The Athletics face the Cincinnati Reds, a game after Carlos Cortes went deep twice in a 3-0 victory over the Reds, at 10:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. Hunter Greene (6-4, 2.59 ERA) will start for the Reds, who are 74-73 this season and third in the NL Central. Luis Severino (6-11, 4.67 ERA) is the expected starter for the Athletics, who are 68-80 and fifth in the AL West.
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Reds vs. Athletics odds
Injury reports
Reds
Tyler Callihan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Carson Spiers: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Wade Miley: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Julian Aguiar: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Williamson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ian Gibaut: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Rhett Lowder: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
Athletics
Denzel Clarke: 10 Day IL (Abductor), Max Muncy: 10 Day IL (Hand), Joey Estes: 15 Day IL (Back), Jacob Lopez: 15 Day IL (Flexor), Jack Perkins: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ben Bowden: 60 Day IL (Lat), Austin Wynns: 60 Day IL (Abdomen), Grant Holman: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jose Leclerc: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Tyler Soderstrom: day-to-day (Groin)
Stats to know
- Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz is slashing .266/.333/.439 this season with 19 home runs, 82 RBIs and an OPS of .772. He has a 25.8% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate in 639 plate appearances, and he has scored 97 total runs. De La Cruz has recorded 35 steals on 42 attempts.
- In 622 plate appearances, TJ Friedl has hit 12 long balls, tallied 47 RBIs and scored 76 runs. He is batting .265/.369/.380 and has posted a 16.7% strikeout rate and an 11.9% walk rate. Friedl has recorded 12 steals on 15 attempts.
- Sacramento’s Brent Rooker is slashing .267/.336/.485 this season with 27 home runs, 82 RBIs and an OPS of .822. He has a 21.4% strikeout rate and an 8.8% walk rate in 646 plate appearances, and he has scored 88 total runs.
- In 583 plate appearances, Tyler Soderstrom has posted a 22.6% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate while slashing .275/.346/.474 with 24 home runs, 88 RBIs and 70 runs scored. He has stolen eight bases on 10 attempts.
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