Cincinnati Reds at Seattle Mariners

SEATTLE (Interstat) — The Cincinnati Reds visit T-Mobile Park on Wednesday evening to face the Seattle Mariners, with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. The forecast calls for 87-degree temperatures and cloudy skies.

The Reds (45-54) had not confirmed a starter as of Tuesday, listing both right-handers Brady Singer (4-9) and Emerson Hancock (6-4) as probables. The Mariners (51-50) will send right-hander George Kirby to the mound.

Cincinnati enters having lost its past two games, including an 8-0 shutout Monday and a scoreless tie Tuesday (Interstat) — both in Seattle. The Reds are 3-7 over their past 10 contests.

Left-hander Andrew Abbott is a player to watch for Cincinnati. In his most recent outing Sunday (Interstat) — a 6-0 loss (Interstat) — Abbott tossed six innings of four-hit ball, striking out six without allowing a run. Over his past five starts, Abbott has a 2.88 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 26.1 innings, though the Reds lost four of those five games.

For Seattle, Kirby is coming off a dominant performance Monday against the same Reds lineup, allowing three hits over six scoreless innings with six strikeouts in an 8-0 win. Over his past three starts, Kirby has allowed two earned runs in 20 innings, striking out 20. Cal Raleigh keyed the Mariners’ offense Monday with a home run and five RBIs.

The Mariners have won four of their past five games and sit one game above .500.

Oddsmakers have installed Seattle as a -1.5-run favorite, with the over/under set at 7.5 runs. The Interstat game simulator projects a 4-3 Reds victory.

Following Wednesday’s game, Cincinnati travels to St. Louis for a weekend series, while Seattle heads to Texas for a four-game set against the Rangers.