Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 20-33 Philadelphia Phillies play host to the 22-28 Cincinnati Reds tonight in MLB action on the grass of Citizens Bank Park, June 3, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Reds +118/Phillies -128
O/U Total: 6.5

Pitching Matchup
Mike Leake (R) W/L 2-4 WHIP 1.30 ERA 4.66
Cole Hamels (L) W/L 5-4 WHIP 1.09 ERA 2.91

Philadelphia ended a 7-game losing streak yesterday with a 5-4 win over Cincinnati. They are now 1-3 on their homestand and 2-8 in their last 10 games. The Reds are 0-1 on their road trip and 4-6 in their past 10 games.

Tuesday was the first meeting of the season between these two clubs. They split the season series in 2014 3-3 and the Phillies have a 6-4 lead in their past 10 encounters.

Leake suffered his 3rd-straight loss in his last outing, 6-4 to Colorado. He allowed 6 runs in 5 innings as his recent poor pitching continued. He has now given up 20 ERs in his last 14 innings. He had 5-straight Q starts before his last 3 games.

Hamels was a 4-1 loser in his last start, also to the Rockies. He went 8 innings, yielded 2 runs and struck out 9 for his 5th-straight Q start and 8th on the year.

Cincinnati SS Zack Cozart is 4-9 (.444) vs. Hamels while OF Jay Bruce is hitting .261 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs vs. the veteran left-hander. He has the only HR vs. Hamels. The trio of 1B Joey Votto, 2B Brandon Phillips and OF Billy Hamilton are a combined 7-54 (.129).

Philly 1B Ryan Howard is 6-15 (.400) with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs vs. Leake. The 4 other hitters who have faced him before are a combined 6-23 (.261). No one has stolen a base off of the right-hander.

Cincinnati at Philadelphia Betting Trends

The Reds are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games.
Cincinnati is 0-5 straight up in their last 5 road games.
The game total has gone over in 12 of the Red’s last 16 games on the road in Philly.
Philadelphia is 1-7 straight up in their last 8 games.
The Phillies are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games against the Reds.

Injury Report

CINCINNATI REDS
Homer Bailey P 60-Day Disabled List
Marlon Byrd OF Out Indefinitely (wrist)
Jason Bourgeois OF 60-Day Disabled List
Sean Marshall P 60-Day Disabled List
Devin Mesoraco C 15-Day Disabled List

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Chad Billingsley P 15-Day Disabled List
Mario Hollands P 60-Day Disabled List
Cliff Lee P 60-Day Disabled List
Jonathan Pettibone P 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Cincinnati: 46%
Philadelphia: 54%

Free MLB Pick

To say Cincinnati starter Mike Leake is having a tough time of it is an understatement. He’s been awful in his last three allowing 20 runs on 27 hits and 8 walks in 14 innings. Philadelphia starter Cole Hamels has been ultra-sharp with 5 straight Q starts with the Phillies winning 4 of the 5 and he owns Philly. Lay the big number.

Take the Philadelphia Phillies -140‏