Cincinnati Reds at Toronto Blue Jays

TORONTO (Interstat) — The Cincinnati Reds will visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday at Rogers Centre, with the Reds looking to build on the most recent meeting between the teams and the Blue Jays seeking a series split.

Cincinnati enters 75-89. Toronto enters 78-86. The Blue Jays won the earlier matchup 6-5 before the Reds responded with a 5-1 victory in the most recent game. Rhett Lowder was a key part of that Cincinnati win, pitching six scoreless innings while allowing three hits, walking two and striking out two. Lowder has had uneven results around that outing. He allowed five earned runs over three innings against the Chicago Cubs and gave up three earned runs across five innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In another start against the Dodgers, he yielded seven earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. Lowder remains a Cincinnati player to watch as the Reds close their road series.

Cincinnati’s probable pitchers include Brandon Williamson, who is 5-4, and Max Scherzer, who is 3-10. The Reds have shown some late-season offensive bursts, including a 7-6 win at Atlanta and a 6-4 home victory over the Cubs. They also have been held to two runs or fewer in several recent defeats, while Toronto has had similar inconsistencies.

Toronto’s John Klein is a player to watch. In the most recent game against Cincinnati, Klein pitched four scoreless innings, allowed two hits, walked two and struck out five. Brendon Little added a scoreless inning, and Trey Yesavage worked two innings while allowing one earned run. The Blue Jays have dropped recent series against Baltimore and Texas, though they posted a 5-1 home win over Detroit earlier in the month. Toronto sits at 78-86 and will rely on Klein and the bullpen to slow a Cincinnati offense that produced five runs in each of the past two meetings.

The Reds and Blue Jays have split the first two games of this series, with Cincinnati winning the latest 5-1. Toronto took the prior game 6-5. The teams have played close contests. Cincinnati is visiting Rogers Centre for the final game of the series, while Toronto aims to finish the home set with a win. Toronto has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under for the game is 8.5. Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Cincinnati Reds 6, Toronto Blue Jays 7. Interstat’s ELO system projects Toronto with a 57.1 percent probability to win.