Diamondbacks vs Reds Baseball Picks
The Diamondbacks took the opener of the series behind a rare sharp pitching performance. Arizona is going nowhere this season but they have hopped ahead of Colorado and could easily pass San Diego as well.
The Diamondbacks took the opener of the series behind a rare sharp pitching performance. Arizona is going nowhere this season but they have hopped ahead of Colorado and could easily pass San Diego as well.
The teams in the National League Central division are embroiled in a razor-wire chase for the division crown; two teams in the thick of it meet in Beer Country on Tuesday night to do battle.
Both of these clubs have battled injuries and sub-par performance in the first half of the 2014 MLB season – the difference being that perhaps one is a contender and the other has been a sheep in wolf’s clothing.
The Cincinnati Reds head to San Francisco on Thursday to open a four-game series against the Giants, who won two of three in Cincinnati earlier this month.
The Reds were on a roll, but were derailed by the Cubs on Tuesday. They will aim to get things back on track when they face Chicago in the rubber match of a three-game set at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.
The Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds on Monday in the first game of a three-game set at Wrigley Field. These teams will be meeting for the sixth time this season on Monday, with the road side claiming three of the first five meetings.
The Blue Jays’ previously atomic offense has turned anemic; the Reds have always had trouble scratching runs across, but often tread water with on-base robot (and Canadian, if we want to be topical!) Joey Votto.
The Milwaukee Brewers host the Cincinnati Reds on Friday in the opener of a three-game set at Miller Park. The Brewers are happy to return home where they are 19-13 this season following an eight-game road trip, while the Reds begin a stretch of 16 road games in 19 contests following a 10-game homestand.
Los Angeles has done well on the road this season, and will hope that it can use its trip to Cincinnati to close the gap in the NL West, when they face the Reds in the first of a four-game series that begins on Monday night.
The San Francisco Giants continue to hum along. They are 8-2 in their last 10 after winning their series in St. Louis over the weekend and they have the best record in baseball.
The Reds have to be among the most disappointing teams in the league. They are bumbling along under .500 and with Joey Votto out and the rest of the lineup struggling they are just not putting up enough runs to win consistently.
The Reds have lost 4 in a row and will be hoping to salvage at least one game from their trip to L.A.
The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night in the second game of a three-game set at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers took the opener in the series on Monday by a score of 4-3.
The Dodgers are still riding the euphoric wave of veteran pitcher Josh Beckett’s no-hitter against the Phillies last night; they’ll hope to keep that good California karma going against the visiting Reds on Monday night.
Reds pitcher Homer Bailey hit the big bucks this offseason with a contract extension; he’ll be out to stymie the Redbirds when St. Louis comes to town on Friday night.
The Brewers will aim to continue their dominance when they travel to Cincinnati on Thursday to start a four-game series with the Reds.