San Diego pays a visit to Cincinnati on Sunday, hoping to shut down the Reds bats in baseball action at Great American Ball Park.

For the Reds, Mike Leake gets the ball, charged with keeping the Padres hitters off the base paths. He'll face Ian Kennedy, 4-8 on the year.



View San Diego vs Cincinnati Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the MLB moneyline for this matchup, Cincinnati sat as -180 favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook. The total was set at 8.5, according to Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 3 (Reds) and the No. 13 (Padres) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Cincinnati's National League No. 3-ranked scoring average of 4.3 runs per game, against a Padres offense rated No. 10 and scoring 3.9 runs per game in the league. The Reds have averaged 8.5 hits per game to date this season, more than the Padres hitters have managed (8.3 per nine innings).

Defensively, San Diego features the National League's No. 15-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.9 runs per game. Cincinnati, meanwhile, comes in at No. 3 in the National League at home, scoring 4.6 runs per game.

The Padres were a 3-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Reds. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Diego at +182 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Padres grabbed a win last time out, defeating Tony Cingrani and the Reds 3-1 on Saturday at Great American Ball Park.




San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Colorado are 4-6
After playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Chi Cubs are 8-2
After playing San Diego are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few Padres at Reds trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing San Diego
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games


Next up:
San Diego at Colorado, Monday, August 12
Cincinnati at Chi Cubs, Monday, August 12