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Padres at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 27
Its Friday, June 27 and the Padres (44-36) are in Cincinnati to begin a weekend series against the Reds (42-39). Dylan Cease is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Nick Martinez for Cincinnati. Advertisement The Reds have won three of their last four including two of three against the Yankees. That said, they were smacked, 7-1, by New York when they last took the field Wednesday. San Diego has won four of their last five. They were off Thursday after taking two of three against the Nationals at Petco Park. Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We've got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts. Follow Rotoworld Player News for the latest fantasy and betting player news and analysis all season long. Game details & how to watch Padres at Reds Date: Friday, June 27, 2025 Time: 7:10PM EST Site: Great American Ball Park City: Cincinnati, OH Network/Streaming: SDPA, FDSNOH Advertisement Never miss a second of the action and stay up-to-date with all the latest team stats and player news. Check out our day-by-day MLB schedule page, along with detailed matchup pages that update live in-game with every out. Odds for the Padres at the Reds The latest odds as of Friday: Moneyline: Padres (-140), Reds (+118) Spread: Padres -1.5 Total: 9.0 runs Probable starting pitchers for Padres at Reds Pitching matchup for June 27, 2025: Dylan Cease vs. Nick Martinez Padres: Dylan Cease (3-6, 4.43 ERA) Last outing: 6/21 vs. Kansas City - 6.2IP, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 4Ks Reds: Nick Martinez (4-8, 4.40 ERA) Last outing: 6/23 vs. Yankees - 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K Rotoworld still has you covered with all the latest MLB player news for all 30 teams. Check out the feed page right here on NBC Sports for headlines, injuries and transactions where you can filter by league, team, positions and news type! Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Padres at Reds The Padres have won 4 of their last 5 games 4 of the Padres' last 5 games with the Reds have gone over the Total The Reds have covered in 4 of their last 5 games for a profit of 2.77 units Elly De La Cruz is riding a 6-game hitting streak (11-26) Fernando Tatis Jr. is 3-18 over his last 5 games Advertisement If you're looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for every single game on the schedule today, check out our MLB Top Trends tool on NBC Sports! Expert picks & predictions for tonight's game between the Padres and the Reds Rotoworld Best Bet Please bet responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700. Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts. Advertisement Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager. Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the Padres and the Reds: Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the San Diego Padres on the Moneyline. Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Cincinnati Reds at +1.5. Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 9.0. Want even more MLB best bets and predictions from our expert staff & tools? Check out the Expert MLB Predictions page from NBC Follow our experts on socials to keep up with all the latest content from the staff:
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Padres at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 27
Its Friday, June 27 and the Padres (44-36) are in Cincinnati to begin a weekend series against the Reds (42-39). Dylan Cease is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Nick Martinez for Cincinnati. The Reds have won three of their last four including two of three against the Yankees. That said, they were smacked, 7-1, by New York when they last took the field Wednesday. San Diego has won four of their last five. They were off Thursday after taking two of three against the Nationals at Petco Park. Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We've got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts. Follow Rotoworld Player News for the latest fantasy and betting player news and analysis all season long. Game details & how to watch Padres at Reds Date: Friday, June 27, 2025 Time: 7:10PM EST Site: Great American Ball Park City: Cincinnati, OH Network/Streaming: SDPA, FDSNOH Never miss a second of the action and stay up-to-date with all the latest team stats and player news. Check out our day-by-day MLB schedule page, along with detailed matchup pages that update live in-game with every out. Odds for the Padres at the Reds The latest odds as of Friday: Moneyline: Padres (-140), Reds (+118) Spread: Padres -1.5 Total: 9.0 runs Probable starting pitchers for Padres at Reds Pitching matchup for June 27, 2025: Dylan Cease vs. Nick Martinez Padres: Dylan Cease (3-6, 4.43 ERA) Last outing: 6/21 vs. Kansas City - 6.2IP, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 4KsReds: Nick Martinez (4-8, 4.40 ERA) Last outing: 6/23 vs. Yankees - 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K Padres: Dylan Cease (3-6, 4.43 ERA) Last outing: 6/21 vs. Kansas City - 6.2IP, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 4Ks Reds: Nick Martinez (4-8, 4.40 ERA) Last outing: 6/23 vs. Yankees - 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K Rotoworld still has you covered with all the latest MLB player news for all 30 teams. Check out the feed page right here on NBC Sports for headlines, injuries and transactions where you can filter by league, team, positions and news type! Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Padres at Reds The Padres have won 4 of their last 5 games 4 of the Padres' last 5 games with the Reds have gone over the Total The Reds have covered in 4 of their last 5 games for a profit of 2.77 units Elly De La Cruz is riding a 6-game hitting streak (11-26) Fernando Tatis Jr. is 3-18 over his last 5 games If you're looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for every single game on the schedule today, check out our MLB Top Trends tool on NBC Sports! Expert picks & predictions for tonight's game between the Padres and the Reds Please bet responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700. Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts. Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager. Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the Padres and the Reds: Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the San Diego Padres on the Moneyline. Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Cincinnati Reds at +1.5. Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 9.0. Want even more MLB best bets and predictions from our expert staff & tools? Check out the Expert MLB Predictions page from NBC Follow our experts on socials to keep up with all the latest content from the staff: Jay Croucher (@croucherJD) Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas)
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Andrew Abbott shows win-now value of Cincinnati Reds promotion of Chase Burns in another win
ST. LOUIS – That upper-90s fastball, sure. That nasty slider, no doubt. And that extra competitive gear, fuhgeddaboudit. But here's another big reason the Cincinnati Reds pulled the trigger this week on one of their top two or three most anticipated big-league debuts in decades: Advertisement Andrew Abbott. After allowing a run-scoring single in the second inning Sunday, June 22, Andrew Abbott retired the final 18 batters in a seven-inning start and 4-1 Reds win. Abbott improved to 7-1 with a 1.79 ERA in 13 starts. Because Abbott keeps doing things like he did Sunday, when he retired the last 18 batters he faced to beat the Cardinals 4-1 with seven powerful innings on an oppressively hot afternoon in St. Louis. Because Abbott keeps pitching like an ace. And the Reds keep avoiding long losing streaks. And because the brass says it believes they have a playoff caliber team that top prospect Chase Burns can help get over a tough midseason hump. Reds pitching moves Chase Burns Cincinnati Reds to call up top prospect Chase Burns to debut Tuesday vs. New York Yankees Reds injuries Candelario, Hays Cincinnati Reds Austin Hays, Jeimer Candelario near returns from IL Advertisement 'He can help us win,' veteran starter Nick Martinez said. 'He's got that dog in him.' With Hunter Greene sidelined until maybe the All-Star break or beyond with an aggravated groin strain, can the powerful, poised right-hander make a sudden impact the way guys like Elly De La Cruz did when he debuted in 2023 or Rhett Lowder last year? And what does that mean for a rotation that already has one of the hottest left-handers going in the game right now in Abbott – who improved to 7-1 with a 1.79 ERA through 13 starts Sunday, just ahead of a gauntlet homestand featuring the Yankees and Padres? Matt McLain, batting in the second spot in the order, gave the Reds an early lead with his ninth home run in the top of the first inning. McLain extended his hitting streak to 10 games and is batting .305 in 18 June games. 'It's going to be a boost while we're missing Hunter and we're trying to figure things out with bullpen guys being overused maybe,' said Abbott, who got more efficient as Sunday's start progressed to give that pen a much-needed breather. Advertisement 'We know who he is as a pitcher, why he got drafted so high,' Abbott added. 'What he did in college was outstanding.' Never mind what he did in his first professional season so far this year after getting drafted second overall out of Wake Forest less than a year ago: 7-3 with a 1.77 ERA and a truckload of strikeouts across three minor-league levels. 'If he's remotely close or somewhat similar to what that was, then he's going to be a boost to us,' Abbott said. 'He's going to pick us up in ways that we might have been missing in some games. 'I think he's ready. It's going to be a little bit of an adjustment for him,' Abbott said, 'but he's got the stuff and he's got the grit to come up and do well right from the get-go.' Advertisement Burns, whose debut comes on the heels of the elbow injury that landed Wade Miley back on the injured list, gets his first-big league taste Tuesday against the Yankees. 'We want to be in the playoffs. We want a shot at this thing,' said second baseman Matt Mclain, whose resurgence at the plate the last two weeks included a first-inning home run Sunday. 'So adding him obviously is going to help those chances.' Burns is Baseball America's No. 8 overall prospect and MLB Pipeline's No. 11 prospect. His debut ranks alongside De La Cruz's and Lowder's among the three most anticipated Reds debuts in more than a decade. The Reds opened the week with 10 wins in their last 15 games to push their record to 40-38 and get to within three games of a playoff position. Advertisement Thanks to Abbott's effort Sunday, they remain the only team in the majors that hasn't been swept in a series this season. 'We all believe we have a good team here,' first baseman Spencer Steer said. 'The record is what it is, but we have a good team. We have a team that can make the playoffs. 'So however we get there, whatever the moving pieces are – obviously I don't have any say in that – but hearing the front office say (the Burns move is about winning now), that gives us an extra little confidence, like we have what it takes.' And if Burns performs? And Abbott keeps pitching like this? And Greene gets healthy for a second-half run? Advertisement "It just adds weapons," Abbott said. For now it's about riding Abbott's win into the Yankees series. And Tuesday's big day for Burns. But even ahead of the homestead, the news resonated in the Reds clubhouse before they headed home. 'I think it's something (the front office is) telling us they believe in us,' catcher Jose Trevino said. 'They believe in our team, and it's just going to help us.' This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Andrew Abbott shows win-now value of Reds call to promote Chase Burns
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Cincinnati Reds look to continue upswing against St. Louis Cardinals.
On a roll. In contention. Playing meaningful baseball. However you want to say it, that's the Cincinnati Reds right now. Cincinnati's deficit in the division, which swelled to 10 games not long ago, was down to 6.5 games entering Friday, June 20, and the National League wild card spots were within touching distance. That competitive position was achieved largely from the Reds' success during the last several weeks, fueled by winning 9 of 11 games before Thursday's loss to the Twins. Advertisement Now, the Reds need to keep it rolling against a National League Central opponent, the St. Louis Cardinals, and success in the division hasn't come easy in 2025. The Reds dropped their series finale against the Minnesota Twins, 12-5, on Thursday, June 19 at Great American Ball Park. They missed out on a sweep when the Twins knocked starting pitcher Nick Martinez out of the game after just 2 2/3 innings and having allowed seven earned runs. Reds starter Nick Martinez heads for the dugout after being replaced in the third inning Thursday, June 19. Martinez had arguably his worst outing of the year, allowing seven runs on seven hits, including three home runs. Thursday was a rare blight on Cincinnati's recent record. The Twins series was the fourth consecutive series victory for the Reds. Cincinnati has still won 9 of 12 games and was three games above .500 heading to St. Louis. Advertisement Reds Twins weather delays Tough mudders: Reds improving approach when rain interferes at GABP Reds Twins series win Spencer Steer The Reds win another series. They beat the Twins in a rain-shortened game to do it "We're playing really great baseball," Martinez said. "Ten hits (Thursday). Five runs. It's a game that you should win and I didn't help in any manner of that but... we're winning games and we're playing really good baseball. Everyone is invested. "We're still walking out of here with a series win against a team that expects to be in the playoffs, so we're playing some good baseball." Some might say it's too early to worry about the playoffs, but it's not too early to be concerned about setting yourself up for contending. That's what the Reds are doing here and now in mid-June. Advertisement But here comes the NL Central again. Up next for Cincinnati: A three-game road set at the St. Louis Cardinals' Busch Stadium set to begin Friday. Divisional play has generally spelled doom for Cincinnati's relative hot streaks and pushes toward contender status as the Reds have so far lost six of seven series to NL Central foes in 2025. That equates to a 10-13 record against its divisional rivals. Cincinnati's only winning record within the division is against the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates (4-2), and the problem with that is the 4-2 mark is buoyed by a three-game sweep that occurred April 11-13 − more than two months ago. "I think we're playing our best baseball right now," Gavin Lux said. "Cardinals are good so I think just going in there and trying to go in and ride the momentum we have right now. This is what we're capable of and I think it's what we're capable of, so we've just got to keep rolling like that." Advertisement In their only meeting so far in 2025, the Reds managed to scrape together a split of four games over April and May at Great American Ball Park in a series marred by rain. Cincinnati was one game behind St. Louis in the NL Central and wild card standings when play started Friday. The Reds (39-36) entered Friday 1 1/2 games out of the third wild card spot held by the San Diego Padres (40-34). The Milwaukee Brewers (40-35) and Cardinals (40-35) were one half game behind the Padres. The Arizona Diamondbacks were 1 1/2 games behind the Reds. The St. Louis series also represents a relative soft spot in the upcoming schedule as Cincinnati has the AL East-leading New York Yankees and the NL West-hopeful San Diego Padres coming to Great American Ball Park next week. That's followed by an east coast swing through Boston and Philadelphia. Advertisement Still, there's no downplaying the significance of play within the division as the wild card race is shaping up to include three teams in the NL Central. As it has been in each of year of the expanded playoff format, that third NL wild card spot looks like an attainable path to the postseason for many teams. As the Reds look to overtake the Cardinals, they were scheduled to send out starting pitchers Brady Singer (7-4, 4.34 ERA), Wade Miley (1-0, 6.75 ERA) and NL All-Star candidate Andrew Abbott (6-1, 1.84 ERA) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The Cardinals were tentatively set to start right-hander Andre Pallante, who is 4-3 with a 4.83 ERA, on Friday. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Can the Cincinnati Reds keep it rolling vs. St. Louis Cardinals?
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Buxton powers Twins past Reds to stop 6-game slide
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Grace Bradley) Minnesota Twins' Kody Clemens rounds the bases after hitting the first of back-to-back home runs during the second inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, June, 19, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Grace Bradley) Minnesota Twins pitcher Chris Paddack throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Grace Bradley) Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton celebrates in the dugout hitting the the second in back-to-back home runs during the second inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, June, 19, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Grace Bradley) Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Grace Bradley) Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Grace Bradley) Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Grace Bradley) Minnesota Twins' Kody Clemens rounds the bases after hitting the first of back-to-back home runs during the second inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, June, 19, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Grace Bradley) Minnesota Twins pitcher Chris Paddack throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Grace Bradley) Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton celebrates in the dugout hitting the the second in back-to-back home runs during the second inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, June, 19, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Grace Bradley) Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Grace Bradley) CINCINNATI (AP) — Byron Buxton hit two home runs, including the second of back-to-back shots with Kody Clemens, and Ryan Jeffers had a homer and four RBIs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-5 on Thursday to end a six-game losing streak. Buxton, who went deep in all three games of the series, drove a 1-2 pitch from Nick Martinez out to left field to give him leadoff homers in consecutive games. Buxton then launched his 15th homer in the second inning for a 4-2 lead following a two-run shot by Clemens. Advertisement Jeffers walked ahead of Clemens' seventh homer, which gave Minnesota the lead for good. Ty France had an RBI double, and Jeffers delivered a two-run double to chase Martinez and give the Twins a 7-2 advantage with two outs in the third. Jeffers added his fifth homer in the eighth, with Carlos Correa aboard. Trevor Larnach doubled in a run against reliever Lyon Richardson and Correa — who had three hits — singled for a 9-4 lead in the fourth. Buxton also doubled in the fifth, and Willi Castro scored three runs for Minnesota. TJ Friedl went 3 for 4 with a double and scored twice for Cincinnati. He has reached base 121 times from the leadoff spot — second only to Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. Gavin Lux hit his third homer, a two-run shot, and Tyler Stephenson and Spencer Steer each had an RBI double. Advertisement Chris Paddack (3-6) allowed four runs and six hits in five innings for the Twins. Martinez (4-8) gave up seven runs and seven hits in 2 2/3 innings. He has served up three homers in each of his past two starts. Brooks Lee doubled to extend his hitting streak to 18 games for Minnesota (37-37). Key moment Minnesota never trailed after Clemens and Buxton went deep in the second. Key stat Buxton has 12 career leadoff homers and 14 multihomer games. Up next Reds RHP Brady Singer (7-4, 4.34 ERA) starts Friday's opener of a three-game series in St. Louis against RHP Andres Pallante (4-3, 4.83). Twins RHP Joe Ryan (7-2, 2.93 ERA) pitches Friday against the Brewers. Rookie RHP Jacob Misiorowski makes his second career start for Milwaukee after throwing five no-hit innings against the Cardinals last week to win his debut. ___ AP MLB:
