4:10 pm
April 21

Reds @ Padres

Who will WIN this matchup?

Cincinnati Reds (8-12)

@ San Diego Padres (11-11)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Mahle (CIN): 0-1; 2.65 ERA

Lucchesi (SD) 2-2; 5.06 ERA

 

Last 10 Games Played:

Cincinnati Reds: 6-4

San Diego Padres: 4-6

 

Current odds:

Cincinnati Reds: (+133)

San Diego Padres: (-144)

 

• Mahle told reporters he had trouble locating his fastball after allowing four runs in six innings of a 6-1 loss at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Californian was better in his first two starts of the season, yielding a combined one run, seven hits and four walks while striking out 12 in 11 frames. Mahle is 1-0 in two starts versus San Diego – both last season, permitting two runs, 10 hits and five walks with 10 strikeouts over eight innings.

• Lucchesi pitched a career-high seven innings but allowed five runs and seven hits – two home runs – in a 5-2 loss to Colorado on Monday. “Going in maybe I felt a little timid in the first inning, then I was like, ‘What’s wrong with me?” the 25-year-old Californian told reporters. “I started catching my rhythm, like all right, let’s go. … I know I went seven innings and at least that’s one positive, saved our bullpen a bit. I want to keep going longer in the game. The last two games have been kind of bad realistically, but I’m all right. I’m going to get after it in my next game.” Lucchesi, who has 166 strikeouts in 151 1/3 career innings, yielded seven runs and seven hits in four frames of a 7-2 loss at San Francisco on April 9.

• Cincinnati OFs Yasiel Puig and Kemp, and C/1B Kyle Farmer, who were all acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers during the offseason, are hitting a combined .175.

• Padres 2B Ian Kinsler went 1-for-3 on Saturday to raise his average to .161.

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