Reds vs Brewers Picks and Prediction – 4/5/2025

The Cincinnati Reds are taking to the road to face the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night at 8:30 PM EST. The game is being played at American Family Field and is not being broadcast on any major network. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB free picks..

The Reds are off to a sluggish start this season with a 2-3 record in their last 5 games. The last game for the Reds was a 1-0 loss to the Texas Rangers, who swept the Reds. The Reds are now sitting on a record of 2-4 on the year.

Hitting for the Reds has been paltry with a .218 average on 42 hits. The Reds have cranked out 7 homers and brought home 24 runs. The Reds have a team ERA of 2.83 with a .173 opponent batting average. Nick Martinez heads to the mound for the Reds in this game and he is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in 6 innings pitched. Martinez has struck out 5 batters and allowed 2 homers while walking 1.

The Brewers are having the same luck as the Reds in the last 5 games posting a 2-3 mark. The last game, though, was a 3-2 11 inning win for the Brewers over the Kansas City Royals. The overall record for Milwaukee is now sitting a 2-4 on the year.

The Brewers have not settled on the starter for this game here, but does have a pitching staff that has been rocked on the year with a 7.81 ERA and the opponents are hitting at a clip of .268. The Brewers have recorded a .223 average with 6 homers and have only managed to put 23 runs across the plate on the year.

This game here is one that will actually be a low scoring game. Neither one of these teams have a good offense, but also the pitching staffs have been good at times as well. Look for the Brewers, to struggle in this game to hit off of the rest of the pitching staff in the bullpen, but will end up getting some good production off of Martinez in this game here. Final Score Prediction, Milwaukee Brewers win on the under 2-1.