Miami Marlins vs Cincinnati Reds Picks and Predictions for Sunday, August 16th, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 08/16/2026, 12:35 AM ET

Marlins vs Reds Game Information

The Miami Marlins will again be in Cincinnati Sunday afternoon for a 1:40 PM matchup inside Great American Ballpark against the Cincinnati Reds. Miami is 2 games above .500 coming into Sunday, having won 3 of the last 5 following the victory on Saturday to end a 2-game skid. The Cincinnati Reds are 4 games below .500 after winning 3 of the last 5 following the loss in Game 2 of this set. Stay in the loop with our MLB Picks.

Marlins Preview

Ryan Gusto got the start for Miami on Saturday, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits across 4.2 innings of work. The Miami bullpen was fantastic, giving up no runs on 2 hits over the final 4.1 innings of the game as Tyler Zuber got the win. Heriberto Hernandez led the show for the Miami offense on Saturday with 2 hits to drive in 3 runs. Graham Pauley chipped in as well with 1 hit in 4 at-bats to drive in 2 runs.

Reds Preview

Brady Singer got the start for Cincinnati on Saturday, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits across 6 innings of work. Tejay Antone took the loss after giving up 3 runs on 1 hit after recording only 1 out. The rest of the Cincinnati bullpen gave up 2 more runs on 5 hits across 2.2 innings of action. Sal Stewart led Cincinnati with 2 hits to drive in 2 runs.

Marlins vs Reds Pitching Matchup

Eury Perez will get the ball Sunday for the Marlins. Perez is 6-9 this year with a 3.39 ERA throughout 116.2 innings of work. Nick Lodolo will be on the mound for the Reds. Lodolo is 3-2 this year with a 4.86 ERA through 66.2 innings of action.

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Marlins vs Reds Pick

The Marlins are a better team heading into Sunday and have been playing better baseball lately. Miami has the edge on both sides of the dish Sunday and will use their strengths against a sub .500 Cincinnati team. With the Marlins still having an outside chance at a wild card berth, look for them to handle business Sunday on the road in the series finale against Cincinnati.

Pick: Miami Marlins -126
Secondary: Over 9
Lean: Heriberto Hernandez Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction: Miami Marlins win 7-5.