The Cincinnati Reds (20-22) host the Chicago White Sox (12-29) on Tuesday to begin a three-game series, with the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET from Great American Ball Park. The favored Reds (-202) enter the matchup following a series loss to the Astros, and the underdog White Sox (+168) are coming off of a series win over the Marlins. Andrew Abbott gets the starting nod for Cincinnati, and Jonathan Cannon is Chicago’s pick to start.

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Reds vs. White Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Reds (-202)
• Underdog: White Sox (+168)
• Over/under: 9

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have won 52.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (10-9).
• Cincinnati has played as moneyline favorites of -202 or shorter in just two games this season, which it won both.
• The Reds have an implied moneyline win probability of 66.9% in this matchup.
• In the 42 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Cincinnati, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 18 times (18-23-1).
• The Reds have put together a 22-20-0 record ATS this season (covering 52.4% of the time).

Reds hitting info

• TJ Friedl is hitting .276 with six doubles, a triple, three home runs and 20 walks.
• Among all batters in MLB, Friedl’s home run total ranks 152nd and his RBI tally ranks 105th.
• Elly De La Cruz’s six home runs and 29 RBI both lead his team.
• De La Cruz ranks 59th in homers and 13th in RBI this season.
• Gavin Lux paces the Reds with a .282 batting average.
• Jose Trevino has 10 doubles, three home runs and five walks while hitting .310.
• Trevino has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .263 with four doubles and an RBI.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cincinnati’s 3.76 team ERA ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Reds have the seventh-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.185).
• Reds pitchers combine to allow 49 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (24th-fewest in MLB).
• Cincinnati lost to the Astros 6-0 in its last game with 10 strikeouts while allowing nine hits.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• The White Sox have entered the game as underdogs 41 times this season and won 12, or 29.3%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 4-16, a 20% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +168 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 37.3% chance to win.
• Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 18 of its 41 games with a total this season.
• In 41 games with a spread this season, the White Sox are 22-19-0 ATS.

White Sox hitting info

• Luis Robert leads Chicago in home runs this season with five while driving in 16 runs.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Robert’s home run total is 81st, and his RBI total is 123rd.
• Miguel Vargas has collected 29 hits this season and has an OBP of .312. He’s slugging .319 on the year.
• Among all major league hitters, Vargas ranks 199th in homers and 175th in RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn leads Chicago in home runs with five and runs batted in with 17.
• Vaughn enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with a double, two home runs and three RBIs.
• Matthew Thaiss has collected 15 hits this season and has an OBP of .391. He’s slugging .328 on the year.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The White Sox strike out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
• Chicago has the 19th-ranked ERA (4.11) in the majors this season.
• The White Sox rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.393 WHIP this season.
• With 43 homers allowed, the White Sox rank 15th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Chicago defeated the Marlins, 4-2, with three strikeouts and seven hits allowed.