BREAK UP THE REDS!!!! The Cincinnati Reds have won five of their last six after winning just 3 of their first 25. They will look to keep things going against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds have beaten the Pirates four times in the past week. The Reds will start Luis Castillo and the Pirates will counter with Zach Thompson. Castillo will be making just his second start of the season. He is 0-0 with a 5.79 ERA. He went 4.2 innings in his first start of the season, giving up three runs on three hits while also walking three. Thompson has posted a 1-3 record with a 7.08 ERA over his first five starts. Last time out against the Reds, going five shutout innings giving up just two hits.

Cincinnati has started to hit, scoring 7.8 runs a game over their last six games. The Pirates have struggled on offense. In the first two games of this series, the Pirates have scored just two runs and have lost four of five against the Reds in the span of eight days. The Reds haven't had too many team's numbers but they have had the Pirate's number. Take the Reds to keep things going against the reds.

Play on Cincinnati. This is a 7* play.