On Friday, the Cincinnati Reds (68-73) are visiting the New York Mets (76-64), at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Reds have won four straight, and the Mets have won seven in a row.
The favored Mets (-182 on the moneyline to win) host the Reds (+152). The Mets will start Sean Manaea (11-5) against the Reds and Fernando Cruz (3-8).
The Mets were vicotrious 8-3 over the Red Sox Wednesday in their last game. Danny Young was named the winning pitcher after throwing 1 1/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one, while Jesse Winker went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI to lead them offensively.
Yesterday, the Reds took down the Astros 1-0. Tony Santillan was the winning pitcher after throwing 1 2/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one. Ty France paced the Reds’ offense, going 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s Mets vs. Reds contest, including viewing options.
New York Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Mets (-182, bet $182 to win $100)
- Underdog: Reds (+152, bet $100 to win $152)
- Over/under: 7.5
Mets vs. Reds: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, September 6, 2024
- Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Citi Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Mets stats and trends
Mets betting records
- This season, the Mets have won 47 out of the 80 games, or 58.8%, in which they’ve been favored.
- New York has a record of 9-4 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -182 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Mets, based on the moneyline, is 64.5%.
- Games involving New York have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 71 of 140 chances this season.
- The Mets are 73-66-0 against the spread this season.
Sean Manaea (Mets probable starter)
- Manaea (11-5 with a 3.35 ERA and 154 strikeouts in 150 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Mets, his 28th of the season.
- In his last time out on Sunday against the Chicago White Sox, the left-hander went seven scoreless innings while surrendering two hits.
- In 27 games this season, the 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.35, with 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .207 against him.
- Manaea is trying to prolong a fourth-game quality start streak in this game.
- Manaea will try to build upon a five-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing).
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in seven of his 27 outings this season.
- He will face a Reds offense that ranks 15th in the league with 634 runs while batting .234 as a squad. It has a collective .400 slugging percentage (14th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 162 home runs (13th in MLB).
- Manaea has thrown five innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out six against the Reds this season.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 32-year-old’s 3.35 ERA ranks 16th, 1.115 WHIP ranks 18th, and 9.2 K/9 ranks 19th.
Mets batting stats
- The Mets rank sixth in Major League Baseball with 179 home runs.
- Hitters for New York have a combined .420 slugging percentage this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
- The Mets have a team batting average of .249 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
- New York has scored the eighth-most runs in the majors this season with 670.
- The Mets have an OBP of .320 this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
- New York ranks 18th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.
Reds stats and trends
Reds betting records
- The Reds have come away with 34 wins in the 74 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This year, Cincinnati has won six of nine games when listed as at least +152 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Reds have a 39.7% chance of walking away with the win.
- Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 66 of its 140 opportunities.
- The Reds are 76-63-0 against the spread in their 139 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Fernando Cruz (Reds probable starter)
- The Reds will look to Cruz (3-8) to open the game and make his third start of the season.
- The righty last appeared on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he threw two scoreless innings while giving up one hit.
- In 63 games this season, he has put up a 4.99 ERA and averages 14 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .221 against him.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in 44 of his 63 outings this season.
- The opposing Mets offense has the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.420) and ranks sixth in home runs hit (179) in all of MLB. They have a collective .249 batting average, and are 10th in the league with 1192 total hits and eighth in MLB action scoring 670 runs.
- In one inning over one appearance against the Mets this season, Cruz has a 9.00 ERA and a 3 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .000.
Reds batting stats
- The Reds average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 13th in baseball with 162 total home runs.
- So far this season, Cincinnati’s .400 slugging percentage ranks 14th in the majors.
- The Reds rank 24th in MLB with a .234 batting average.
- The offense for Cincinnati is the No. 15 offense in baseball, scoring 4.5 runs per game (634 total runs).
- The Reds rank 19th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .308.
