Cincinnati Reds vs Miami Marlins Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 8/14/26, 8:59 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 8/14/26 at 9:14 PM in MLB Picks

It's time for the Reds to get on a roll if they want to compete for the wild card; they got over the bitter pill of being swept by the Nationals in D.C., winning the series against the White Sox in Chicago. Now, they took Game 1 of the evenly matched series against the Marlins in Cincinnati.

The game was an absolute pitching duel that was decided by the smallest of margins; it was another one of those occasions where Chase Burns answered the call as the team's ace, pitching seven complete innings without a run, without a walk, and with eight strikeouts. But he certainly had competition, as Sandy Alcántara also managed to stay out until the seventh inning, although he did issue four walks.

In the end, the Dominican made an error against Eugenio Suárez; the Reds' Venezuelan slugger hit an RBI double that brought Stephenson home, the only run of the game. Then Pagán came in to claim his 15th save of the season.