Series Preview: Washington Nationals face Cincinnati Reds in midweek series

The Washington Nationals (19-22, 9 GB, NL East) face the Cincinnati Reds (22-19, 5 GB, NL East) in a three-game series that begins on Tuesday.

Schedule

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Game 1: Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. (MLB.TV)

• WAS: Miles Mikolas (1-3, 7.44 ERA, 1.53 WHIP)
• CIN: Brady Singer (2-2, 5.63 ERA, 1.64 WHIP)

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Game 2: Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. (MLB.TV)

• WAS: Jake Irvin (1-4, 5.22 ERA, 1.36 WHIP)
• CIN: Nick Lodolo (0-1, 6.75 ERA, 1.13 WHIP)

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Game 3: Thursday, 12:40 p.m. (MLB.TV)

• WAS: Foster Griffin (4-1, 2.12 ERA, 1.03 WHIP)
• CIN: Chase Burns (4-1, 2.11 ERA, 1.04 WHIP)

Bats to watch

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Washington Nationals

• SS CJ Abrams: 9 HRs, 36 RBIs, .287 BA/.916 OPS, 1.7 WAR
• RF James Wood: 11 HRs, 28 RBIs, .244 BA/.917 OPS, 1.4 WAR

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Cincinnati Reds

• SS Elly De La Cruz: 10 HRs, 29 RBIs, .288 BA/.875 OPS, 1.8 WAR
• 1B Sal Stewart: 10 HRs, 30 RBIs, .245 BA/.812 OPS, 0.8 WAR