San Diego Padres vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/1/2021

The San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds meet Thursday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. The Padres look for a win after winning 11 of their last 12 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 eight games. The Padres have won 11 straight games when scoring more than one run. Jake Cronenworth leads the Padres with 86 hits and 34 RBI while Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. have combined for 137 hits and 106 RBI. Ryan Weathers gets the ball, and he is 3-2 with a 2.47 ERA and 34 strikeouts this season. This will be Weathers’ first career game against the Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds have scored 21 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last nine games. The Reds have split their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with 102 hits and 53 RBI while Jesse Winker and Jonathan India have combined for 149 hits and 78 RBI. Luis Castillo gets the ball, and he is 3-10 with a 5.14 ERA and 80 strikeouts this season. Castillo is 2-3 with a 3.48 ERA and 34 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.

The Padres are 2-9 in their last 11 road games and 5-1 in their last 6 Thursday games. The Reds are 6-2 in their last 8 during game 3 of a series and 3-8 in their last 11 Thursday games. The over is 4-1 in Padres last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in Reds last 6 overall. The under is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings.

The Padres are one of the hotter teams in the league and not a club I’m eager to step in front of right now. The Reds pitching staff has let them down a lot lately and while Castillo has been dealing lately, we can’t ignore his serious struggles the first two months of the season. I’d consider the Reds if we we’re getting a better price. However, Padres and the soft juice, I have to side with the road team.