Cincinnati at New York

The Reds have the worst relief pitching in baseball with a 5.42 ERA. That group will be relieving a starter in Graham Ashcraft who comes off losses of 8-3 to the Mets and 15-7 to the Cubs surrendering 17 hits and nine runs in eight combined innings. Ashcroft has a 6.98 ERA on the road. Cincinnati is 23-11 OVER the total against teams that outscore their opponents by 0.5 or more runs per contest. New York is No. 1 in runs scored and slugging, second in on-base percentage, on a 5-0 run OVER the total with the offense tallying 45 runs. Play Cincinnati/New York OVER the total.