Friday, April 11, 7:10 PM on SUN, FSOH

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

Tampa Bay - Price, D (1-0) vs. Cincinnati - Cueto, J (0-1)

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The interleague showdown between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cincinnati Reds on Friday night will feature two talented pitchers that are each known as one of the best in their respective franchise histories. In the case of the Rays, left hander David Price will take the mound while the Reds will send Johnny Cueto to the hill. The Great American Ballpark will be the home for this 7:10 p.m. game.

Price will come into this start with a 72-39 career record including a 1-0 record this season. It will be his third start of the season and while he hasn’t fared particularly well this season compared to what fans expect, he is still almost averaging a strikeout per inning and has just 1 walk in 13 1/3 innings. When you look at what he has done against current Cincinnati players, take away his at-bats against Ramon Santiago and the Reds would be batting less than .200. Santiago is 4-for-9 while the rest of the team has just 4 hits.

Cueto will be making his third start of the year and has gone 0-1 with a 1.93 ERA. He has allowed just 8 hits in 14 innings with 3 earned runs allowed. He has 17 strikeouts and is looking to be their ace this season. In his career against the current Tampa Bay players, Cueto has been lights out. They are batting just .173 with 1 extra-base hit in 52 at-bats with 12 strikeouts.

Tampa Bay Betting Trends

Tampa Bay is 4-4-0 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Tampa Bay is +1.2

Cincinnati Betting Trends

Cincinnati is 3-3-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Cincinnati is -0.9

Injuries to Watch

Tampa Bay

04/07/14 P Matt Moore Arm questionable
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

04/05/14 P Jonathan Broxton questionable
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)

Tony's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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