John Lamb (0-1, 5.79 ERA) and Felix Hernandez (3-3, 2.47 ERA) are on the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Cincinnati Reds (15-27) and the Seattle Mariners (24-17) at the Great American Ball Park. The Reds lost the last game 8-3, continuing a five-game losing streak. Action begins at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May. 21 and can be seen on FSOH and RTNW.
Lamb pitched 4.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering seven runs, striking out one and walking two in a 15-6 defeat to the Indians. Adam Duvall (.273, 16 Rs, 7 HRs, 16 RBIs, 1 SB) continued his strong play yesterday, going 2 for 4. Hernandez went 7.1 innings, surrendering three runs, striking out nine and walking two in a 3-0 defeat to the Angels in his last outing. Nelson Cruz (.279, 21 Rs, 9 HRs, 28 RBIs) went 1 for 5 yesterday with one run, one home run, and one RBI.
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The Reds managed to give up six walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Mariners who are coming in with a 7-1 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
It looks like the Mariners have a slight leg up on the Reds, as the Mariners have won their last two games while the Reds have lost their last five.
When they outhit their opponents, the Reds are 10-4. The Mariners have a 19-3 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 19th, Cincinnati is in the bottom half of the league in runs, scoring 172 this season. Seattle ranks in the top 10 at seventh with 192.
Ranking 25th, Cincinnati is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.692). Seattle ranks in the top 10 with an OPS of .748.
When the Mariners allow at least one home run, they are 16-12. When the Reds allow one or more homers, they have an 11-24 record.
