The Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds square off on Sunday at 1:40 p.m. ET at Progressive Field, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie. Gavin Williams (5-3, 3.74 ERA) will start for the Guardians, who are 25-22 this season and first in the AL Central. Brady Singer (2-3, 5.79 ERA) is starting for the Reds, who are 24-22 and fifth in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsGuardians
Gabriel Arias: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15 Day IL (Lat), Shawn Armstrong: 15 Day IL (Groin)
Reds
Eugenio Suárez: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Rhett Lowder: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Caleb Ferguson: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Emilio Pagan: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Hunter Greene: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Williamson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jose Trevino: day-to-day (Hamstring)
Stats to know
Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez has hit six home runs this season. He has also tallied 17 RBIs and has scored 27 runs. In 207 plate appearances, he has recorded a .227 BA, .353 OBP and .384 SLG with a 15.9% walk rate and a 13.5% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 20 steals on 22 attempts.
In 175 plate appearances, Chase DeLauter has slashed .278/.366/.477 this season. He has hit six long balls and driven in 26 runs with a strikeout rate of 9.1% and a walk rate of 12.6%. He has come around to score 16 times.
Elly De La Cruz is hitting for a .299 BA, .363 OBP and .522 SLG with a 27% strikeout rate and an 8.8% walk rate. His OPS is .884 and he has scored 34 runs. In 204 plate appearances, he has hit 10 home runs and driven in 30 runs (15th in MLB). De La Cruz has recorded nine steals on 13 attempts.
In 201 plate appearances, Sal Stewart has hit 10 long balls, tallied 30 RBIs (15th in MLB) and scored 26 runs. He is batting .236/.328/.454 and has posted a 19.4% strikeout rate and a 12.4% walk rate. Stewart has recorded 10 steals on 10 attempts.
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