2* Cincinatti Reds -140
1* Cincinatti Reds +140
Should be the last play of the night and another solid play, IMO.
Reds have consistently counted on Matt Belisle this year to put them back on track and he has delivered as the Reds are 4-1 when Belisle's starts after a Reds Loss. He will try to have them bounceback tonight, and they will face an ideal pitcher to do so.
Woody Williams is one of the more over-the-hill has-been pitchers in the league. He's 0-5 this season with a poor ERA. He is the exact type of pitcher that this left-handed Reds lineup feasts off of: right-handed pitchers that throw right over the top. In other words, always bet the Reds at home vs. an average MLB RHP. Reds are one of the best home teams in baseball slugging .448 with 25 HRs at home and .439 with 33 bombs vs. RHP's. Astros have had trouble closing out series' as they are 1-7 in game 3's so far.
Reds are 4-2 this season when Belisle starts, Belisle himself is 3-1, with a respectable ERA. He has been even better at night games, as his sole day game appaearance accounts for his lone loss and killed his ERA.
Marquez umpires tonight and he is 6-0 in favor of the home team, and 8-2 for the opponent when umpiring against Houston.
