Diamondbacks vs Reds Picks and Prediction – 6/6/2025

The Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Cincinnati Reds. Arizona improved to 30-31 following Wednesday´s 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Arizona’s Merrill Kelly gave up just one hit in seven innings. The Diamondbacks have won three straight but trail first-place in the National League West by 6 ½ games. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Josh Naylor is batting .287 with 66 hits to lead Arizona in both categories. Corbin Carroll is the leader in home runs with 18, and Eugenio Suarez is the leader in RBI with 44. Geraldo Perdomo is the leader in on-base percentage at .376. Arizona has not announced its starting pitcher for the opening game of this series on Friday versus the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds dropped to 30-31 following Wednesday’s 9-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Cincinnati won only one of three games in its just-completed series at home with the Brewers. Cincinnati has lost four out of the last five. The Reds are fourth in the National League Central, nine games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs.

TJ Friedl is batting .300 with 68 hits and an on-base percentage of. 383 to lead Cincinnati in the three categories. Elly De La Cruz is the leader in home runs with 12 and in RBI with 43. Cincinnati is batting .243 with a .391 slugging percentage. On Friday, the Cincinnati Reds will send Nick Lodolo to the mound. The left-hander is 4-4 with a 3.10 ERA, 60 Ks, and 14 BBs.

Arizona will pick up a victory on the road Friday when visiting the Cincinnati Reds. Arizona has won each of the last six played during June, while Cincinnati has lost five of its last seven overall. Cincinnati starter Nick Lodolo has pitched just average in five consecutive outings, allowing nine runs on 27 hits across 28.1 innings, and Cincinnati has lost four of the five games during that span. Final Score Prediction: Arizona Diamondbacks win 5-2.