Cincinnati Reds vs Miami Marlins Prediction: Reds to win this rubber match

On Wednesday, Major League Baseball action will be broadcast from Great American Ball Park, featuring a matchup between the Miami Marlins and the Cincinnati Reds. The third and final game of a series will take place shortly. The first game of the series was won by the Cincinnati Reds by a resounding score of three runs, but the second game was won by the Miami Marlins in a nail-biter.

TJ Friedl contributed to the success of the Cincinnati Reds on Monday by collecting two hits, scoring a run, and driving in two runs. Additionally, Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Joey Votto each hit solo home runs for their respective teams. On Tuesday, the Cincinnati Reds had a lackluster offensive night, collecting six hits as a club and not being able to get anything going offensively. TJ Friedl had the lone run batted in for the squad. Both Stuart Fairchild and Kevin Newman contributed to the scoring of a run. Graham Ashcraft will make his first appearance of the day on Wednesday as the opening pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. This season, Ashcraft has played 21 games, has a record of 6-7, has a 5.18 ERA, and has 81 strikeouts in 113.0 innings pitched. In his last seven outings, Ashcraft has a record of 3-1 with a 2.05 earned run average and 29 strikeouts.

Despite jumping out to an early lead, the Miami Marlins were ultimately defeated by a score of 5-2 in the first game of this series on Monday. In that game, Jazz Chisholm and Jorge Soler both hit solo home runs, which resulted in runs batted in for those two. On Tuesday, the Miami Marlins won a comeback game by a score of 3-2 after scoring twice in the seventh inning. Joey Wendle contributed one more run batted in than Jorge Soler, who led the team with three hits, two RBI, and a home run. On Wednesday, Johnny Cueto will take the mound for the Miami Marlins as the team's starting pitcher. Cueto has pitched a total of 22.0 innings over his five games this year, making four starts, and has a record of 0-3 with a 5.32 earned run average and 18 strikeouts. Cueto just suffered a defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies after allowing four earned runs over the course of six innings.

In the championship game, I'm going to put my money on the Cincinnati Reds. Regardless of who we face off against in the beginning, we should have a great matchup. Over the course of his last 19.1 innings, spread across three starts, Ashcraft has allowed five earned runs on 15 hits while also walking six batters. In his last three starts, Cueto has maintained a consistent performance, pitching 18.0 innings while allowing seven earned runs; however, he has a losing record throughout this stretch. The Cincinnati Reds had a difficult night at the plate on Tuesday, which led to their loss. The Cincinnati Reds were taken by surprise by the bullpen of the Miami Marlins, which allowed no hits, no earned runs, one walk, and five strikeouts over three innings. This put an end to the Reds' string of nine consecutive games in which they scored three or more runs. I believe that the Cincinnati Reds will get their game back on track on Wednesday and take the game as well as the series win.