Cleveland Guardians (54-53, second in the AL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (49-55, fifth in the NL Central)
Cincinnati; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (4-7, 4.60 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Reds: Chase Burns (12-1, 2.42 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 124 strikeouts)
LINE: Reds -176, Guardians +144; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians look to end their five-game skid with a win against the Cincinnati Reds.
Cincinnati is 22-28 in home games and 49-55 overall. The Reds have hit 137 total home runs to rank third in the NL.
Cleveland has a 27-27 record in road games and a 54-53 record overall. The Guardians have a 39-18 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
The teams meet Monday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elly De La Cruz has 15 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 47 RBIs while hitting .278 for the Reds. Nathaniel Lowe is 10 for 33 with three home runs over the past 10 games.
Chase DeLauter has 20 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs for the Guardians. Steven Kwan is 17 for 37 with three doubles over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 6-4, .232 batting average, 4.91 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
Guardians: 3-7, .240 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
INJURIES: Reds: Spencer Steer: day-to-day (hand), Blake Dunn: 10-Day IL (elbow), Nick Lodolo: 15-Day IL (finger), Matt McLain: 10-Day IL (calf), Brandon Williamson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tony Santillan: 15-Day IL (oblique), Graham Ashcraft: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Guardians: Shawn Armstrong: 15-Day IL (leg)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
