Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds Picks and Prediction for Tuesday May 12 2026
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The Great American Ball Park will play host to a Tuesday night MLB clash between the Washington Nationals and the Cincinnati Reds. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Nationals (19-22) have split their previous ten games and are nine games out of first place in the NL East Division. On Sunday, Washington 1B Luis Garcia Jr. went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored during a 5-2 road loss against Miami.
Thirty-seven year old righty Miles Mikolas (1-3 7.44 ERA) will head to the hill for the Nationals in this contest. In his last start, Mikolas (5.1 IP) allowed three hits and two runs during a 15-2 home victory versus Minnesota.
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The Cincinnati Reds are three games above .500 at home and are tied with Pittsburgh for last place in the NL Central Division. On Sunday, SS Elly De La Cruz collected three hits and scored twice to spark Cincinnati to a 5-0 home victory versus Houston. SP Andrew Abbott (2-2) fanned five batters and lasted six innings to earn the win for the Reds (22-19).
Cincinnati skipper Terry Francona will turn to twenty-nine year old righty Brady Singer (2-2 5.63 ERA) in the series opener. Through 38 plus innings, Singer has served up eight long balls and sports a subpar 1.64 WHIP.
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Nationals vs Reds Pick
Cincinnati 3B Eugenio Suarez (oblique) has resumed swinging a bat and is expected to return to the lineup later this month. Through 41 games, Washington ranks 8th in OPS and 2nd in runs scored. For the season, Cincinnati ranks 25th in OPS and 25th in runs scored. Take the Reds to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Cincinnati Reds win 6-4.
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