Cincinnati has a few hitters with meaningful history against Luis Castillo, led by Nathaniel Lowe, who is 4-for-11 in 14 PA with a .364 average and 1.247 OPS. JJ Bleday is 1-for-3 with a .333 average and 1.666 OPS, while Jose Trevino is 3-for-10 with a .300 average and .700 OPS. Elly De La Cruz is hitless at 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS, and TJ Friedl is hitless at 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS; Sal Stewart, Eugenio Suárez, Noelvi Marte, and Edwin Arroyo have no MLB history vs Castillo.
Seattle’s lineup is seeing Chase Burns for the first time across the board. Cole Young, Randy Arozarena, Dominic Canzone, Cal Raleigh, Josh Naylor, Luke Raley, Victor Robles, Colt Emerson, and Weston Wilson all have no MLB history vs Burns.
The Reds clearly bring more familiarity into this matchup, with several hitters owning prior at-bats against Castillo and Lowe standing out most. The Mariners, by contrast, are working with a completely clean slate against Burns.
