Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds 8/15/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Great American Ball Park will play host to a Monday night MLB clash between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds. The Phillies (61-53) are six games above .500 on the road and hold a 1.5 game lead over Milwaukee for the final NL Wild Card spot. On Sunday, Philadelphia went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base during a 6-0 road loss against New York and you can find out who struggled by checking out our MLB picks page.

Hard-throwing righty Noah Syndergaard (6-8 3.96 ERA) will head to the hill for the Phillies in this contest. Philadelphia has won Syndergaard’s first two starts and he has allowed six runs through 11 innings.

The Cincinnati Reds have dropped 34 of their 59 home games and are 17.5 games back in the NL Central Division standings. On Sunday, Cincinnati snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-5 home victory versus Chicago. OF Aristides Aquino hit a three-run blast for the Reds, who improved to 45-68 on the year.

Thirty-four year old southpaw Mike Minor (1-9 6.24 ERA) is having a season to forget for the Reds. Last time out, Minor surrendered four runs in five plus innings during a 6-2 road loss against New York.