Reds at Diamondbacks 5/28/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
On Monday, the Cincinnati Reds open a road series in the desert southwest against the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks.
Cincinnati beat Colorado on Saturday 6-5 and has split the first two games of their three-game series in Mile High City. Scooter Gennett hit a home run and had four other hits on Saturday for Cincinnati and Tony Cruz added a home run for the Reds.
With A.J. Pollock still out injured the leading hitter for Arizona is David Peralta with a .268 batting average and is tied in home runs with Nick Ahmed at seven. Daniel Descalso leads in RBIs with 22. Arizona has a team batting average of .213, while opposing hitters are averaging .222 at the plate against Diamondbacks pitching. On Monday, Arizona will send Matt Koch to the mound. The right-hander this season is 2-3 with an ERA of 3.77, 25 Ks and 12 BBs.
Betting Trends for vs
Arizona is 2-14 in its last 16 games played, has lost 6 of its last 7 home games and 6 of its last 7 against a right-handed (Bailey) starter. This D-Backs offense has really struggled as of late and think have to fade Arizona as big favorite today. Final Score Prediction, Cincinnati Reds win 5-3.