T.M. Selection: Arizona Diamondbacks.

I like the Arizona Diamondbacks to win this game against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. The D-backs just won their most recent game over the Phillies on Sunday avoiding a sweep by them and now that their bats have gotten hot again I expect them to win this game over the Reds in their own ballpark. The D-backs just split a 4 game series with the Reds less than a week ago but they put up a ton of runs in that entire series and I expect them to the same here again. The Reds were starting to put a bit of a run together but then they lost 4 games in a row with their offense really dying down in those games. They just won their most recent game over the Cardinals but haven't looked good lately in any games before that. Mike Minor (0-2, 8.64 ERA) is up for the Reds here and he just came back from an injury but hasn't looked good in his 2 starts. He missed the 1st 2 months of the season due to his injury and just had his 1st start this June but he has given up 8 runs in a little over 8 innings pitched and I think he is going to have another bad game here and give up a ton of runs to a hot hitting team. Merill Kelly (5-3, 3.32 ERA) is up for the D-backs here and he has looked great all year. He has only had 1 really bad start this year but other than that he doesn't give up a lot of runs in his starts. I think he is going to continue the way he has been pitching this year in this game and I expect him to keep the Reds offense dried up while the D-backs bring in the runs on Minor and the Reds here. I like the Diamondbacks to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 7-1 Diamondbacks.