Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros Prediction: Astros to even this series

The Major League Baseball between the Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros will take place at Great American Ball Park. This game will be the second of a three-game series. How will it unfold?

The Cincinnati Reds will head into this game with confidence after a strong opener. In the opening game, the Cincinnati Reds scored five runs and won by 2 runs. In the meantime, the prior series to this saw the Cincinnati Reds lose to Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and Pittsburgh Pirates. This season in the MLB, the Cincinnati Reds have a 66-73 record, leaving them seated 11th in the National League.

Houston Astros will look to return to winning ways in this fixture after a 5-3 defeat in game one. In the meantime, their prior series saw the Houston Astros complete a sweep against the Kansas City Royals. In that series, the Houston Astros won 6-3, 3-2, 5-2 and then secured a 7-2 win in the finale. Heading into this game 2 against the Cincinnati Reds, the Houston Astros have a 75-63 record so far in the American League, leaving them seated 5th in the standings. 

The Houston Astros come in as a favorite, and I will back the bookies in this one. In the opener, we did not see much from the Astros, but they had a strong run of performances before that defeat. The Cincinnati Reds should prove stubborn, gaining momentum from their opening win, but I believe the Astros will win in the end.