Brewers vs Reds Picks and Prediction – 6/3/2025

The Milwaukee Brewers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus the Cincinnati Reds. Milwaukee is 32-28 following Sunday’s 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, which completed a three-game sweep of that series. Jake Bauers hit a pinch-hit two-run double to help lead Milwaukee to the win. The Brewers trail first place in the National League Central Buy 5 ½ games. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB predictions.

Sal Frelick is batting .292 to lead Milwaukee, while Jackson Chourio is the leader in hits with 66. Christian Yelich is the leader in home runs with 12 and in RBI with 39. Rhys Hoskins is the leader in on-base percentage at .367. On Tuesday, Milwaukee will send Freddy Peralta to the mound. The right-hander is 5-3 with a 2.77 ERA, 66 Ks, and 26 BBs. 

The Cincinnati Reds dropped to 29-31 following Sunday’s 7-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Cincinnati lost two out of three to Chicago over the week, and the Reds have dropped three of the last four. Cincinnati is ninth in team batting average and 12th in team ERA, but three games below .500. Cincinnati is 4th in the National League Central, 8 ½ games behind the first-place Cubs.

TJ Friedl is batting .300 with 65 hits and an on-base percentage of.382 to lead Cincinnati in the three categories. Elly De La Cruz is the leader in home runs with 12 and RBI with 42. Cincinnati is batting .245 with a .394 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, Cincinnati will send Hunter Greene to the mound. The right-hander is 4-3 with a 2.63 ERA, 66 Ks, and 11 BBs.

Milwaukee will win on the road Tuesday when visiting Cincinnati, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Milwaukee's last six and 13 of Cincinnati's last 19. Milwaukee starter Freddy Peralta has had three straight above-average outings, allowing five runs on 14 hits across 14.1 innings. Cincinnati starter Hunter Greene has had four straight strong outings, allowing five runs on 14 hits across 18 innings. Final Score Prediction: Milwaukee Brewers win but our best play is UNDER 5-1.