The Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies will play a three-game series starting Monday at Coors Field. First pitch from Denver, CO, is at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Reds are -125 moneyline favorites and the game total is 11.5.
Cincinnati (18-22 SU and 24-16 RL) is starting right-hander Hunter Greene in the series opener. The 23-year-old is 0-3 with a 3.69 ERA and 1.49 WHIP in eight starts this season.
Colorado (17-24 SU and 19-22 RL) is countering with right-hander Connor Seabold tomorrow night. The 27-year-old is 1-0 with a 4.56 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in nine appearances (two starts) this year.
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Cincy scores 4.28 runs per game (21st) and hits .245 (15th) with a .696 OPS (23rd). It's hit 32 homers (27th) and stolen 29 bases (13th) in 2023. The pitching staff has compiled a 4.90 ERA (26th) and a 1.51 WHIP (29th) with eight quality starts.
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Greene takes the hill for the Reds tomorrow night. He's lost consecutive outings and three of his last four. In his last start, the right-hander gave up two runs on six hits and four walks in 5.1 frames versus the New York Mets. He has a 51:16 K:BB ratio this season.