Baseball Betting Preview: Cincinnati Reds vs. Washington Nationals

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Baseball Betting Preview: Cincinnati Reds vs. Washington Nationals

The Cincinnati Reds vs. Washington Nationals series could be the last chance for the Reds to cling on to any post season hopes.

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Chien-Ming Wang keeps making it rain.

For the second consecutive time, Wang's start was pushed back a day because of rain. He was scheduled to start Sunday in the Nationals' series finale against the Phillies, but he will instead take the mound Tuesday as Washington begins a three-game set against the Reds.

Wang is coming off his best outing of the season when he tossed six scoreless innings of one-hit ball against the Cubs last week on an extra day of rest because of a rain postponement.

"[Wang] had his best outing for us with an extra day in Chicago," manager Davey Johnson said. "When you're coming along like he has, with everything he's gone through, sometimes an extra day is good."

Johnson has limited Wang's pitch count, but now he believes his starter can go deep into a ballgame.

"He's at that point now," Johnson said. "He was at that point last time, but he had a great outing and was at 81 pitches and I had confidence in my bullpen."

After the Padres snapped the Reds' four-game winning streak Sunday, Mike Leake will take the hill in hopes of building a new streak. In his last start, Leake worked into the eighth inning, allowing only two runs on 11 hits as he picked up his 10th win of the season.

In his second season, the 23-year-old hasn't allowed more than three earned runs in his last five starts dating back to July 19.

Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips was back in the lineup Sunday in the series finale between the Reds and the Padres. Phillips missed six of the last seven starts and four in a row after being plunked in the left elbow by Rockies pitcher Esmil Rogers during a loss to Colorado on Tuesday.

With Phillips back in the lineup, the Reds will pour on the runs and get the victory.

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