Reds at Cleveland Team, Game 1 - Preview and Lineups

Albert Cesare / The Enquirer via Imagn Content Services, LLCThe Reds roll into Cleveland after a 3-2 homestand. The Ohio Cup is within reach, just need to win 2 of 3 this weekend.

This will be the first series without Joey Votto, who hit the DL today after fracturing his thumb on Wednesday. On the bright side, Shogo Akiyama is back in action, and in the starting lineup today.

Wade Miley is on the bump for Cincinnati. Miley’s been the most consistent piece in the Reds’ rotation, and if the Reds can get 6 innings out of him today, that’d be a huge win. Zach Plesac is on the other side, who had a good outing his last time out but has struggled with inconsistency this year so far. If the Reds can…