Cincinnati at Arizona

The Cincinnati Reds have sent the message that the hopes for this season are over. The Reds dealt their top pitcher in Johnny Cueto prior to the trade deadline, and the players have to feel somewhat abandoned at this point. While it may not have showed up at home, the Reds are a disaster on the road, and they are now in game three of a 10 game road trip. The Arizona Diamondbacks, if they are going to make a move it will be during this series, as well as their next one, also at home against another weak team in Philadelphia. They then have three on the road vs. an Atlanta team that has been 15 games below .500 since a 5-0 start. Arizona was on a 9-4 run before last night's game, and they fit a strong 96-51 situation for this game that is 44-8 if the line is -135 or more. Make the play on Arizona.