July 4, 2026 Updated 12:20 pm EDT
The Cincinnati Reds square off against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday at Great American Ball Park, at 7:10 p.m. ET. Hunter Greene (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the start for the Reds, who are 40-47 this season and fifth in the NL Central. Brandon Young (6-2, 3.11 ERA) is expected to start 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 hit 13 long balls, tallied 40 RBIs and scored 44 runs. He is batting .273/.343/.483 and has posted a 28.7% strikeout rate and a 9.2% walk rate. De La Cruz has recorded 12 steals on 17 attempts.
Pete Alonso has hit 19 home runs this season, which ranks 16th in MLB. He has also tallied 59 RBIs (8th in MLB) and has scored 53 runs. In 384 plate appearances, he has recorded a .247 BA, .339 OBP and .464 SLG with an 11.7% walk rate and a 24.7% strikeout rate.
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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