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Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Indians MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 4/16/21

Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Indians MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 4/16/21
2021-04-16 19:10:00 EDT

The Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds meet Friday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park.

The Cleveland Indians look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Indians have scored six runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Indians are 6-0 this season when scoring four or more runs. Eddie Rosario leads the Indians with 10 hits and seven RBI while Jose Ramirez and Franmil Reyes have combined for 20 hits and 14 RBI. Logan Allen gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA and eight strikeouts this season. This will be Allen’s first career game against the Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds need a win after losing four of their last five games. The Reds have scored nine runs in their last three games and three or less runs in four of their last five games. The Reds are 1-3 this season when scoring three or less runs. Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with 15 hits and eight RBI while Jonathan India and Mike Moustakas have combined for 23 hits and 16 RBI. Jeff Hoffman gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA and eight strikeouts this season. This will be Hoffman’s first career game against the Indians.

The Indians are 1-4 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series and 6-2 in their last 8 overall. The Reds are 4-0 in their last 4 Friday games and 8-2 in their last 10 during game 1 of a series. The under is 4-1 in Indians last 5 overall. The over is 5-1 in Reds last 6 home games. The Indians are 7-1 in the last 8 meetings in Cincinnati and 21-7 in the last 28 meetings.

The Cleveland Indians head into this series playing the better baseball and they have the starting pitching edge as well. The Cincinnati Reds offense has cooled off drastically these last couple of games and Hoffman is not a pitcher I’m thrilled to get behind with his career ERA over six. I’ll take the cheap price and the Indians on the road.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Cleveland Indians -108

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