Cincinnati Reds (31-33, fifth in the NL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (33-31, third in the NL West)San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Andrew Abbott (4-3, 4.06 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Padres: Walker Buehler (3-3, 4.53 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)LINE: Padres -142, Reds +119; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Cincinnati Reds on Monday to open a three-game series.San Diego is 33-31 overall and 17-18 at home. The Padres are 19-1 in games when they scored five or more runs.Cincinnati has a 15-17 record in road games and a 31-33 record overall. The Reds have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .395.The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the Padres with a .273 batting average, and has eight doubles, a triple, a home run, 25 walks and 19 RBIs. Jackson Merrill is 9 for 37 with two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
JJ Bleday has eight doubles, a triple and 10 home runs for the Reds. Matt McLain is 6 for 31 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 2-8, .194 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by 20 runsReds: 2-8, .233 batting average, 5.69 ERA, outscored by 27 runsINJURIES: Padres: Matt Waldron: 15-Day IL (arm), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (knee), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cronenworth: 7-Day IL (concussion), German Marquez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Luis Campusano: 10-Day IL (toe), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)
