Cincinnati Reds Prop Bets
The Washington Nationals storm the Queen City on Friday evening to take on the Reds of Cincinnati. The Nationals come into this contest with a record of 46-63, while the Reds sit at 59-52. The Nationals are coming off a series win of the Milwaukee Brewers, 2-1. Despite winning 3 out of their last 5, the Nats still sit 24.5 games back of Atlanta in the NL East. The Reds are coming off a terrible series against the Cubs that saw them win the first and then drop 3-straight. The Reds were out-scored 41-18 in the final 3 games of the series. The Reds will be glad to be heading back to the friendly confines of Great American Ballpark after a long road trip. The Nationals will be starting lefty Patrick Corbin who is 7-11 and has an ERA of 5.07. The Reds will be countering with Graham Ashcraft who is 6-7 and has an ERA of 5.31.
Pick: Elly De La Cruz over 0.5 RBIs
De La Cruz went 3 for 3 against Corbin the first time they met earlier in the season. Elly also led yesterday's game off with a jack over the right field wall. He went 1 for 4 with a walk when he led off against the Cubs on Thursday. The Reds were embarrassed by the Cubbies, so look for De La Cruz to help his club turn it around as he knocks in a run on Friday evening.
Pick: Nick Senzel over 0.5 hits
Pick: Nick Senzel over 0.5 stolen bases
Senzel is 3 for 8 with 4 RBIs against the Nationals' lefty. And although he has just a .182 batting average over the last 7 days, he has been hitting the ball hard. Look for Nick to continue to hit the ball hard as he finally gets a break and picks up at least one hit and a swipe on Friday.
Pick: Graham Ashcraft under 2.5 earned runs allowed
Pick: Graham Ashcraft to record the win
Ashcraft has 2 wins and 1 no decision in his last 3 starts. He was absolutely phenomenal in his most recent start against the Dodgers when he gave up 5 hits and no runs in 6 innings of work. Ashcraft has really started to find his groove as of late, and now gets to face a Nationals' offense that is only averaging 4.4 runs per 9 innings and hitting 0.9 home runs per 9.
