The San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds meet Tuesday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. The Padres look for a win after winning nine of their last 10 games. The Reds look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The San Diego Padres have scored 17 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Padres have won seven straight games when scoring four or more runs. Jake Cronenworth leads the Padres with 84 hits and 33 RBI while Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. have combined for 133 hits and 104 RBI. Blake Snell gets the ball, and he is 3-3 with a 5.29 ERA and 90 strikeouts this season. This will be Snell’s first career game against the Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Reds have won four straight games when scoring four or more runs. Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with 100 hits and 50 RBI while Jesse Winker and Jonathan India have combined for 146 hits and 76 RBI. Tony Santillan gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 3.29 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. This will be Santillan’s second career game against the Padres.
The Padres are 1-9 in their last 10 road games and 9-1 in their last 10 overall. The Reds are 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 3-7 in their last 10 overall. The over is 4-0 in Padres last 4 overall. The under is 4-0 in Reds last 4 overall. The Padres are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The under is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings.
The Padres are going to be favored because of what they’ve done this season, but I’m not laying juice with Snell on the mound. Snell has an ERA over five on the season and has 40 walks in 66.1 innings. On the road through 28.2 innings, Snell has an ERA of 10.36 with 24 walks. No, thanks. Give me the Reds and the plus money.