MLB Lines – Cubs vs Reds
Chicago and Cincinnati will play the final of a two-game series on Tuesday, with the Cubs looking to climb back into the season series after dropping two of a three-game set to the Reds earlier this month.
Chicago and Cincinnati will play the final of a two-game series on Tuesday, with the Cubs looking to climb back into the season series after dropping two of a three-game set to the Reds earlier this month.
Game one was rained out on Monday, so the Cubs and Reds will play game one of an abbreviated two-game series in Cincinnati on Tuesday night.
The Cincinnati Reds will travel south to Atlanta to start a three-game set against the Braves on Friday night.
The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates continue their four-game set at PNC Park with game three in the series on Wednesday. The Reds won game two in the series on Tuesday by a score of 4-1. That came a day after a 6-5 Pirates win in game one on Monday.
Cincinnati comes into this series with some momentum having taken two of three in Chicago and two of three the previous series against the Pirates.
On the season the Reds have an Over/Under record of 3-3 and a run-line W/L record of 2-5 and the Cardinals have an Over/Under record of 3-3 and a run-line W/L record of 3-4. This season the Cardinals are 1-0 at home and the Reds are 1-3 on the road.
Yadier Molina’s solo home run in the seventh inning lifted St. Louis to a 1-0 opening day victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds.
The St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds will open their seasons at the Great American Ball Park in Ohio on Monday afternoon. Both teams made the postseason out of the National League Central Division a year ago, and both sides know that wins in March mean just as much as wins in October.
The Cincinnati Reds have a nice record and a solid lead on that second Wild Card spot but they are slipping in the National League Central. They used to be neck and neck with Pittsburgh but the Pirates have raced ahead of late, zooming to the top of the league standings.
Cincinnati is looking to close some ground in the National League Central but couldn’t take advantage of a loss by St. Louis and finished yesterday behind Pittsburgh in a fun race to watch.
Is the National League Central the best division in baseball? Well it is the only one with three teams with 34 or more victories heading into June. Two of those are locked up here as the Red and Pirates are tied for second behind the Cardinals after the Reds won the series opener Friday night.
The Cincinnati Reds were on a fantastic roll heading into last night’s game against Philadelphia. The Reds had won 6 in a row and 8 of 10 to put some pressure on the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central.
The Phillies should be encouraged by the fact that they got a solid pitching performance from Roy Halladay yesterday. After taking two of three against the Marlins they are at .500 but still looking way up at the Braves in the National League East standings.
The Reds stumbled a bit on offense last season after having a great season at the plate the previous season and one of the issues was at the leadoff spot. They really addressed that need brining in Shin-Soo Choo, who batted .310 and had an on-base-percentage of .389 last season.
The St. Louis Cardinals have overtaken the Pittsburgh Pirates for second place in the NL Central. Now, the Cardinals are trying to make another late charge toward the playoffs like they did last year.
A few weeks ago the Dodgers had the best record in baseball and everything was looking great. Now, the Dodgers are in a tailspin and looking like a team destined to head back to the .500 mark.