Yankees bring 1-0 series lead over Reds into game 2

Cincinnati Reds (35-39, fifth in the NL Central) vs. New York Yankees (46-28, first in the AL East)

New York; Saturday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Andrew Abbott (4-4, 3.95 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 58 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (7-1, 3.47 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -200, Reds +162; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.

New York is 22-13 in home games and 46-28 overall. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.31 ERA, which leads MLB.

Cincinnati is 16-20 in road games and 35-39 overall. Reds hitters have a collective .310 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the NL.

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has 15 doubles, two triples and 21 home runs while hitting .294 for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt is 15 for 43 with four home runs over the past 10 games.

Spencer Steer has 12 doubles, 11 home runs and 28 RBI for the Reds. Eugenio Suarez is 9 for 40 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 8-2, .272 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs

Reds: 4-6, .204 batting average, 3.73 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Austin Wells: 10-Day IL (cervical headaches), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Reds: Elly De La Cruz: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ke'Bryan Hayes: 10-Day IL (back), Pierce Johnson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Emilio Pagan: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Graham Ashcraft: 60-Day IL (forearm), Brandon Williamson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.