Tigers at Reds 6/20/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/06/2019 at 4:21 PM ET

The Detroit Tigers play the second and final game of a two-game interleague series on the road on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds.

The Tigers were off on Monday, opened this series on Tuesday and are riding a five-game winning streak after defeating the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Sunday. The win completed a sweep of the three-game series with the White Sox. Nicholas Castellanos hit a home run, while Blaine Hardy gave up one run while pitching into the sixth inning for the Tigers.

Cincinnati was idle on Monday but snapped a two-game losing streak with an 8-6 win on Sunday over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds got a home run from Eugenio Suarez and a pair of hits and two RBIs from Joey Votto in the win.
Nicholas Castellanos leads the Tigers with a batting average of .310, and team highs in RBIs with 41 and hits with 89. Jeimer Candelario leads the team in home runs with 10. Detroit has a team batting average of .251, while opposing hitters are averaging .250 at the pate against Tigers pitching. On Wednesday, the Tigers will send Michael Fulmer to the mound. The right-hander this season is 3-5 with an ERA of 4.13, 66 Ks and 28 BBs.

Scooter Gennett leads the Reds with a .336 batting average and team high 87 hits. Eugenio Suarez leads the team in home runs with 14 and RBIs with 52. Cincinnati has a team batting average of .251, while opposing hitters are averaging .266 at the plate against Reds pitching. On Wednesday, Cincinnati will send Tyler Mahle to the mound. The right-hander on the season is 5-6 with an ERA of 3.96, 68 Ks and 28 BBs.

Cincinnati has won just 11 of its 34 home games. The Reds are 0-4 in their last 4 interleague games played at home and 1-4 in their last 5 games at home versus teams with a losing record. Reds won big in opening game last night but Tigers bounce-back tonight. Final Score Prediction, Detroit Tigers win close game 5-4.

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