The Cincinnati Reds open a three-game weekend series on the road against the San Diego Padres on Friday.
The Reds are off Thursday after defeating Arizona on Wednesday 7-4. Adam Duvall hit a grand slam to tie the game for the Reds while Scott Schebler’s two run homer broke a tie in the sixth giving the Reds an advantage the D-Backs could not overcome.
Eric Hosmer leads San Diego with a .272 batting average. Christian Villanueva has a team high 14 home runs and 33 RBIs. San Diego has a team batting average of .228 while opposing hitters are averaging .256 at the plate against Padres pitching. The Padres have not yet announced their starting pitching for Friday against the Reds.
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San Diego has won 4 of the last 5 games against the Reds at home. San Diego has won 5 of its last 7 games at home overall. Two bad teams but have to give Padres slight edge on Friday as the home field edge is too much for Reds to overcome. Final Score Prediction, San Diego Padres win 5-2.
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