T.M. Selection: San Diego Padres -1.5.

I like the San Diego Padres on the runline in this game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. The Padres have looked good in their games lately winning 3 games in a row now and I think they can extend that to 4 wins in a row here. Their 2 most recent wins have both been against the Reds here in this series and they won both games by 2+ runs. The Reds have struggled to put up runs in their games all year so far and they are on a terrible losing skid at the moment, losing 8 games in a row with a majority of those losses coming by 2+ runs. Vladimir Gutierrez (0-2, 5.40 ERA) has already racked up 2 losses in his 1st 2 starts this year and he has been giving up some runs in all of his starts so far, not making it out of the 5th inning in either game. I think he is going to have another bad start here and it will be hard for him to pitch a good game against this strong batting lineup for the Padres. MacKenzie Gore (0-0, 3.38 ERA) has only had the 1 start this year which also happens to be his 1st ever MLB start in his career but he pitched really well in that game and I think he can replicate that in this game. He is still a rookie making his 2nd MLB start in this game and I think that offers a bit of an advantage for him since the Reds haven't seen his pitches before and will be less likely to knowing what is coming at them in this game. I think the Reds will continue to hit the ball here and I expect the Padres to put up runs here now that their bats have gotten hot in their games lately. I think the Reds are really bad this year and I expect them to continue on their losing skid here. I like the Padres to win this game by 2+ runs covering the runline in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 8-2 Padres.