Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

Cincinnati is favored again here, but this team has already clinched and is playing like it at 2-2 the last four games scoring a total of 5 runs in four games! They were favored in all four games, too.  This is the third road game of a season ending a six game trip for the Reds and despite heading to the postseason this is not a great offensive team, ranked 21st in runs scored and 18th in on-base percentage. Cincy goes with Johnny Cueto, but watch him carefully as his last game Cueto's left hamstring tightened as he ran the bases in the second inning, but he stayed in the game. You can't risk an arm like his in a meaningless game with the playoffs on the horizon. In addition, Cueto began this month 0-3 with an 8.22 ERA in his first three starts of September topping the 200 innings pitched mark for the 26-year old. Pittsburgh is off a win yesterday as a home dog and goes with Wandy Rodriguez (12-13, 3.79 ERA), an above average pitcher who is 2-0 his last three starts and in his last seven starts he's gone 4-1 with a 2.98 ERA over that stretch while racking up 28 strikeouts. Play the Pirates.