July 4, 2026 Updated 1:15 pm EDT
The Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles take the field on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET, at Great American Ball Park. Hunter Greene (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will start for the Reds, who are 40-47 this season and fifth in the NL Central. Brandon Young (6-2, 3.11 ERA) is the expected starter for the Orioles, who are 41-48 and fourth in the AL East.
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Injury reportsReds
Dane Myers: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Blake Dunn: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Back), Tony Santillan: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Hunter Greene: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Graham Ashcraft: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Brandon Williamson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Orioles
Keegan Akin: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Bassitt: 15 Day IL (Back), Ryan Helsley: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Zach Eflin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60 Day IL (Foot), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60 Day IL (Ucl), Colin Selby: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
Cincinnati’s Sal Stewart is slashing .254/.339/.465 this season with 17 home runs, 59 RBIs (8th in MLB) and an OPS of .804. He has a 22% strikeout rate and an 11.4% walk rate in 378 plate appearances, and he has scored 46 total runs. Stewart has recorded 11 steals on 14 attempts.
In 303 plate appearances, Elly De La Cruz has slashed .273/.343/.483 this season. He has hit 13 long balls and driven in 40 runs with a strikeout rate of 28.7% and a walk rate of 9.2%. He has 12 stolen bases on 17 attempts. He has come around to score 44 times.
Baltimore’s Pete Alonso is slashing .247/.339/.464 this season with 19 home runs (16th in MLB), 59 RBIs (8th in MLB) and an OPS of .802. He has a 24.7% strikeout rate and an 11.7% walk rate in 384 plate appearances, and he has scored 53 total runs.
In 403 plate appearances, Gunnar Henderson has hit 16 long balls, tallied 39 RBIs and scored 50 runs. He is batting .226/.300/.413 and has posted a 22.6% strikeout rate and an 8.4% walk rate. Henderson has recorded seven steals on 11 attempts.
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Jul 4, 2026
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