Cincinnati gives up plenty of runs as the Reds are last in baseball in team ERA but the Reds cannot score runs as Cincinnati has just 49 runs scored in 17 games for an average of 2.88 runs per game. The total has finished under in five of the last seven games played between San Diego and Cincinnati as well as in 5 of the last seven that San Diego has played in Cincinnati. The total has finished under in four of Cincinnati's last 5 overall and in each of the last four when Cincinnati plays a team with a winning record.
Cincinnati is playing terrible baseball to start the 2022 season. The Reds have lost 14 of the first 17, including 12 of the last 13. Cincinnati is last in baseball in slugging percentage and next to last in team batting average. On the mound, things are even worse if that is possible, as Cincinnati is last in the majors in team ERA and WHIP at 5.63 and 1.57 respectively. In four starts, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle has allowed 14 runs on 20 hits in just 17 innings of work resulting in one win and three losses for Cincinnati. San Diego has won six of his last eight overall and five of the last seven on the road. The Padres are holding their own on the mound with a team ERA of 3.49 which is 13th in baseball and are allowing opposing hitters to average only .203, which is fourth best in the majors.