New York Mets (32-40, fifth in the NL East) vs. Cincinnati Reds (34-37, fifth in the NL Central)Cincinnati; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Kodai Senga (0-0); Reds: Brady Singer (2-6, 5.61 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 47 strikeouts)LINE: Mets -128, Reds +105; over/under is 9 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the New York Mets.Cincinnati has a 34-37 record overall and an 18-18 record in home games. Reds hitters have a collective .396 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the NL.New York has a 32-40 record overall and a 14-22 record in road games. The Mets are 15-26 in games when they have given up at least one home run.Tuesday’s game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Reds are ahead 3-1 in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Sal Stewart has 13 doubles and 13 home runs for the Reds. Eugenio Suarez is 9 for 40 with two doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.
Juan Soto has six doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 34 RBIs for the Mets. Bo Bichette is 15 for 42 with five doubles, a triple, three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 3-7, .234 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored by five runsMets: 5-5, .241 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored by 10 runsINJURIES: Reds: Elly De La Cruz: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10-Day IL (back), Pierce Johnson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Emilio Pagan: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Graham Ashcraft: 60-Day IL (forearm), Brandon Williamson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow)
