Reds' Henry Ramos on bench Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Henry Ramos is not in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale against right-hander Noah Syndergaard and the Cleveland Guardians.

What It Means:

Ramos started at designated hitter and went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts on Tuesday. Christian Encarnacion-Strand will shift back to DH on Wednesday while Joey Votto will return to first base and bat fifth.

Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Reds' implied total is 5.26 and the game total is 9.5. Syndergaard has fallen off this season, with a 6.10 xERA (bottom 5th percentile of MLB) and 14.5% strikeout rate (bottom 3rd).

Source: MLB.com