Cincinnati is starting Ben Lively in this game. Lively has allowed 2 or fewer runs in 4 of his last 5 starts except his most recent start where he allowed 3. Lively allowed 1 run in each of his two starts against Milwaukee on July 9th and 16th. Cincinnati lost 1-0 and 4-3.

Milwaukee is starting Freddy Peralta in this game. Peralta faced Cincinnati on July 15th and allowed 1 hit and 0 runs over 6 innings in a 3-0 Milwaukee win. Peralta has struggled in his other recent starts allowing 3 runs in 3 games and 6 runs in his most recent start.

Milwaukee has had Cincinnati’s number this season as they are 9-3 against them on the season. A lot of those games were close games and Monday nights game was horribly officiated by the Umpire who was responsible for TWO of Milwaukee’s three runs. Cincinnati ended their losing streak to Milwaukee last night and now look to win the final game of the regular season between the division rivals.

Pick: Cincinnati Reds ML