Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds (67-73), who are going for a series sweep, will host the Houston Astros (75-64) at Great American Ball Park on Thursday, Sept. 5. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:10 p.m. ET.

The Astros (-150), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Reds (+125) The total for this game is 9.

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Astros vs. Reds Game Info

• Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
• Time: 1:10 p.m. ET
• Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
• Venue: Great American Ball Park
• TV Channel: MLB Network
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Astros -150
• Moneyline Underdog: Reds +125
• Over/Under: 9 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher

• Hunter Brown gets the start for the Astros, his 27th of the season. He is 11-7 with a 3.55 ERA and 155 strikeouts in 147 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last appeared on Friday against the Kansas City Royals, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing no earned runs while giving up two hits.
• Brown is trying to build on a third-game quality start streak in this matchup.
• Brown will look to continue a 21-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 innings per appearance).
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in seven of his 27 outings this season.

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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Astros are 11th in MLB action with 165 total home runs.
• Houston is ninth in baseball, slugging .418.
• The Astros rank third in MLB with a .260 batting average.
• Houston ranks 13th in runs scored with 636 (4.6 per game).
• The Astros’ .320 on-base percentage ranks ninth-best in MLB.
• Astros hitters strike out 7.4 times per game, the fourth-fewest strikeouts in MLB.
• Houston has the sixth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.76).
• Houston’s pitching staff is second in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Astros have the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.253).

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