Houston at Cincinnati

Did you predict that Cincinnati would have the best record at this point? Come on, tell the truth. THe surprisng Reds look to win their seventh in a row this afternoon and they get to face a rookie pitcher. Taylor Buccholz has pitched well in his two starts. But that was against Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. Today he is on the road facing an offense that is crushing the ball. The Reds are averaging 7 runs per game at home batting .324 and getting on base at a .418 clip. Road favorites at 62%+ on the season playing a team with a winning record are just 22-43 (34%) in April games since 1997. Throw in the fact that the Astros are just 4-14 on the road in April over the past two seasons and we have a good play on the Reds here.