The Reds are cold having lost seven in a row. But getting Johnny Cueto at home in a day game at this low price trumps the losing streak.

Cueto is a monster and he's at his absolute best pitching during the day at Great American Ball Park, which is a hitter's park. Cueto is 7-3 with a 1.93 ERA during his past 11 home starts. He is 5-2 with a 1.74 ERA in 10 day starts this year. The Reds have won 68 percent of the time in Cueto's last 54 home starts.

The Nationals have lost 40 of the past 58 times they have been road 'dogs and are 1-4 the last five times they've gone against Cueto.

Nationals starter southpaw Gio Gonzalez is coming off one of his shortest outings giving up three runs in 3 1/3 innings this past Sunday against Milwaukee. The Reds have won the last six times they've faced a lefty.