Texas Rangers at Cincinnati Reds 4/24/23

The Great American Ball Park will play host to a Monday night MLB interleague clash between the Texas Rangers and the Cincinnati Reds. The Rangers (14-7) have won seven of their last ten games and hold a 2.5 game lead over Houston for the top spot in the AL West Division. On Sunday, DH Robbie Grossman homered and drove in four runs to power Texas to a 5-2 home victory versus lowly Oakland.

Hard-throwing righty Nathan Eovaldi (2-2 5.40 ERA) will take the ball for the Rangers in this matchup. Through 21 plus innings, Eovaldi has struck out 24 batters and allowed just one home run across 21 plus frames.

The Cincinnati Reds are looking to snap a six-game losing streak and are trapped in the NL Central Division basement. On Sunday, Cincinnati was limited to four hits and struck out 13 times during a 2-0 road loss against division rival Pittsburgh. SP Hunter Greene (0-1) allowed one run in six innings and took the loss for the Reds, who fell to 7-15 on the season.

Twenty-five year old southpaw Nick Lodolo (2-1 4.98 ERA) will look to erase his last start from his memory. Lodolo was rocked for 12 hits and eight runs during a 10-0 home loss versus Tampa Bay. In his three starts prior to that, Lodolo allowed four runs in 17 innings.

Texas SS Corey Seager has landed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain and could be out for a month. Through 21 games, Texas ranks 5th in OPS and 2nd in runs scored. For the season, Cincinnati ranks 25th in OPS and 21st in runs scored. Take the Reds to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Cincinnati Reds win 5-3.