With last night’s 6-2 loss to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, the Cincinnati Reds have now lost five straight and it is obvious they miss Elly De La Cruz who is sidelined with a hamstring injury. Even without De La Cruz in the lineup for tonight’s second game of their 3-game set, the Reds get back on the rails. Chase Burns is expected to get the nod from Terry Francona and good things happen when he is on the hill, the Reds win. Burns is 7-1 with a 2.05 ERA, a WHIP of only 0.95, and he will keep the Padres’ bats in check, who are averaging just 3.8 runs per game which is dead last in the majors.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CINCINNATI REDS