Cincinnati at Washington

Johny Cueto is finally paying long awaited dividends for the Reds. He has pitched brilliantly to a 1.94 ERA on the season and has pitched just one bad game allowing five runs, while in every other start he has allowed three or less runs. It will put a lot of pressure on the Nats converted starter Ross Detwiller and the Washington pen, as Detwiler is still building arm strength in his new roll as a starter and has not worked more than 5.1 innings. The last 22 starts by Detwiler as he goes from the pen, and the rotation have not been pretty, at 7-15, which includes 2-11 following a Nats loss. I like Cincinnati in this one.