Saturday, April 12, 1:10 PM on SUN, FSOH

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

Tampa Bay - Cobb, A (0-1) vs. Cincinnati - Simon, A (1-0)

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Fans in Cincinnati at the Great American Ball Park will be excited to see one of the best teams in the American League play there on Saturday afternoon at 1:10 p.m. when the Tampa Bay Rays play the Reds. When the Rays take the field, Alex Cobb will be the starting pitcher, while the Reds will send Alfredo Simon to the mound.

Cobb will enter this start with a 25-15 career record including 0-1 this season. He has thrown 12 innings and allowed 4 earned runs on 8 hits and 5 walks with 9 strikeouts. After a sluggish first start to the season, Cobb threw 7 shutout innings in his last start. In his career against the current roster of Cincinnati players, Cobb has just faced two Reds. Jack Hannahan (0-for-2) and Ramon Santiago (1-for-2, double) are the only players to have even faced the 26-year-old right hander.

Many fans will remember Simon as the reliever in the Reds bullpen. The 32-year-old appeared in 99 games with the Reds in the past two seasons – all of which came out of the bullpen – but had a solid opening start this season. He threw 7 innings with 1 earned run with 6 strikeouts. In his career against the current Rays, Simon has allowed 15 hits in 58 at-bats (.259). Evan Longoria (.308) and Sean Rodriguez (.444) have had some success in limited play against the native of the Dominican Republic.

Tampa Bay Betting Trends

Tampa Bay is 5-5-0 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Tampa Bay is +0.7

Cincinnati Betting Trends

Cincinnati is 4-4-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Cincinnati is -0.4

Injuries to Watch

Tampa Bay

04/08/14 P Matt Moore Elbow 15-day DL (4/8)
03/30/14 P Juan Oviedo Elbow 15-day DL (3/30)
03/30/14 2B Tim Beckham Knee 15-day DL (3/30)
03/28/14 P Jeremy Hellickson Elbow 15-day DL (3/30)

Cincinnati

04/09/14 P Trevor Bell Elbow 15-day DL (4/08)
04/02/14 P Brett Marshall Finger 60-day DL (3/30)
03/31/14 P Aroldis Chapman Concussion 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 3B Jack Hannahan Shoulder 60-day DL (3/30)
03/28/14 P Mat Latos Knee 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Sean Marshall Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 2B Skip Schumaker Shoulder 15-day DL (3/22)

Guy's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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