Colorado at Cincinnati

Look for the Reds to get revenge after an embarrassing 13-2 home loss to the Rockies on Wednesday. Cincinnati is 19-11. Colorado is 14-17 with a 7-11 road record. Reds southpaw Andrew Abbott, an All-Star last season, is off to a slow start with a 0-2 record and 6.59 ERA. The Rockies are the perfect team for Abbott to turn around his season. The Rockies are 9-45 against lefties going back to last season, including 1-3 this year. The Rockies have struck out at an NL-worst 28.3% clip against left-handed pitchers. Cincinnati also has the third-lowest bullpen ERA in the National League. Colorado is pitching Michael Lorenzen, who is 2-2 with a 4.97 ERA. Lorenzen has a minus 0.35 WAR. Going by that metric, Lorenzen has been pitching at a replacement-level or worse. He will have to deal with Elly De La Cruz, who is tied for the home run lead in the National League with 10, and Sal Stewart, who leads the majors in RBIs with 29. Take the Reds.