The Cincinnati Reds (32-33) are looking for another big outing from a batter when they match up against the Cleveland Guardians (33-30) on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET at Progressive Field. Christian Encarnacion-Strand is currently on a two-game home run streak for the underdog Reds (+143) going into this matchup with the favored Guardians (-169). Luis Ortiz starts for Cleveland while Cincinnati will counter with Wade Miley.

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Guardians vs. Reds betting lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-169)
• Underdog: Reds (+143)
• Over/under: 8.5

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have put together a 14-8 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 63.6% of those games).
• Cleveland has played in five games as moneyline favorites with odds of -169 or shorter and won each time.
• The Guardians have a 62.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• In the 61 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Cleveland, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 26 times (26-32-3).
• The Guardians have covered 45.9% of their games this season, going 28-33-0 ATS.

Guardians hitting info

• Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 12 home runs and 31 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .333.
• In MLB action, Ramirez ranks 28th in home runs and 70th in RBI.
• Ramirez enters this game on a seven-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is hitting .436 with two doubles, three home runs, five walks and five RBIs.
• Steven Kwan is batting .314 with 14 doubles, five home runs and 21 walks.
• Kwan ranks 153rd in homers and 155th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Carlos Santana is batting .255 with six doubles, seven home runs and 31 walks.
• Kyle Manzardo is batting .205 with six doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 23 walks.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Guardians pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
• Cleveland’s 3.99 team ERA ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians average MLB’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.374).
• Guardians pitchers combine to allow 69 total home runs at a rate of 1.1 per game (16th-fewest in MLB).
• Cleveland lost to the Astros 5-3 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing six hits.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have entered the game as underdogs 35 times this season and won 17, or 48.6%, of those games.
• Cincinnati has a record of 1-4 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +143 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 41.2% chance of a victory for the Reds.
• Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 26 of its 64 opportunities.
• The Reds are 34-30-0 against the spread this season.

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in home runs with 12 and runs batted in with 43.
• De La Cruz is 28th in home runs and 11th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• TJ Friedl is batting .297 to lead Cincinnati, while adding five homers and 23 runs batted in this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Friedl ranks 153rd in home runs and 137th in RBI.
• Gavin Lux is slashing .283/.374/.401 this season for the Reds.
• Santiago Espinal has 45 hits and an OBP of .296 to go with a slugging percentage of .287 this season.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
• Cincinnati pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.74 ERA this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The Reds have a combined 1.194 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
• With 74 homers allowed, the Reds rank 21st in the league at preventing long balls.
• Cincinnati pitchers struck out eight Diamondbacks batters while allowing seven hits in a 13-1 win last time out.