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Astros - Reds
/ˈæs.troʊz maɪnˈnɪs rɛdz/ or 'AS-trohz minus REDZ'
Definition
1
A shorthand reference to a baseball matchup or series between the Houston Astros (AL West) and the Cincinnati Reds (NL Central) in Major League Baseball (MLB).
2
Often used by fans, bettors, or sports media to denote head-to-head games, scores, or rivalries between these two teams, symbolized by the dash as a versus indicator.
Examples
I put $20 on the Astros - Reds opener, betting the 'Stros would trash their bullpen like last year.
Forget the playoffs; the Astros - Reds tilt had more plot twists than a soap opera on steroids.
My fantasy league exploded when the Astros - Reds doubleheader turned everyone's pitchers into piñatas.
Streamers hyped the Astros - Reds as 'interleague chaos,' but it was just Cincinnati's bats taking a nap.