In a single season, Reds' starter Ashcraft has gone from excellent to awful and now back to solid again. After a 10.38 ERA in June, he is 2-1 2.00 ERA in July, cutting way down on the long balls. Ashcraft has consistently pitched better in away games. Colin Rea (5-4, 4.64 ERA) has been somewhat uneven with about equal quality and poorer starts, pitching 5 innings per appearance. The Reds tagged him for 5 runs over 4.2 innings just two starts ago. The Brewers, as usual, are good pitch-no hit this season, allowing 2.7 runs while scoring 3.9 over their last seven games. At 12-6 in July, pitching has definitely carried them, but Rea is not their best starter, and they play a tough offensive team on Monday. The Reds have re-found their winning touch, now with 5 straight victories. They tend to win in bunches, and are hitting well (.271 BA, .837 OPS L2 weeks). They lost 3 of 4 against the Brewers last time out, so will be looking for pay-back today. Take Ashcraft and the Reds, a small dog today, to win on the road.