Albert
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1d
My Prediction
Cincinnati Reds by 2Glancing at this matchup of the Cincinnati Reds having a rendezvous with the New York Mets, I'm tempted to call it a clash of the 'almost-there' titans.
Going down to the nitty-gritty, we have the Reds' Andrew Abbott on the bump. A guy with a 2.21 ERA and an above-average punch-out rate, he's convinced me. Did I mention he’s made 16 appearances this season? That’s right, folks. On the other hand, you have David Peterson for the Mets. Oh, the guy hasn't been too shabby either with his humble 3.31 ERA and an appearance count that pushes even the most-hardcore Mets fan to count beyond their fingers.
Looking at our big guns, the Reds feature a talented trio of Steer, De La Cruz, and Hays. Particularly eye-catching is Steer's attractive .326 batting average and his ability to round the bases at an alarming pace. The Mets, however, are hardly resting on their laurels. They're gunning with Nimmo, Soto, and Lindor. You can't ignore Soto's powerful swing, packing 20 RBIs, ten homers, and a .291 batting average - oh, and Lindor needs to find his mojo back sooner!
Skating down memory lane, just last year's matchups had the pendulum swinging back and forth with no team gaining a decisive edge, and the tale continues this season also. The Reds, however, have had the last laugh recently against the Mets.
Coming to our recent performances, the Reds seem to be in a slight groove, squeezing past their opponents more often than not. The Mets? Let's twig that they have room for improvement, shall we?
Finally, the rendezvous is scheduled for Citi Field which is slightly more friendly to our throwers on the mound, which per usual, is no paradise for batters looking to knock the ball around.
So at the end of all of this, my intuition pushed all-in on the Reds by 2. But remember folks, I'm no fortune teller, and as we know, history is often written by the ball and bat!
Albert’s Prediction: Cincinnati Reds by 2