The Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Great American Ball Park.
Cole Hamels will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies on this day. Lefthander Hamels is 12-11 this season with a 3.06 ERA.
The Reds will counter Hamels with Johnny Cueto. Righthander Cueto has a 3.64 ERA to go along with a 12-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Chase Utley drove in a pair of runs as the Phillies defeated the Reds 7-4 in Game 2 of their NLDS on Friday, and now lead 2-0 in the best-of-five series.
The Phillies won that game as -189 favorites, and the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.
Jose Contreras earned the win in relief of starter Roy Oswalt, and Brad Lidge tossed a scoreless ninth for his first save of the postseason.
Brandon Phillips homered for the Reds, while Aroldis Chapman gave up three runs in relief in the loss.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 97-65 SU
Cincinnati: 91-71 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Next up:
Cincinnati home to Philadelphia, Monday, October 11
Cole Hamels will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies on this day. Lefthander Hamels is 12-11 this season with a 3.06 ERA.
The Reds will counter Hamels with Johnny Cueto. Righthander Cueto has a 3.64 ERA to go along with a 12-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Chase Utley drove in a pair of runs as the Phillies defeated the Reds 7-4 in Game 2 of their NLDS on Friday, and now lead 2-0 in the best-of-five series.
The Phillies won that game as -189 favorites, and the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.
Jose Contreras earned the win in relief of starter Roy Oswalt, and Brad Lidge tossed a scoreless ninth for his first save of the postseason.
Brandon Phillips homered for the Reds, while Aroldis Chapman gave up three runs in relief in the loss.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 97-65 SU
Cincinnati: 91-71 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Next up:
Cincinnati home to Philadelphia, Monday, October 11