Ben Zobrist is leading off at second base, followed by Nicholas Castellanos in right and Kris Bryant at third. Kyle Schwarber is in left as he employs an all-fields hitting approach, Willson Contreras is catching, and Victor Caratini is at first. Jason Heyward in center and Nico Hoerner at short finish things out.
They’re facing Tyler Mahle, he of the 5.11 ERA over 22 starts. While a pitcher’s record should not be used as a sole indicator of his performance, going 2-11 tells us that Mahle hasn’t done a great job of keeping the Reds in games.