Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Indians 8/6/2020 Picks Predictions Previews

Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Indians 8/6/2020 Picks Predictions Previews
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The Cleveland Indians are set to defend Progressive Field once again against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, August 6, 2020, 6:10 P.M, ET. This will be the last game in a 4 game series between both teams. The Reds drew 1st blood on this one with a score of 3-2. Cleveland wasn’t gonna take it sitting down as they got their revenge taking both games 2 and 3, scoring 4-2 and 2-0. The Cincinnati Reds are now at the 9th spot in the National League with a record of 5-7, and are in 4th place in the NL Central Division.

The Cincinnati Reds lost 5 of their 6 games heading into the weekend last week. They played great in a double header against Detroit, winning 2 games on that day scoring 4-3 and 4-0. They won their 1st game of the current series against the Indians to put them back to a .500 winning percentage, but were unable to keep the momentum rolling as they dropped their next 2 games. Nicholas Castellanos is doing well for the Reds with the bat. Castellanos was acquired as a free agent and won the NL player of the week and already has 6 home runs. The Reds only had 3 hits in their loss in game 3. Shogo Akiyama, Nicholas Castellanos, and Jesse Winker got 1 each for the team. Tejay Antone, who started the game, gave up 1 earned and 4 walks in 4.1 innings. Luis Castillo will start for the Reds in the series finale.

Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Indians Predictions 8/6/2020

The Cleveland Indians lost 3 games in their series against Minnesota, and lost 1 against the Reds after that. They took the 2 next games, and are now planning to take the series in game 4. Francisco Lidor is their best player for now, getting 3 home runs and 8 runs batted in. However, the Indians are still struggling on the plate with the worst batting average in the league. The Indians had only 4 hits in Wednesday’s game, and luckily was able to win the game. Mike Clevinger allowed 2 hits and 5 walks, but no runs were allowed. Cleveland is now 6th in the American League with a record of 7-6, and are 3rd in the AL Central Division. Carlos Carrasco will start for the Indians in game 4. Carrasco went 6-7 with a 5.29 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 80 innings last year. He is currently 1-1 with a 3.75 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 12 innings this season.

Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Indians. MLB’s pick for the finale will go to the Cleveland Indians -1.5. Looking at the pitchers as they both are not having a stellar season so far. Castillo struggled in the later part against the Tigers, while Carrasco gave up 3 homers in his last game. Behind their pitchers, Cleveland has the better team here which will be the factor to why they are favored in this one. The Reds are also 2-9 in their last 11 matchups against the Indians, and are 5-15 in their last road games against Cleveland. Indians predicted to win at 5-2.

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