The Cincinnati Reds (18-17) head to Atlanta tonight for the start of a four-game series with the Braves at Truist Park. The Braves come into this series at 15-18 and in fourth place in the NL East. They are 6-4 in their last 10 games, with series wins over the Diamondbacks and Rockies and most recently, a series loss to the Dodgers at home.
First pitch is at 7:15 PM EDT.
Lineups
Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta Braves
CF TJ Friedl
LF Alex Verdugo
2B Matt McLain
3B Austin Riley
SS Elly De La Cruz
DH Marcell Ozuna
DH Gavin Lux
1B Matt Olson
1B Spencer Steer
C Sean Murphy
C Tyler Stephenson
2B Ozzie Albies
RF Jake Fraley
CF Michael Harris II
3B Santiago Espinal
RF Eli White
LF Tyler Callihan
SS Nick Allen
Starting Pitchers
Brady Singer
Right-hander Brady Singer has had a tougher time on the road this season than at home, with a 4.09 ERA away from Great American Ball Park in two fewer starts. For comparison, his home ERA is 2.82 in four starts at GABP. However, the small sample size is really skewing those numbers. Singer has actually given up more runs at home (seven earned runs at GABP vs. five on the road), but he’s also pitched double the innings at GABP. He’s allowed more hits (13) in 11.0 innings at home compared to only 11 hits in 22.1 innings at home.
Splits
Split
PA
H
2B
3B
HR
BB%
K%
AVG
OBP
SLG
RHH
54
9
3
0
1
7%
28%
.184
.259
.306
LHH
81
15
1
1
3
10%
26%
.208
.284
.375
Pitch Usage
2-Seam
Slider
Cutter
4-Seam
Sweeper
Velo
92.2
82.2
88.1
91.7
80.7
Usage
41.6%
32.4%
13%
10.4%
2.6%
AJ Smith-Shawver
22-year-old AJ Smith-Shawver has pitched at the big league level since 2023, but in very limited appearances. He’s pitched only 48.2 innings in his career, but of those innings pitched, 19.0 have come this season. Smith-Shawver exited the game in the sixth inning when a line drive ricocheted off his elbow during his last start on Tuesday against the Rockies. The X-rays were negative and he is making his next scheduled start tonight against the Reds.
Smith-Shawver has faced righties and lefties about equally thus far in his career, but lefties have had more success, with an .802 OPS against him. He does have 28 strikeouts against lefties, but has also walked 14 batters and given up seven home runs in 113 plate appearances. Two of those left-handed hitters are Jake Fraley and Elly De La Cruz, who each have one home run against him.
Splits
Split
PA
H
2B
3B
HR
BB%
K%
AVG
OBP
SLG
RHH
40
12
3
0
1
15%
20%
.364
.462
.546
LHH
46
11
2
0
2
7%
30%
.256
.304
.442
Pitch Usage
4-Seam
Split
Curve
Slider
Velo
94.5
83.0
77.4
86.8
Usage
38.2%
35.6%
17.2%
9.1%
When and Where:
Time: 7:15 PM EDT
Place: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA
Weather: 68 degrees, mostly sunny, 0% chance of rain
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
Radio: 700 WLW (Cincinnati area)
News and Notes
Injury Updates
Terry Francona said Austin Hays is doing really well and could return on Friday.
— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) May 5, 2025
Reds Notebook
Nick Martinez may have found his groove, and more on the Reds’ bullpen performance.
Minor League Updates
See all scores and stats for the Sunday games here.
How are the Reds’ Top 25 prospects doing currently?
We have Player of the Week honors for one Reds minor league infielder.
Division Standings
Team
W
L
GB
Chicago
21
14
–
REDS
18
17
3.0
Milwaukee
17
18
4.0
St. Louis
16
19
5.0
Pittsburgh
12
23
9.0
