The Cincinnati Reds opened this series with a 9-3 triumph and look good to put another beating on the Washington Nationals on Saturday.

Nats right-hander Erick Fedde (1-0, 2.18 ERA) has made just two starts this season. He blanked Miami over five innings of work last time out, but the Reds have way better bats than the Fish and have scored at least eight runs in four of their last six games. We can also note that Fedde is unlikely to pitch more than 5-6 innings only for the worst bullpen in baseball to take over. The Nationals are 1-4 in Fedde's last five starts.

The Reds hand the ball to Tanner Roark (4-3, 3.20 ERA) who fanned nine over five scoreless innings of a 10-2 win against the Cubs last time out. He has allowed three runs or fewer in 10 of his 11 starts on the season.