On Wednesday, the Cincinnati Reds play the second game of an interleague series on the road against the Kansas City Royals.
The Reds were off Monday, but defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in their last outing on Sunday. Cincinnati’s Billy Hamilton made four important defensive plays in center field to help lead the Reds to the win. Hamilton threw out two runners and made impressive catches in both the eighth and ninth innings racing back toward the wall. Hamilton also hit a triple and scored two runs.
Whit Merrifield leads Kansas City with a .286 batting average. Mike Moustakas has the team lead in home runs at 13 and RBIs at 42. Kansas City has a team batting average of .248 while opposing hitters are averaging .278 at the plate against Royals pitching. On Wednesday, the Royals will send Jason Hammel to the mound. The right-hander this season is 2-6, with an ERA of 5.12, 52 Ks and 21 BBs.
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Kansas City has lost 12 of Hammel’s last 17 starts, 22 of its last 32 home games and 39 of its last 58 games overall. Two bad pitching staffs give up runs in bunches in this one. Final Score Prediction, Cincinnati Reds win high scoring over game 7-4.