The Cleveland Indians (27-23) will lace up their cleats to take on the Cincinnati Reds (32-19) in a battle for Ohio baseball supremacy. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m., and the game can be live streamed free by clicking this link, or by going to MLB.com and subscribing. Indians fans can hear the game at WTAM 1100 while Reds fans can listen in at WLW 700.
Shin-Soo Choo, the former Indians right fielder who was dealt to Cincinnati as part of a three-team trade that netted Reds center fielder Drew Stubbs and Diamondbacks pitching prospect Trevor Bauer, homered in his first at-bat against his former club yesterday.
While the Indians are one of MLB's surprise successes so far this year, there's no doubt they miss Choo, who currently leads the Reds with 10 home runs out of the leadoff spot. In addition to his 10 bombs, Choo is batting .290 with 20 RBI, five stolen bases, and an incredible .442 on base percentage.
Choo and first baseman Joey Votto, whose .351 batting average is the best in the National League, have powered the Reds to the second best record in the NL, and just 1.5 games behind the MLB-best St. Louis Cardinals.
If all that wasn't enough, Cleveland will get to face one of the Reds' aces, Mat Latos (4-0, 3.17 ERA). Latos could be set to have the best season of his career; generally a slow starter, through the first two months of the 2013 campaign Latos has not gotten a loss and is pitching like his June-through-September self.
Countering Latos on the mound for the Indians will be Zach McAllister (4-3, 2.89 ERA). While Ubaldo Jimenez was brought in two seasons ago to anchor Cleveland's staff, McAllister and Justin Masterson seem to be assuming that role. In nine starts, McAllister has yet to give up more than three earned runs.
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