Cincinnati at Texas

Cincinnati ended a seven-game winning streak for Texas with an 8-2 win last night as Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer and the Reds pounded out 11 hits.  Cincy goes for two in a row tonight against Cole Hamels, who is 5-0 with a 1.64 on the road, but merely average at home at 2-1 and 4.35. Dan Straily had been giving his team six or seven solid innings until his last start when he allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings at Atlanta. Texas hitters who have faced Straily have just a .225 batting average against him. Texas was overvalued yesterday and again tonight. Play the road underdog Reds.