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Cincinnati Reds +105
One has to wonder why Cincinnati would be an underdog considering that tonight’s starter Johnny Cueto statistically has been among the National League best throughout the campaign. The key to this pick surround Cincinnati MANAGER Bryan Price who following last night’s road loss actually CALLED OUT his team claiming that their collective effort and mental concentration were quote “unacceptable”. According to their skipper the Reds were not ready to play last night as some baserunners forgot how many outs there were in an inning while the starting pitcher forgot to cover firstbase on an obvious defensive play. One can assume that Price’s message has gotten through to the various Cincinnati personnel and the team came into this rivalry Interleague series with a large advantage. While Cleveland has committed the most errors in all of baseball, Cincinnati has committed the fewest defensive errors in the entire National League. Due to a trade deadline deal that saw former rotation ace Justin Masterson leave the team, the Indians have replaced him with tonight’s starter Josh Tomlin (lofty 6.45 ERA in the past four major league assignments). In his most recent mound appearance which was in the minors, Tomlin permitted multiple homeruns which to me is a “red flag”
Cincinnati Reds +105
One has to wonder why Cincinnati would be an underdog considering that tonight’s starter Johnny Cueto statistically has been among the National League best throughout the campaign. The key to this pick surround Cincinnati MANAGER Bryan Price who following last night’s road loss actually CALLED OUT his team claiming that their collective effort and mental concentration were quote “unacceptable”. According to their skipper the Reds were not ready to play last night as some baserunners forgot how many outs there were in an inning while the starting pitcher forgot to cover firstbase on an obvious defensive play. One can assume that Price’s message has gotten through to the various Cincinnati personnel and the team came into this rivalry Interleague series with a large advantage. While Cleveland has committed the most errors in all of baseball, Cincinnati has committed the fewest defensive errors in the entire National League. Due to a trade deadline deal that saw former rotation ace Justin Masterson leave the team, the Indians have replaced him with tonight’s starter Josh Tomlin (lofty 6.45 ERA in the past four major league assignments). In his most recent mound appearance which was in the minors, Tomlin permitted multiple homeruns which to me is a “red flag”
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