The Cincinnati Reds are pushing for a playoff spot in the National League, sitting 1.5 games back from the New York Mets for the final wild-card berth. They'll

The Cincinnati Reds face the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a 3-game set at Angel Stadium in Anaheim Monday.

A series opener between the Cincinnati Reds (65-60) and Los Angeles Angels (60-64) is scheduled for Monday at 9:38 p.m. ET, at Angel Stadium. A projected tight matchup features the Reds (-111 on the moneyline) against the Angels (-108). The Reds will give the ball to Brady Singer (10-9) against the Angels and Victor Mederos.

The Angels followed up a sweep over the Dodgers with two losses out of three contests to the Athletics. The Reds are coming off a win over the Brewers, which snapped a 15-game winning streak for Milwaukee. The Reds are 3-2 in the last five games and 5-3 in the past eight.

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Andrew Abbott is coming off one of the most impressive weeks of his young career. He faced off against two of the best teams in baseball, the Phillies and the Brewers, and gave up just three runs on 10 hits in 14 2/3 innings. He did not walk a batter in the two starts and struck out 13.

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