The Cincinnati Reds will look to extend their winning streak to six games tonight by beating the Miami Marlins for a third consecutive night at 7:05 p.m. in Marlins Park. The game will be televised on FOX Florida as well as Fox Sports Ohio. Fans of either team can live stream the game for free by clicking this link or on MLB.com for a subscription fee. Anyone trying to listen to the action can do so by tuning into WLW 700 in Cincinnati or WAXY 790 AM in Miami.
Shin-Soo Choo will attempt to stay hot tonight, one game after a four-hit, two-home run, two-RBI performance in a 4-0 Reds win. Choo is enjoying the best season of his career in 2013, batting .322 with nine home runs and 19 RBI. His on base plus slugging percentage stands at 1.054, also a career-high. His .465 on base percentage at the top of the order has been key for the Reds, who struggled all year in 2012 to get even average production from their leadoff hitters.
Choo is also leading the Reds in home runs, but insists his focus isn't on smacking pitches out of the park. "This ballpark is big," said Choo. "Some balls fly, some don't. I'm not thinking about hitting homers. I'm just swinging hard."
Making matters worse for the Marlins, who have been shut out a league-high seven times according to ESPN.com, the Reds will send undefeated ace Mat Latos (4-0, 3.04 ERA) to the mound against rookie Jose Fernandez (2-2, 3.65 ERA). Prior to his last start, Latos had not given up more than four runs in seven outings.
That could spell doom for the Marlins, who represent the National League East cellar. "We definitely have some guys that are struggling," Marlins manager Mike Redmond. "We need guys to step up. We know we're capable of more offense than this."
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