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The Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants meet Sunday in MLB action at Oracle Park. The Cincinnati Reds need a win after losing 8 of their last 9 games. The San Francisco Giants need a win after losing 5 of their last 7 games.
The Cincinnati Reds have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Reds have split their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Kyle Farmer leads the Reds with 62 hits and 38 RBI, while Brandon Drury and Tommy Pham have combined for 118 hits and 66 RBI. Tyler Mahle gets the ball, and he is 2-6 with a 4.57 ERA and 90 strikeouts this season. Mahle is 0-3 with a 6.56 ERA and 27 strikeouts in his career against the Giants.
The San Francisco Giants have scored 17 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Giants have lost 5 of their last 6 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Thairo Estrada leads the Giants with 62 hits and 30 RBI, while Wilmer Flores and Mike Yastrzemski have combined for 110 hits and 67 RBI. Anthony DeSclafani gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. DeSclafani is 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Reds.
The Reds are 16-35 in their last 51 road games and 1-7 in their last 8 overall. The Giants are 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 1-5 in their last 6 overall. The under is 9-3-1 in Reds last 13 road games. The under is 12-4-2 in Giants last 18 overall. The Reds are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings.
The Cincinnati Reds are starting to look like the Reds from the start of the season, and they haven’t had much luck with Tyler Mahle on the mound, and he’s lost 5 of his last 6 outings. Anthony DeSclafani has had his issues this season, and that includes allowing 28 hits and 14 runs in his last 16.1 innings. This is one of those spots where you just close your eyes and back the better team, especially at home. Give me the Giants.