Cincinnati Reds infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand will start on first base and bat cleanup in Tuesday's series opener against right-hander Lucas Giolito and the Cleveland Guardians.
Encarnacion-Strand will shift from third base and the five-hole while Joey Votto fills in at designated hitter and bats fifth.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Reds' implied total is an unappealing 3.72 and the game total is 7.5. Giolito has a 4.60 ERA and 4.37 xERA this season, with a 26.0% strikeout rate (top 70th percentile of MLB) and mediocre 8.5% walk rate.
Source: MLB.com