San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction: Reds cannot be written off

Tuesday's Major League Baseball action at Petco Park features a matchup between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres.

In the opening game of the weekend, which took place in Mexico City, the Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants with a crazy 16-11 score. On Sunday, San Diego won 6-4 after coming back from a 4-0 deficit to secure the win. Yu Darvish started the game and pitched 6.0 innings, striking out nine batters while allowing four earned runs on nine hits. The Padres have a record of 2-5 in their past seven games played on the first day of a series, and the total has gone under in 13 of their last 20 games played on Tuesday. The total has gone over in four of San Diego's last five games against teams that have a losing record.

The Reds just finished a three-game series against the Athletics of Oakland over the weekend. The Reds of Cincinnati were victorious in the first two games of the set, but on Sunday they were defeated in a walk-off game. On Friday, the Reds prevailed over the Athletics by a score of 11-7, and on Saturday, they won the second game of the series by a score of 3-2. On Sunday, Cincinnati were defeated by a score of 5-4 due to a single hit by Estuary Ruiz in the bottom of the ninth inning. Nick Lodolo, the starting pitcher, went five innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits and striking out seven batters.

In spite of the fact that they have not maintained a regular level of performance, I will still back the San Diego Padres. On the other hand, taking into account the fact that the Cincinnati Reds have been experiencing some good fortune as of late, they should not be a significant threat in this matchup. In the meantime, given that we anticipate a significant number of runs to be scored in this inning, we will be betting on the over.