Padres-Reds Preview

they squandered two late leads before losing in the 18th inning on a walk-off home run. The Reds hope to take advantage of the lowly Padres this time when the teams open a three-game set in Cincinnati on Monday night. On May 25, the Reds (48-52) wasted one-run leads in the eighth and ninth innings before San Diego's Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run shot in the 18th to beat them 12-9. Cincinnati stranded 17 runners in that contest as it settled for a split of the four-game series, during which its starting pitchers went 1-1 with a 5.32 ERA. The Reds have been better of late, splitting a four-game weekend set with the New York Mets . Their rotation went 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA in the last three games, although Cincinnati lost Sunday's finale 7-5 in 10 innings. "We're getting good pitching, they're keeping us in games and we're... [read full story]