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Cincinnati pulled off a come from behind win on Saturday over Arizona. That evened up the series and now the Reds and Diamondbacks get together for the series finale with the winner taking a victory in the 3-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 1:40pm ET.
Starting Lineups
Starting Pitchers
Andrew Abbott
It’s been an up-and-down season for Abbott. A great start on Opening Day was followed by a rough April, but a good May. In June’s two starts he’s been solid, turning in two quality starts with three runs in 6.0 innings in both. He’s gone six innings in each of his last three starts and in six of his last eight start.
The splits this season have been a bit strange for Abbott. On the year lefties are hitting better against him than righties. But that hasn’t been the case since May began. Lefties have hit just .184/.226/.265 against him in his last seven starts after hitting .438/.455/.625 against him in his first seven starts. Right-handed hitters are not hitting for much average and haven’t hit for much power, but they are making tons of contact and walking as often as they strike out.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 236 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 29 | .239 | .332 | .380 |
| LHH | 86 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | .284 | .314 | .407 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-seam | Cutter | Curve | Slider | Change | |
| Velo | 92.8 | 88.1 | 79.7 | 72.2 | 86.0 |
| Usage | 48% | 1% | 14% | 20% | 17% |
Zac Gallen
The season for Gallen has been a mirrored version of the one for Abbott. Through April Gallen had an ERA of 3.14 for Arizona. Then the calendar flipped to May and he’s struggled mightily ever since. Over his eight starts since April ended his ERA is 7.02 and he’s given up 55 hits and nine home runs in 41.0 innings pitched.
The splits aren’t that big for Gallen when it comes to lefties and righties. Both groups have found plenty of success across the board against him. Not shown below is that he’s been much worse on the road than at home in 2026. His road OPS against is .979 (.694 at home) and his road ERA is 7.44 (3.65 at home).
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 144 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 26 | .293 | .343 | .489 |
| LHH | 168 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | .316 | .363 | .474 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-seam | 2-seam | Curve | Slider | Change | |
| Velo | 93.6 | 92.9 | 81.6 | 88.7 | 86.5 |
| Usage | 37% | 5% | 20% | 23% | 15% |
When and Where
- Game time: 1:40pm ET
- Where: Great American Ball Park
- Watch: Reds MLB Channel, Reds.tv (in-market), MLB.tv (out of market).
- Listen: 700 WLW AM (Cincinnati area)
- Forecast: 78°, cloudy, 20% chance of rain
News and Notes
Hunter Greene to start rehab games this week
After missing the first two-and-a-half months of 2026, Hunter Greene is ready to begin a rehab assignment. He will be back on the mound in a game this week as he works his way back from having bone spurs removed from his elbow. We wrote about it all as well as when and where you can expect to see him pitching this week in our piece from earlier today.
Jose Trevino is back
The Reds activated Trevino from the 10-day injured list (hamstring) and optioned P.J. Higgins back to Triple-A Louisville. You can read more about the moves and each player in our piece from earlier today when the moves were announced.
The weather doesn’t look great
There’s a chance that the game starts on time, but there are thunderstorms expected to roll in around 3pm ET and last for a few hours.
Division Standings
| Team | W | L | GB | Playoff Odds |
| Milwaukee | 42 | 26 | 0.0 | 94.3% |
| St. Louis | 38 | 30 | 4.0 | 49.2% |
| Chicago | 37 | 34 | 6.5 | 47.0% |
| Pittsburgh | 36 | 35 | 7.5 | 42.0% |
| Cincinnati | 33 | 36 | 9.5 | 6.2% |
| Playoff Odds via Fangraphs | ||||
