Cleveland Guardians (3-2) vs. Cincinnati Reds (2-3)
Cincinnati; Wednesday, 12:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Triston McKenzie (0-1, 6.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, one strikeout); Reds: Nick Lodolo (0-0)
LINE: Reds -128, Guardians +109; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians and the Cincinnati Reds square off on Wednesday in the second game of a two-game series. The Guardians won the first, 10-5.
Cincinnati went 83-79 overall and 44-37 at home a season ago. The Reds averaged 3.3 extra base hits per game, including 1.4 home runs.
Cleveland went 80-82 overall and 40-41 on the road last season. The Guardians pitching staff had a collective 4.34 ERA while averaging 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2021 season.
INJURIES: Reds: Tommy Pham: day-to-day (wrist), Luis Castillo: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Mike Minor: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Lucas Sims: 10-Day IL (elbow), Max Schrock: 60-Day IL (calf), Donovan Solano: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Dunn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tejay Antone: 60-Day IL (undisclosed)
Guardians: James Karinchak: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Luke Maile: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Josh Naylor: 10-Day IL (leg), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Cody Morris: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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