San Diego Padres vs. Cincinnati Reds Odds & Pick: April 23rd 2010

San Diego Padres vs. Cincinnati Reds
Free MLB Pick: Cincinnati Reds -117 odds
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Cincinnati’s bats awakened in their series win over Los Angeles. The Reds scored a whopping 25 runs in taking two of three from the Dodgers. Johnny Cueto (0-0, 5.06 ERA) gets the start tonight; he was solid in his only home start against the Cardinals and he should continue to pitch strong tonight. Cueto has had success against San Diego in the past, striking out 10 in a no decision Reds victory back in 2008. Scott Hairston (0-3), Everth Cabrera (0-3) and David Eckstein (0-2) have yet to get a hit off the righty. San Diego is 2-4 on the road hitting just .218 while averaging only 3.2 runs per game. They are hitting slightly over .230 the past seven games, despite winning six of those seven games.

San Diego’s Kevin Correia is 2-1 with a 3.11 ERA, but lost his only road outing of the season. Correia gave up four runs and seven hits in six innings of work in Arizona. He owns a 4.21 ERA against the Reds in seven starts, and last year, Correia won a pair of close games against Cincinnati. But the Reds offense wasn’t as good then as they are now. Cincinnati hits .362 as a team against Correia with Joey Votto (4-12), Scott Rolen (4-5), Ramon Hernandez (2-4), Laynce Nix (2-4), Jonny Gomes (1-2), Ryan Hanigan (1-2) and Chris Dickerson (1-2) all doing the best. The Reds are averaging 5 runs per game at home, and with a resurgent Cueto on the mound for Cincinnati, we see the Reds putting an end to San Diego’s 6-game winning streak.