Paul Skenes is an otherworldly talent on the mound, precisely what fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates have hoped would come along and rescue their Reds games with FanDuel Sports Network Photo by Rob LeiterMLB Photos via Getty ImagesNever miss a Reds game with blackout-free streaming with FanDuel Sports NetworkPlus watch hundreds of live, local NBA and NHL games all season long, as well as select WNBA games, PWHL games, and your favorite local teams to get the games and coverage that matter most to Sports Network: Pick your plan. Stream your teamsSkenes is also set to miss facing the Cincinnati Reds for the second time already this season, as his turn in the starting rotation didn't come up when these two clubs faced off in early April and won't spin around in time to face Cincinnati this paper, that should come as a boon for a surging Reds club who has won four straight and just swept aside the Cleveland Guardians over the weekend. Of course, the Reds also had their own ace in Hunter Greene firing 7 scoreless frames on April 13th as the Reds won 4-0 to secure the sweep of the Pirates the first time these clubs played this season, and Greene, of course, is currently sidelined with a groin way, this is a series where the Reds should continue to flex their muscles over their perennially rebuilding NL Central rivals. The Pirates are a dismal 15-32 on the season, just got swept by the Philadelphia Phillies, and have lost five of six overall this year Vic Wertz Jersey. Their offense's collective. 279 wOBA is tied with the Chicago White Sox for the worst mark in all of baseball, their. 322 slugging percentage hands down the lowest among all 30 MLB clubs. They've clubbed just 33 dingers - only the Kansas City Royals have fewer - and their. 104 ISO is, as you'd expect at this point of the paragraph, the worst in all Major League is missing Pittsburgh's best starter, and the Pirates offense has been abysmal overall. If that's not a recipe for putting the screws to a division rival while riding a heater I do not know what is, but that's clearly the expectation for this Reds club as they once again look to climb out of the 4. 5 game hole they've put themselves in within the division and chase, in earnest, both the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals this the lone problem facing the Reds in this series is that Pittsburgh will be sending a pair of LHPs out as starters. That means the white-hot Will Benson will either a) be on the bench or b) up against his nemeses while trying to prolong his excellent run of form. To date, Reds batters collectively own just a 79 wRC+ against LHP this season, so that's not exactly to their , these are precisely the kinds of series good clubs must win, which is the same thing that got said when the Reds dropped the series to the White Sox just last week Brant Hurter Jersey. Hopefully this won't be a lesson learned post MatchupsMonday, May 19th: LHP Nick Lodolo vs. RHP Mitch KellerTuesday, May 20th: RHP Nick Martinez vs. LHP Bailey FalterWednesday, May 21st: RHP Brady Singer vs. LHP Andrew HeaneyHow to WatchAll three of these games will be broadcast on FanDuel Sports Network Javier Baez Jersey. You can watch FDSN in-market through cable packages, though it's also available to be streamed in-market with no blackout restrictions even without a cable subscription. You can check the link in the above sidebar for more information on how you can do just 's game between these two clubs will also be carried on FS1, so you can view it usual, you can view these games from outside the Reds TV market by catching the FDSN stream through.