Cincinnati at San Francisco

This has been a surprising hot streak for a bad Cincinnati squad, but the run ends here. This team is 14-27 overall and plays its fifth straight road game on the West Coast. The Reds are #17 in baseball in runs scored, #27 in slugging, while the pitching staff is #25 in team ERA (4.71). Cincy starter Sal Romano has a poor 26-17 strikeout to walk ratio and is winless on the road with a 4.91 ERA. The Reds are on a 16-37 run, including 15-41 against a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. San Francisco has a winning home record and is 7-1 when Chris Stratton starts at home. San Francisco comes off a 5-0 win at Pittsburgh and keeps it going as they begin a seven-game homestand tonight. Play San Francisco.