Reds and Astros play, winner claims 3-game series

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Houston Astros (16-24, fourth in the AL West) vs. Cincinnati Reds (21-19, fifth in the NL Central)

Cincinnati; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Kai-Wei Teng (1-2, 2.35 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Reds: Andrew Abbott (1-2, 5.13 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)

LINE: Reds -124, Astros +104; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Cincinnati is 11-9 in home games and 21-19 overall. The Reds have hit 52 total home runs to rank third in the majors.

Houston has gone 7-14 in road games and 16-24 overall. Astros hitters have a collective .436 slugging percentage to rank fourth in the majors.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds with 18 extra base hits (eight doubles and 10 home runs). JJ Bleday is 8 for 35 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Christian Walker has nine doubles, nine home runs and 27 RBIs while hitting .288 for the Astros. Isaac Paredes is 12 for 35 with three doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 2-8, .210 batting average, 6.64 ERA, outscored by 33 runs

Astros: 5-5, .265 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Reds: Rhett Lowder: day-to-day (shoulder), Eugenio Suarez: 10-Day IL (oblique), Brandon Williamson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Emilio Pagan: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Caleb Ferguson: 15-Day IL (oblique), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (ankle), Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (groin), Tatsuya Imai: 15-Day IL (arm), Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (knee), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.