Breaking: Cincinnati Reds Desperate To Get Back On Track Against Familiar Foes.

After losing both games in yesterday’s doubleheader, the Cincinnati Reds are eager to rebound against a team that has recently bested them. Having dropped 11 of their last 15 games, the Reds will rely on another bullpen day with Fernando Cruz (3-8, 5.17 ERA) making his second start of the season. Cruz pitched three innings against the Oakland A’s three days ago, giving up just one run on two hits and striking out a season-high six batters. In his last four appearances, Cruz has pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing only two runs (2.84 ERA) and six hits, with nine strikeouts.

The Reds’ lineup will feature a rare day off for Jonathan India and will look like this: 1.) LF Spencer Steer 2.) SS Elly De La Cruz 3.) CF TJ Friedl 4.) DH Ty France 5.) 1B Dominic Smith 6.) 2B Amed Rosario 7.) RF Will Benson 8.) 3B Noelvi Marte 9.) C Luke Maile SP Fernando Cruz.The Milwaukee Brewers aim for their third consecutive win against the Reds. Frankie Montas (6-9, 4.64 ERA) will make his first start against Cincinnati since being traded and his sixth start of the year with the Brewers. In his previous five starts, Montas has pitched 27 innings with a 3.33 ERA. He was the Opening Day starter for the Reds and made 19 starts with a 5.01 ERA, going 4-8 as the Reds were 6-13 in his starts. Montas’s start will be his first against his former team. The Brewers’ lineup, which scored 14 runs last night, will be: 1.) 2B Brice Turang 2.) LF Jackson Chourio 3.) C William Contreras 4.) 1B Jake Bauers 5.) SS Willy Adames 6.) CF Blake Perkins 7.) DH Rhys Hoskins 8.) RF Garrett Mitchell 9.) 3B Joey Ortiz SP Frankie Montas.