This is an 8* SITUATIONAL ASSASSIN on the REDS on the RUN-LINE.

The Reds recently lost the services of slugger Joey Votto, but MLB handicapping for the most part comes down to the starting pitching. While neither of these starters instills much confidence, we think that Matt Harvey can at the very least match his erratic counterpart tonight inning for inning. So in a contest which we envision being decided late or even in extra frames, we think that laying the mid sized price for the extra 1.5 runs of insurance is definitely the way to go in this one. Harvey (0-2, 6.10 ERA) struck out two, walked none and gave up a single hit in a no-decision over four innings in his debut for his new team. On two occasions Harvey's fast-ball reached 96 MPH and he'd retire 12 of 13 batters overall. A motivated/focused Harvey gets ready to battle the Giants' Andrew Suarez (1-2, 4.57) who gave up five runs off seven hits over four innings in a loss to the Pirates on Friday. Suarez has a poor ERA, supported by his sub-par 2.1 HR/9 over his first 21.2 big-league innings. For all the reasons listed above, play on the REDS on the RUN-LINE.

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