San Diego at Cincinnati

San Diego is a long way from home playing its fifth consecutive road contest. Joe Musgrove (6.37 ERA) is having elbow problems and is throwing like it, with batters hitting over .300 off him. He has an 8.31 ERA on the road. The Padres are 14-28 against NL starters with a WHIP of 1.250 or better. While San Diego had to play yesterday, a 3-0 loss in Atlanta, Cincinnati had the day off. Cincinnati's offense is No. 1 in steals while pitcher Andrew Abbott (3.06 ERA) is holding batters to a .228 average. He's allowed two runs or less in seven of his nine starts. Play Cincinnati.