 3-22. The Guardians cannot take them lightly.
Seven of their last 10 have come against the 15-20 Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds are 4-3 against the Pirates and 2-1 against the first place Brewers. They are not a team to be overlooked.
The G’s beat them in both games in Cincy in April, scoring 17 runs. Maybe the combination of home cooking and Reds pitching will get the bats going. This will be the last time these teams meet this season. I think it’s safe to assume neither team will be in the World Series.
RHP Connor Overton, 1-0, 1.59 ERA, goes against Plesac in the opener. Overton, 28, is a career minor leaguer with a career record of 1-1. He was called up on April 30 and has started three games, pitched 17 innings, and allowed just three earned runs. Two of his starts were against the Pirates. His last start he shut them out over 6.1 innings, allowing just three hits.
Tyler Mahle, also a righty, has pitched more then Overton but with less success. In eight starts he has a 5.89 ERA. However, he’s been better recently; in his last two starts he’s allowed two earned runs in each - both games coming against the Pirates. The Guardians got to him for four runs in four innings early in April.
Catcher Tyler Stephenson is killing it at the dish, hitting .324/.963. However, he’s hitting .393 at home and .275 on the road, so that helps. He’s on fire in May, hitting .368/1.058. He was 2-for-7 with a home run in the first series against the G-Men.
Stephenson is hitting .419 with runners on base against .243 with the bases empty so he needs to be walked if he comes up with runners on. He’s 3-for-5 with the bases loaded. He hits 5th in the batting order. I would not pitch to him in the first inning with two men on base.
Brandon Drury is having a nice season with a .250/.854 line, but he’s hitting just .194 on the road against .333 at home. He’s dangerous, though, with five home runs in 72 at-bats against RHP’s. He only has 3 hits in his las 23 at-bats, however.
The Reds hit just .194 in the first two games against the G’s in Cincy. Tyler Naquin went 4-for-7 with two doubles and a home run. In his career he’s 1-for-3 against Plesac and has not faced Quantrill.
Zach Plesac has a 4.68 ERA but has struggled lately, allowing 14 earned runs in his last 15 innings over his last three starts. The Angels, Padres, and White Sox worked him over for 17 hits, 8 walks, and 3 home runs in those 15 innings. He has not faced the Reds this year.
Cal Quantrill has been solid with a 3.93 ERA in six starts. He’s allowed three or fewer runs in his first five starts before allowing four runs to the White Sox in his last start.
The Reds have been a solid team the last ten games, although seven were against the Pirates. Overton has been outstanding since being called up and Mahle has been solid his last few starts.
Joey Votto and Nick Senzel are out for the Reds. Josh Naylor is still out for the G’s. Both games start at 6:10 p.m.
Seven of their last 10 have come against the 15-20 Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds are 4-3 against the Pirates and 2-1 against the first place Brewers. They are not a team to be overlooked.
The G’s beat them in both games in Cincy in April, scoring 17 runs. Maybe the combination of home cooking and Reds pitching will get the bats going. This will be the last time these teams meet this season. I think it’s safe to assume neither team will be in the World Series.
RHP Connor Overton, 1-0, 1.59 ERA, goes against Plesac in the opener. Overton, 28, is a career minor leaguer with a career record of 1-1. He was called up on April 30 and has started three games, pitched 17 innings, and allowed just three earned runs. Two of his starts were against the Pirates. His last start he shut them out over 6.1 innings, allowing just three hits.
Tyler Mahle, also a righty, has pitched more then Overton but with less success. In eight starts he has a 5.89 ERA. However, he’s been better recently; in his last two starts he’s allowed two earned runs in each - both games coming against the Pirates. The Guardians got to him for four runs in four innings early in April.
Catcher Tyler Stephenson is killing it at the dish, hitting .324/.963. However, he’s hitting .393 at home and .275 on the road, so that helps. He’s on fire in May, hitting .368/1.058. He was 2-for-7 with a home run in the first series against the G-Men.
Stephenson is hitting .419 with runners on base against .243 with the bases empty so he needs to be walked if he comes up with runners on. He’s 3-for-5 with the bases loaded. He hits 5th in the batting order. I would not pitch to him in the first inning with two men on base.
Brandon Drury is having a nice season with a .250/.854 line, but he’s hitting just .194 on the road against .333 at home. He’s dangerous, though, with five home runs in 72 at-bats against RHP’s. He only has 3 hits in his las 23 at-bats, however.
The Reds hit just .194 in the first two games against the G’s in Cincy. Tyler Naquin went 4-for-7 with two doubles and a home run. In his career he’s 1-for-3 against Plesac and has not faced Quantrill.
Zach Plesac has a 4.68 ERA but has struggled lately, allowing 14 earned runs in his last 15 innings over his last three starts. The Angels, Padres, and White Sox worked him over for 17 hits, 8 walks, and 3 home runs in those 15 innings. He has not faced the Reds this year.
Cal Quantrill has been solid with a 3.93 ERA in six starts. He’s allowed three or fewer runs in his first five starts before allowing four runs to the White Sox in his last start.
The Reds have been a solid team the last ten games, although seven were against the Pirates. Overton has been outstanding since being called up and Mahle has been solid his last few starts.
Joey Votto and Nick Senzel are out for the Reds. Josh Naylor is still out for the G’s. Both games start at 6:10 p.m.
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