Cincinnati at Milwaukee

Milwaukee is home, but has a losing record here and is on a miserable run, losers of eight in a row and 10 of 11. Worse, they are battling a ton of injuries and bad pitching, allowing five, six, five, and nine runs the last four contests. The Brewers go with young Ariel Pena, who has walked eight in 13 innings. The team is 1-2 in his three starts, plus the Brewers are 8-20 following a loss. Milwaukee is 19th in baseball in runs scored, 22nd in OBP, and 19th in slugging. Cincinnati is 5-1 against the NL Central and has won three of the last four games, winning as a dog each time. Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani (3.67 ERA) is throwing well, getting his second victory in a row against St. Louis, permitting one run and four hits and 10 Ks over six innings. He has yielded fewer than two runs in three of his last four starts, posting a 2.08 ERA and 0.96 WHIP over that span. DeSclafani turned in his finest start as a Major Leaguer at Milwaukee on April 20, allowing two hits in eight scoreless frames to get the win. The Brewers are 0-5 in their last five home games, so grab the hot visitors. Play the Reds.