If the Colorado Rockies want to snap their 5-game skid, they had better be clicking on every cylinder tonight when they visit Great American Ball Park and the red hot Cincinnati Reds. The Big Red Machine has won 8 straight, 11 of their last 13, and are coming off a 3-game sweep of the world champion Houston Astros, in Houston. Tonight’s expected starters are two southpaws, Brandon Williamson for the Reds and Austin Gomber for the Rockies. Williamson is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. Gomber is 4-6 with a 7.29 ERA and a 1.70 WHIP. Colorado is just 13-26 away from Coors Field and 1-7 in their last 8 trips to Cincinnati. If Gomber isn’t in the zone, the Reds will rip him to shreds. Cincinnati is 9-1 in their last 10 home games against a left-handed starter. The Reds are hot. Ride them ’til they are not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CINCINNATI REDS