Philadelphia Phillies vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/28/2021

The Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds meet Sunday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. The Phillies need a win after losing eight of their last 12 games. The Reds need a win after losing seven of their last 10 games.

The Philadelphia Phillies have scored nine runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last nine games. The Phillies have lost seven of their last nine games when scoring three or less runs. Rhys Hoskins leads the Phillies with 65 hits and 43 RBI while Alec Bohm and Jean Segura have combined for 124 hits and 53 RBI. Spencer Howard gets the ball, and he is 0-2 with a 5.59 ERA and 26 strikeouts this season. This will be Howard’s first career game against the Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds have scored six runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Reds have won 10 of their last 13 games when scoring four or more runs. Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with 97 hits and 43 RBI while Jesse Winker and Jonathan India have combined for 144 hits and 75 RBI. Wade Miley gets the ball, and he is 6-4 with a 2.85 ERA and 62 strikeouts this season. Miley is 3-1 with a 3.09 ERA and 29 strikeouts in his career against the Phillies.

The Phillies are 17-35 in their last 52 road games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The Reds are 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 3-7 in their last 10 overall. The under is 9-4 in Phillies last 13 overall. The under is 4-0 in Reds last 4 overall. The Phillies are 7-20 in the last 27 meetings in Cincinnati.

Neither of these teams have had much success over the last two weeks, but the Reds have shown more life offensively and have the better starter on the hill in Miley. The Phillies offense continues to come up short and they’ve had some of their biggest struggles on the road. I have to lean toward the Reds getting the job done at home.