Series Preview: Miami Marlins vs Cincinatti Reds – August 27/29
By Matt Melton

Cincinnati Reds Players to Watch
OF Nick Castellanos
The Reds best positional player is Castellanos who leads the team in both hits and batting average. Castellanos torched Marlins pitching a week ago collecting seven hits in 15 at-bats with six RBI’s.
2B Jonathan India
The likely leader for the 2021 NL Rookie of the Year is India, a versatile infielder who primarily plays second base for the Reds. For the season, India is slashing .273/.387/.457 with 16 home runs, 56 RBI’s, and eight stolen bases.
1B Joey Votto
Cincinnati’s veteran first baseman continues to swing a hot batas we enter the month of September. Votto collected three hits against Miami a week ago, two of which were home runs.
C Tyler Stephenson
The Reds rookie backstop continues his strong rookie season slashing .289/.374/.452. So far this month, Stephenson sports a .318 AVG with four home runs.
RP Jeff Hoffman
Splitting time between the rotation and bullpen this season, Hoffman has transitioned over the past month to a full-time bullpen role. Since returning in late-July, Hoffman has posted a 1.29 ERA across his last 14 innings.