Cincinnati Reds (9-5) vs Cleveland Indians (7-7)
Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 1:10 pm
*3 Star Play Under* The Cleveland Indians have one of the worst offenses in baseball. Cleveland does still have a very good pitching staff. In fact, 11 of Cleveland’s first 15 games have stayed under this low total.
Cincinnati has scored a bunch of runs this year. However, the Reds have unsustainable numbers when it comes to batting average on balls in play, and offensive production with runners in scoring position. The Reds will face one of the top three pitchers in all of baseball here. Shane Bieber is a strikeout machine, and he still has amazing control. Mike Moustakas has missed the last two games and is considered doubtful for this game due to an illness.
Wade Miley will pitch for the Reds. In 2021, Miley has allowed only 4 hits in 11 innings pitched and has yet to allow a run this season. The Indians have struggled against left handed pitching for several years and now they are without Francisco Lindor.
Ben May is the home plate umpire here, and he has consistently called more strikes than the league average.
Take the under.