Cincinnati at Milwaukee

The biggest surprise in the NL this season has been the play of the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee has the lead in the competitive NL Central. One reason has been the consistent strong outings by Kyle Lohse, who owns a 10-4 record backed by a strong 3.16 ERA on the season. Cincinnati has had a horrid road trip, losing each of their first five. The offense has gone stone cold as the Reds have managed just 11 runs on the trip. Mike Leake has respectable numbers, but he has not pitched well of late as he has surrendered 4 or more runs in each of his last two outings. Over his last four starts, he has been touched-up for 37 hits in 25.2 innings orf work. The Reds' struggling lineup is finding the going even tougher vs. a right-handed starter where they are 0-7 in their last seven. Play on Milwaukee.