Probable pitchers, Abbott for the Reds and Burnes for the Brewers have been outstanding lately. In his last 5 outings Abbott’s ERA has been 2.00. He has allowed 0, 2, 6, 1 and 1 earned runs. His record has been 3-2. The two losses have been to the Brewers. Burnes has been even better with a 5-0 record in his last 5 outings, a 1.60 ERA and allowing 0, 0, 2, 2 and 4 earned runs. Both pitchers have averaged 6.1 IP over these 5 outings. The other big difference is that Burnes won his two outings against the Reds in this stretch. The Reds have struggled mightily to hit against Burnes. In the last 15 days the Reds have struggled to hit against anyone with their avg. and OPS in the bottom 5th of the majors.

Available relievers is another advantage the Brewers will have over the Reds for this one. The Brewers look like a great play Tuesday night.