Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds 7/3/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/02/2022 at 10:08 PM ET

Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds 7/3/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Atlanta Braves play the final game of a three-game series on the road Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds. Atlanta is 45-33 following its 9-1 victory over the Reds on Friday in the opening game of the series. Max Fried won his eighth straight decision and Austin Riley belted a two-run home run, while Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer. Atlanta is second in the National League East, 3 ½ games behind first place New York.

Dansby Swanson is batting .300 to lead Atlanta and the shortstop has team highs in RBIs with 46, hits with 88 and on-base percentage at .360. Third baseman Austin Riley is the leader in home runs with 19. On Sunday, the Atlanta Braves will send Charlie Morton to the mound. The right-hander is 4-3 with a 4.73 ERA, 91 Ks and 30 BBs.

Cincinnati is 26-50 following its eight-run loss to Atlanta on Saturday. The Reds have lost three straight and over that stretch of three losses, Cincinnati has been outscored 32-11. The Reds have baseball's worst team ERA at 5.56. Cincinnati is last in the National League Central, 17 ½ games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers.

Shortstop Kyle Farmer is batting .284 to lead Cincinnati while left fielder Tommy Pham has a team high .351 on-base percentage. Third baseman Brandon Drury is leading in home runs with 16, RBIs with 40 and hits with 68. On Sunday, the Cincinnati Reds will send Luis Castillo to the mound. The right-hander is 3-4 with an ERA of 3.32, 60 Ks and 21 BBs.

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Atlanta will pick up another win on Sunday against Cincinnati in the final game of the series, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in five of the last seven played between the two including Friday’s 9-1 result. The OVER has cashed five of Cincinnati’s last six overall and in each of Cincinnati's last four played at home. In addition the OVER has cashed in  8 of the last 11 played by Atlanta on the road. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Braves win but our best play is OVER 8-4.