Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction: This will be a close one again

On Sunday evening, game three of the four-game MLB weekend series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Arizona Diamondbacks will take place at Chase Field. The game will be played against the Diamondbacks. On Saturday, the Diamondbacks picked up another victory; will they be able to repeat that feat on Sunday?

The Arizona Diamondbacks were able to extend their current winning streak by virtue of their victory in the game that took place on Saturday. After the victory, the Arizona Diamondbacks improved to 68-61 on the season and moved into the second slot in the National League Wild Card race. However, they are still 12 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the race for first place in the National League West. Ketel Marte has a team-high 127 hits and a batting average of.274, while Christian Walker leads the Diamondbacks with 28 home runs and 84 RBIs. Corbin Carroll is the leading candidate for Rookie of the Year in the National League. In addition to having a batting average of.276, he has 22 home runs, which is the most on his team, and he has stolen 39 bases, which is the most overall. This game will be started for the Arizona Diamondbacks by Zach Davies, who has a record of 1-5 with a 7.38 earned run average and 46 strikeouts so far this season.

The Cincinnati Reds gave themselves an opportunity to win their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, but they ended up falling short once again in a 10-8 loss. The defeat brought the Reds' overall record to 67-63 for the season, which places them five games behind the Brewers in the race for the National League Central and one game behind in the fight for the National League Wild Card. While Spencer Steer leads the Reds with 18 home runs, 70 RBIs, and 125 hits, Matt McLain and Jake Fraley are right behind him with 15 home runs each. Jake Fraley is the only Reds player with more than 125 hits. TJ Friedl has a batting average of.275 and 24 stolen bases, and Steer leads the club with 29 doubles. Steer also has the most stolen bases, with 24. Only 68 games have been played so far this season, but Elly De La Cruz has already stolen 21 bases.

I’m rolling with the over in this one. Zach Davies was struggling to keep runs off the board at the best of times before he was injured, and I don’t expect it to get any better against the Cincinnati Reds, who have a ton of bats that can make a guy like Davies pay. On the other side, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ offense has been clicking as of late, and I think this ends up being a high-scoring affair here.