Cincinnati Reds at Arizona Diamondbacks 4/11/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Sunday afternoon MLB action, the Cincinnati Reds and the Arizona Diamondbacks will wrap up their weekend series from Chase Field. Last night, Cincinnati SP Jeff Hoffman (1-1) gave up three runs in four plus innings during an 8-3 loss. Eugenio Suarez homered and scored a pair of runs for the Reds, who fell to 6-2 on the season.

Twenty-eight year old righty Jose De Leon (0-0) will make his sixth career major league start. Last time out, De Leon allowed two runs and fanned nine batters through five innings of a 5-3 home victory versus Pittsburgh.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have dropped six of their first nine games and rank near the bottom of the majors with a 5,13 team ERA. During last night’s five-run victory, Arizona SP Riley Smith (1-0) gave up two runs across six solid frames to earn the win. Asdrubal Cabrera and Eduardo Escobar each went deep to power the offense for the Diamondbacks. 

Twenty-seven year old right-hander Luke Weaver (0-0 4.76 ERA) will take the mound for the Diamondbacks in this matchup. In his first start, Weaver gave up three runs in five plus innings during a 10-8 road victory against Colorado.