Anthony DeSclafani (6-1, 3.11 ERA) and Jose Urena (1-3, 6.69 ERA) are on the hill in the second of a four-game series between the Cincinnati Reds (48-69) and the Miami Marlins (62-56) at the Great American Ball Park. The Marlins won the last game 6-3, and Miami leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 16 and can be seen on FSOH and FSFL.
DeSclafani pitched 5.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering three runs, striking out five and walking two in a 3-2 defeat to the Cardinals. Joey Votto (.303, 72 Rs, 19 HRs, 62 RBIs, 7 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday. Urena went 4.1 innings, surrendering eight runs, striking out four and walking four in an 11-6 defeat to the Cardinals in his most recent start. Giancarlo Stanton (.244, 52 Rs, 25 HRs, 70 RBIs) has been successful at the plate for the Marlins, going 3 for 5 yesterday with one run, one home run, and three RBIs, although we now know that the slugger will miss the rest of the season due to injury.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Miami is 27-26, while Cincinnati is 25-33.
The Marlins managed to give up five walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Reds who are heading in with a 10-11 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Reds are 8-54. The Marlins have an 8-37 record when opponents outhit them.
Cincinnati and Miami both rank near the bottom of the league in home runs. Cincinnati sits at 21st with 127 home runs this season and Miami ranks 27th with 98.
Cincinnati and Miami both rank near the bottom of the league in walks. Cincinnati sits at 25th with 324 this season and Miami ranks 22nd with 338.
When the Reds hit at least one home run, they are 36-39. When the Marlins hit at least one homer, they have a 44-27 record.
