The Cincinnati Reds are set to welcome the Washington Nationals for a three-game series starting Tuesday evening.
The Nationals enter with a 19-22 record, placing them fourth in the NL East, while the Reds sit at 22-19, fifth in the NL Central. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. EDT.
On the mound, Washington will send Miles Mikolas (1-3, 7.44 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 22 strikeouts) against Cincinnati’s Brady Singer (2-2, 5.63 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 26 strikeouts). The betting line favors the Reds at -144, with the Nationals at +121, and the over/under set at 10 runs.
Cincinnati boasts a 12-9 home record this season, with a team on-base percentage of .304—ranking 10th in the National League. The Nationals have gone 13-9 on the road, with a collective batting average of .242, good for eighth in the NL. This marks the first meeting between the two clubs in 2026.
Leading the Reds at the plate is Elly De La Cruz, who carries a .288 batting average with eight doubles, 10 home runs, 17 walks, and 29 RBIs. Spencer Steer has been hot lately, going 10-for-37 with two homers and three RBIs over his last 10 games.
For Washington, C.J. Abrams is hitting .287 with nine home runs, 18 walks, and 36 RBIs. Curtis Mead is 9-for-28 in his last 10 contests, collecting four doubles, a home run, and five RBIs.
Over their last 10 games, the Reds have struggled, going 2-8 with a .216 batting average and a 6.22 ERA, being outscored by 30 runs. The Nationals have fared better at 5-5, hitting .236 with a 3.89 ERA and being outscored by two runs.
Injury updates: For the Reds, Caleb Ferguson (oblique, 15-day IL), Rhett Lowder (shoulder, day-to-day), Eugenio Suarez (oblique, 10-day IL), Brandon Williamson (shoulder, 60-day IL), Emilio Pagan (hamstring, 15-day IL), and Hunter Greene (elbow, 60-day IL) are all sidelined. The Nationals list Clayton Beeter (forearm, 15-day IL), Cole Henry (shoulder, 15-day IL), Max Kranick (elbow, 15-day IL), Trevor Williams (elbow, 60-day IL), Ken Waldichuk (forearm, 60-day IL), Josiah Gray (elbow, 60-day IL), and DJ Herz (elbow, 60-day IL) on the injured list.
