Saturday, September 6, 2014

Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati

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The Great American Ball Park will be the home of a game between the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon. The Mets and Reds are both close to being eliminated from playoff contention, but will still hope for a great performance from their pitchers. Getting the start for the Mets will be right-hander Dillon Gee (6-6), while the Reds will turn to their staff ace, Johnny Cueto (16-8).

Through his first 8 starts of the season, Gee was incredible for the Mets, but in his last 10 starts, has struggled and has had his ERA go from mid-2.00s to 3.81. During that time, he has gone 3-5 and the Mets have only won 4 games and in their losses, have only given Gee 8 runs of support. In his career against the current roster of Cincinnati players, Gee has allowed 13 hits in 45 at-bats with 4 home runs allowed including 2 from Brandon Phillips.

Cueto has been one of the best pitchers in the sport this season. In addition to his 16 wins, he has an ERA of 2.26, WHIP of 0.97, and .195 BAA. In his last 10 starts, he has been even better than his overall numbers. He has gone 7-2 in that time and is coming off a stellar 8 inning performance where he allowed 3 earned runs on 9 hits against their division rivals from Pittsburgh. This will be the second time Cueto has pitched against the Mets this season and in the first, he got a no decision after throwing 7 quality innings in April.

New York Mets Betting Trends

New York Mets are 63-61-16 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for New York Mets is -0.1

Cincinnati Reds Betting Trends

Cincinnati Reds are 62-72-5 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Cincinnati Reds is 0

Injuries to Watch

New York Mets

08/29/14 2B Daniel Murphy Calf 15-day DL (8/25)
08/28/14 P Victor Black Neck 15-day DL (8/24)
04/01/14 P Bobby Parnell Elbow 15-day DL (4/1), out for season
03/28/14 P Matt Harvey Elbow 60-day DL (3/30), out for season

Cincinnati Reds

09/04/14 SS Zack Cozart Wrist questionable
08/18/14 P Homer Bailey Elbow 15-day DL (8/8)
08/17/14 1B Joey Votto Quad 60-day DL (7/1)
08/07/14 P Logan Ondrusek Shoulder 15-day DL (7/13)
06/21/14 P Trevor Bell Elbow 60-day DL (4/08)
06/14/14 P Sean Marshall Shoulder 60-day DL (6/13)

Tony's Pick: Take New York

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