Bob Harvey Sports

Take #911 Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins OVER 9/-118 (Saturday, June 7, 7:10 pm EST).

Expect plenty of offense tonight as the Reds and Marlins meet in Miami. Including the final series between the teams last season, Cincinnati has won seven in a row over the Marlins while scoring 57 runs and batting .333 with 16 doubles, two triples and 11 homers. The Florida pitching staff has been ripped for 97 hits in the last 10 games while posting a 6.90 ERA. The Marlins are 2-8 in that span after winning six of seven. Scott Olsen (4-2, 3.72 ERA) has failed to pitch past the sixth inning in five consecutive outings, recording a 6.49 ERA while allowing eight homers. The Marlins have lost his last three starts after winning eight of his first nine. Reds starter Bronson Arroyo has only slightly better than Olsen. Giving up the long ball has cost Cincinnati’s Arroyo (4-5, 5.61 ERA) and now he faces the daunting task of shutting down a Florida offense, that is second in the majors with 89 home runs.