The Cincinnati Reds return to Great American Ball Park this evening to open up a series with the San Diego Padres. Tonight’s first pitch is scheduled for 6:40pm ET.
Starting Lineup
Starting Pitchers
Andrew Abbott
Coming off of one of his best starts of the season where he allowed just one run in 7.0 innings, Andrew Abbott is back on the mound tonight and will be looking to repeat that performance as he faced off against a National League West team for the third straight start.
The splits for Abbott have been big this season. Lefties don’t get many chances to face him, but the ones who do haven’t done much of anything. Right-handed hitters don’t hit for much average or draw many walks, either, but they do hit for a lot of power. 19 of their 34 hits against Abbott have been for extra-bases. Not show below is that in his three home starts hitters have a .276/.354/.500 line against him, but his ERA in Cincinnati is 3.14.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 161 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 31 | .228 | .286 | .483 |
| LHH | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .225 | .279 | .275 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-seam | Curve | Slider | Change | |
| Velo | 93.3 | 81.0 | 82.8 | 85.2 |
| Usage | 54% | 13% | 15% | 17% |
Joe Musgrove
The last time Musgrove took the mound it was three weeks ago against the Reds out in San Diego. He struck out nine and gave up two runs in 6.0 innings that day but went on the injured list following the game with elbow inflammation.
Both lefties and righties are hitting well against Joe Musgrove this year. Both are hitting over .300 and slugging .500 or better. Lefties are making less contact than righties, but they’re still doing plenty of damage against him.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 105 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | .301 | .381 | .581 |
| LHH | 74 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .318 | .378 | .500 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-sm | 2-sm | Slider | Cutter | Curve | Change | |
| Velo | 92.6 | 92.4 | 81.8 | 90.2 | 81.4 | 86.9 |
| Usage | 22% | 7% | 23% | 19% | 20% | 8% |
When and Where
- Game time: 6:40pm ET
- Where: Great American Ball Park
- Watch: Bally Sports Ohio, MLB.tv
- Listen: 700 WLW AM (Cincinnati area)
- Forecast: 87°, partly cloudy, 5% change of rain
News and Notes
Nick Martini is back
Earlier today the Cincinnati Reds called Nick Martini back up from Triple-A Louisville and optioned Conner Capel back to the minor leagues. Martini has hit .364/.563/.818 since he was sent down. You can read more about the moves here from our piece earlier today when the moves were announced.
Division Standings
| Team | W | L | GB |
| Milwaukee | 27 | 10 | – |
| Chicago | 26 | 22 | 1.5 |
| Pittsburgh | 22 | 26 | 5.5 |
| St. Louis | 21 | 26 | 6.0 |
| Cincinnati | 19 | 28 | 8.0 |