CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds travel to play the New York Mets on Sunday.
The Mets are 33-19 in home games in 2020. The New York pitching staff averages 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings, Rich Hill leads them with a mark of 8.2.
The Reds are 29-24 on the road. Cincinnati has a team on-base percentage of .329, led by Jonathan India with a mark of .402.
The Mets won the last meeting 5-4. Edwin Diaz notched his fourth victory and Javier Baez went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs for New York. Luis Cessa registered his second loss for Cincinnati.
TOP PERFORMERS: Baez leads the Mets with 23 home runs and is batting .248.
Jesse Winker leads the Reds with 21 home runs and is slugging .538.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 5-5, .268 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
Reds: 6-4, .278 batting average, 4.53 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Mets: Jordan Yamamoto: (shoulder), Noah Syndergaard: (elbow), Robert Stock: (hamstring), Sean Reid-Foley: (elbow), David Peterson: (side), Corey Oswalt: (knee), Stephen Nogosek: (shoulder), Joey Lucchesi: (elbow), Robert Gsellman: (lat), Jacob deGrom: (forearm), Dellin Betances: (shoulder), Brandon Nimmo: (hamstring), Jose Peraza: (finger), Jose Martinez: (knee), Francisco Lindor: (oblique).
Reds: Art Warren: (oblique), Lucas Sims: (elbow), Michael Feliz: (elbow), Brandon Bailey: (elbow), Tejay Antone: (forearm), R.J. Alaniz: (calf), Nick Senzel: (knee), Nick Castellanos: (wrist), Mike Moustakas: (heel), Alex Blandino: (hand).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
