The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds are playing live on the MLB schedule and the third game of the three game series is from Great American Ball Park and starts at 12:35 pm ET and has Matt Garza against Michael Lorenzen, who comes in for the NL central division game after Homer Bailey was placed on the DL.
The Reds come into the game at 10-10 on the season and they are fourth in the NL Central, while the Brewers have been terrible and have just four wins on the season. The team is 10 games back already and they really need to get something going if they want any chance at finishing near .500 for the season. The NL Central is going to be a tough division and the Cubs, Pirates and Cardinals are all looking solid.
The Reds got swept by the Cubs and lost one game to the Brewers before that, but they have been playing well, including wining five games against the Brewers during this latest stretch. The Reds are hoping that the injury to Bailey will not keep him out for the season and they now have a 23 year old coming in to take over his spot in the rotation.
Garza has pitched well in Cincy and now he will get the chance, while Jay Bruce comes in with solid numbers against the Brewers starter. Both of these teams have made the playoffs in recent years, but the Brewers it feels like it was long ago with the way they are playing. The Brewers have been able to win the final games of their last two series with the Reds and Cards and they sure could use a win here today.
The Brewers are trying to avoid an eighth loss on the road in a row and this season is already turning into a disaster for the team. The Reds look like they have Joey Votto healthy finally, as he has seven home runs on the young season after being out for most of last year. The team has played very well against the Brewers this season and they want to continue the dominance after winning against Kyle Lohse.
The Brewers come in with the worst start for any team in the NL since 1997 and they are hoping to avoid continuing that with another loss. The Reds still feel that they can get back into the mix, but for the Brewers, this could be a very long season.
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