Cincinnati Reds infielder Kevin Newman will start on second base and bat leadoff on Wednesday against left-hander Drew Smyly and the Chicago Cubs.
Newman is in the leadoff spot for the first time since July 9 as the Reds take on a lefty. Elly De La Cruz and TJ Friedl are both out of the lineup on Wednesday.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Reds' implied total is 4.83 and the game total is 10.5 on Wednesday. Smyly has a middling 4.50 ERA and 4.16 xERA this season, with a 34.2% hard-hit rate, 20.7% strikeout rate, and 7.9% walk rate.
Source: MLB.com