The Cincinnati Reds will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of their series at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night.
The Cincinnati Reds are 48-72 this season and have won three of their last five games. Cincinnati lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 4-1 on Monday night. The Cincinnati pitching staff has a 5.01 ERA, a 1.41 WHIP, and a .256 opponent batting average this season. The Reds offense has scored 510 runs with a .240 batting average and a .309 on base percentage. Kyle Farmer is batting .266 with six home runs and 55 RBI’s for the Reds this season. The projected starter for Cincinnati is Nick Lodolo, who is 3-4 with a 4.12 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP over 54.2 innings pitched this season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are 67-55 this season and have won two of their last three games. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Philadelphia lost three out of four games against the Mets. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.76 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .237 opponent batting average. The Phillies offense has scored 562 runs with a .252 batting average and a .314 on base percentage this year. Kyle Schwarber is batting .214 with 34 home runs and 71 RBI’s for the Phillies this season. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Ranger Suarez, who is 8-5 with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP over 114.1 innings pitched this season.
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