Reds @ Brewers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Cincinnati Reds (32-31)

@ Milwaukee Brewers (38-27)

Starting Pitchers:

Castillo (CIN): 2-9; 6.47 ERA

Anderson (MIL) 2-4; 4.99 ERA

Current odds:

Cincinnati Reds: (-110)

Milwaukee Brewers: (-110)

• Two National League Central rivals continue their three-game series Tuesday night as the Cincinnati Reds look to build on their momentum against another hot team, the host Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds opened their nine-game, three-city road trip with a 10-2 win Monday night over the Brewers, who had their seven-game home win streak snapped.

• Leading the way of late has been veteran Joey Votto. He has driven in at least one run in six straight games since coming off the injured list with a broken thumb. He also has three homers over the past week and eight on the season. He drove in three in Monday night’s series-opening win.

• Brett Anderson (2-4, 4.99 ERA) will make his 11th start of the season and third against the Reds. The left-hander last started last Wednesday in Cincinnati and took a 7-3 loss allowing five hits and five runs (four earned) over three innings. Overall, Anderson is 4-3 with a 4.76 ERA in nine career starts against the Reds.

• The Reds will counter with Luis Castillo (2-9, 6.47). In his most recent start last Thursday, Milwaukee posted a 7-2 victory and pinned the loss on Castillo when the right-hander came back following a 37-minute rain delay after the fourth inning. Castillo left the game with two outs and two runners on base, leading 2-1 in the sixth, and became the victim of a blown save when both runners scored off reliever Lucas Sims.

• Castillo’s 6-4 win on June 4 at St. Louis snapped his personal seven-game losing streak, the longest of his career. The win at St. Louis was his first since his second start of the season, an 11-4 win on April 7 against Pittsburgh. Castillo’s troubles have started early in games, as he has posted a 13.15 ERA in the first inning and 4.76 after the first. His 22 runs allowed — 19 earned — in the first inning are both major league highs.

• Over the first two months of the season, the Reds have had the best 1-2 punch in baseball as Jesse Winker and Nick Castellanos have led the majors in batting and OPS. On Monday, both players ranked in the top three of outfielders receiving All-Star votes in early voting.

• Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Monday that Kolten Wong (left oblique) is making good progress and could join the team when the Brewers head to Colorado to start a seven-game road trip on June 17. Wong, who was eligible to be activated Monday, started hitting off a tee on June 10, and he took batting practice on the field for the first time on Monday.