Friedl leads Reds against the Rockies after 4-hit game

Updated Jun. 21, 2023 4:00 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Colorado Rockies (29-47, fifth in the NL West) vs. Cincinnati Reds (39-35, first in the NL Central)

Cincinnati; Wednesday, 12:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Connor Seabold (1-3, 5.88 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Reds: Andrew Abbott (3-0, .00 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Reds -250, Rockies +206; over/under is 9 runs

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BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds take on the Colorado Rockies after TJ Friedl had four hits on Tuesday in an 8-6 win over the Rockies.

Cincinnati has a 39-35 record overall and a 19-18 record in home games. Reds hitters have a collective .333 on-base percentage, the second-ranked percentage in the NL.

Colorado is 29-47 overall and 13-28 on the road. The Rockies have a 22-11 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Reds are up 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Steer leads the Reds with 10 home runs while slugging .475. Elly De La Cruz is 12-for-41 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.

Elias Diaz has 14 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 36 RBI while hitting .286 for the Rockies. Nolan Jones is 13-for-36 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 10-0, .254 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs

Rockies: 3-7, .238 batting average, 6.99 ERA, outscored by 31 runs

INJURIES: Reds: Hunter Greene: 15-Day IL (hip), Graham Ashcraft: 15-Day IL (calf), Nick Lodolo: 60-Day IL (calf), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (elbow), Reiver Sanmartin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Overton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tony Santillan: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Dunn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tejay Antone: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vladimir Gutierrez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rockies: Antonio Senzatela: 60-Day IL (elbow), Charlie Blackmon: 10-Day IL (hand), Kris Bryant: 10-Day IL (heel), Ryan Feltner: 60-Day IL (skull), German Marquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), C.J. Cron: 10-Day IL (back), Lucas Gilbreath: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Kinley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Bouchard: 60-Day IL (biceps)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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