Anthony DeSclafani (8-2, 2.93 ERA) and the Cincinnati Reds (57-80) take on Noah Syndergaard (12-8, 2.56 ERA) and the New York Mets (73-66) in a game that has the potential to be low scoring. This is the last of a three-game series at the Great American Ball Park. The Mets won the last game 5-3, and New York leads the series 2-0. Action begins at 12:35 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sep. 7 and can be seen on SNY.
DeSclafani pitched 7.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering two runs, striking out three and walking one in a 3-2 win over the Cardinals. Joey Votto (.312, 85 Rs, 22 HRs, 80 RBIs, 8 SBs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one RBI. Syndergaard went 7.0 innings, surrendering two runs, striking out four and walking one in a 4-1 defeat to the Nationals in his last outing. Yoenis Cespedes (.293, 59 Rs, 28 HRs, 70 RBIs, 2 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs.
Notes
The Reds managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Mets who are coming in with a 32-18 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
It looks like the Mets have a slight leg up on the Reds, as the Mets have won their last four games while the Reds have lost their last three.
When they outhit their opponents, the Reds are 43-14. The Mets have a 50-11 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 27th in runs, New York has earned 546 this season. Cincinnati ranks 19th with 604 runs.
Ranking 24th, Cincinnati is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.721). New York ranks in the bottom half at 20th with an OPS of .728.
The Mets are 34-47 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Reds are 39-67 when they allow at least one homer.
