Carlos Cortes leads the Athletics (68-80) into a contest against the Cincinnati Reds (74-73) after his two-home run outing in a 3-0 win over the Reds. The Reds are favored (-120) for this game against the underdog Athletics (-100), which starts at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday. Cincinnati has Nick Lodolo starting things off, and Sacramento counters with Luis Morales.

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Reds vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Reds (-120)
• Underdog: Athletics (-100)
• Over/under: 9

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have won 53.2% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (33-29).
• The Reds have a record of 27-23 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -120 or shorter (54%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Reds have an implied win probability of 54.5%.
• The Reds have combined with their opponents to go over the total 54 times this season for a 54-83-7 record against the over/under.
• The Reds have covered 52.1% of their games this season, going 75-69-0 ATS.

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds in home runs (19), runs batted in (82) and has put up a team-best batting average of .266.
• De La Cruz ranks 79th in home runs and 27th in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
• De La Cruz brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with a double and three RBIs.
• TJ Friedl is batting .265 with 20 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 74 walks.
• Friedl ranks 161st in homers and 177th in RBI among batters in MLB action.
• Friedl has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .235 with a home run, five walks and an RBI.
• Spencer Steer is hitting .237 with 20 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 45 walks.
• Austin Hays is batting .266 with 15 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 28 walks.
• Hays takes a nine-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .275 with a double, three home runs, a walk and eight RBIs.

Reds pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Reds has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Reds have a 3.91 team ERA that ranks 13th among all league pitching staffs.
• Reds pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in MLB (1.238).
• Reds pitchers combine to give up 174 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (15th-fewest in baseball).
• In their 3-0 loss last time out they struck out five Athletics batters while allowing six hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 111 times and won 51, or 45.9%, of those games.
• The Athletics have a record of 44-58, a 43.1% win rate, when they’re set as the underdog by -100 or more by bookmakers this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 50% chance to win.
• Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 71 of 148 chances this season.
• In 148 games with a spread this season, the Athletics are 77-71-0 ATS.

Athletics hitting info

• Brent Rooker has been key for Sacramento with 155 hits, an OBP of .336 plus a slugging percentage of .485.
• In all of MLB, Rooker ranks 30th in home runs and 27th in RBI.
• Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in runs batted in (88) this season. He’s batting .275 while slugging .474.
• Soderstrom ranks 44th in home runs and 21st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Soderstrom brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .429 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and seven RBIs.
• Shea Langeliers’ 30 home runs lead all Sacramento hitters, and he’s slugging .533.
• Langeliers brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .348 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
• Nick Kurtz’s 30 home runs are most among Sacramento batters. He’s driven in 74 runs this season while slugging .620.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
• The Athletics have the 27th-ranked ERA (4.78) in the majors this season.
• Athletics pitchers have a 1.364 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
• The Athletics have given up the third-most long balls so far this season with 205 home runs allowed.
• The Athletics earned a 3-0 win in their most recent game, striking out 14 Reds batters while allowing six hits.