Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Houston AstrosHOU

10–0

Final

Cincinnati RedsCIN

Great American Ball Park

Team Season Averages

Houston AstrosLeads 8 of 18

Cincinnati RedsLeads 10 of 18

Batting

4.87Runs per game4.11
0.261Batting average0.220
0.338On-base percentage0.306
0.429Slugging percentage0.387
0.767OPS0.694
1.24Home runs per game1.37
8.92Hits per game7.34
47Home runs52
15Stolen bases30

Pitching

5.82ERA4.59
1.63WHIP1.51
9.24Strikeouts per nine7.78
5.45Walks per nine4.88
5.66Runs allowed per game4.55
0.267Opponent batting average0.253
341Pitching strikeouts293
8Quality starts12
8Saves10

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CIN)	Total	HOU ML	CIN ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9	+109	-132
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+108	-126
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+105	-130
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+105	-125
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+109	-120
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+104	-129
BBetus	-1.5	9	+111	-122
BBovada	-1.5	9	+109	-131
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+105	-125
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+109	-120
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+106	-125

Game Information

Great American Ball Park

Stadium

May 8, 2026

6:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

HOU

Starters

CIN

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
HOU	7th	30th
CIN	23rd	23rd

Matchup

HOUCIN

15-23Record20-18
39.5%Win %52.6%
9-10Home record10-8
6-13Road record10-10
5-5Last 102-8
-1Streak-7
-37Run diff-30
3-8Division1-9
2Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
HOU	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	10
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team Stats

HOUStatCIN

10Runs0
13Hits5
0Errors0
4Home runs0
10RBI0
0Stolen bases0
4K (bat)9
9K (pit)4
1BB (pit)2

Player Stats

HOU — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Christian Walker1B	5	0	0	0	0	0
Nick AllenSS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Isaac Paredes3B	4	0	1	0	1	1
Brice MatthewsLF	4	2	2	0	0	0
Yordan AlvarezLF	4	1	2	1	2	0
Christian VazquezC	4	1	1	1	1	0
Cam SmithRF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Jose Altuve2B	3	2	1	0	0	0
Zach DezenzoLF	3	1	1	1	2	0
Zach ColeCF	1	1	1	1	3	0
Shay Whitcomb3B	1	0	1	0	1	0
Braden Shewmake2B	1	0	1	0	0	0

HOU — Pitching

Player	IP	H	BB	K
Mike BurrowsSP	7.0	3	1	6
AJ BlubaughRP	1.0	1	0	1
Logan VanWeyRP	1.0	1	0	2

CIN — Batting

Player	AB	H	BB
TJ FriedlCF	4	0	0
Sal Stewart1B	4	1	0
Elly De La CruzSS	4	2	0
Spencer SteerLF	4	0	0
Nathaniel Lowe1B	4	1	0
JJ BledayLF	3	0	1
Matt McLain2B	3	1	0
Tyler StephensonC	3	0	0
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	2	0	0
Will BensonRF	1	0	0

CIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Nick LodoloSP	5.1	5	4	4	1	2
Pierce JohnsonRP	1.2	0	0	0	1	2
Jose TrevinoC	1.0	3	1	1	0	0
Tejay AntoneRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	0
Tony SantillanRP	0.0	4	4	4	0	0

Scoring Summary

89 events · 6 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Altuve grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Alvarez singled to right.
0-0
Top
Paredes grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Alvarez out at second.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Friedl flied out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Bleday lined out to first.
0-0
Bottom
De La Cruz doubled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Stewart flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Walker flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Smith popped out to first.
0-0
Top
Matthews tripled to center.
0-0
Top
Dezenzo homered to right (359 feet), Matthews scored.
2-0
Top
Vázquez grounded out to shortstop.
2-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Lowe fouled out to catcher.
2-0
Bottom
Steer struck out looking.
2-0
Bottom
Stephenson lined out to right.
2-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Allen grounded out to third.
2-0
Top
Altuve struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Alvarez lined out to shortstop.
2-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
McLain lined out to second.
2-0
Bottom
Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ke'Bryan Hayes called out on strikes.
2-0
Bottom
Friedl struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Isaac Paredes challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Isaac Paredes walks.
2-0
Top
Walker popped out to second.
2-0
Top
Smith grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Paredes out at second.
2-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Bleday walked.
2-0
Bottom
De La Cruz lined out to left.
2-0
Bottom
Stewart singled to right, Bleday to second.
2-0
Bottom
Lowe singled to left, Stewart to second, Bleday to third.
2-0
Bottom
Steer flied out to right.
2-0
Bottom
Stephenson struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Matthews popped out to second.
2-0
Top
Dezenzo flied out to right.
2-0
Top
Vázquez struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
McLain grounded out to shortstop.
2-0
Bottom
Hayes grounded out to shortstop.
2-0
Bottom
Friedl lined out to first.
2-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Allen grounded out to second.
2-0
Top
Altuve hit by pitch.
2-0
Top
Alvarez homered to right center (407 feet), Altuve scored.
4-0
Top
Paredes doubled to left.
4-0
Top
Johnson relieved Lodolo
4-0
Top
Walker lined out to left.
4-0
Top
Smith walked.
4-0
Top
Matthews struck out swinging.
4-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Bleday fouled out to third.
4-0
Bottom
De La Cruz struck out looking.
4-0
Bottom
Stewart flied out to center.
4-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Dezenzo struck out swinging.
4-0
Top
Vázquez lined out to second.
4-0
Top
Allen fouled out to first.
4-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Lowe struck out swinging.
4-0
Bottom
Steer grounded out to shortstop.
4-0
Bottom
Stephenson grounded out to third.
4-0

Inning 8 Top

Top
Antone relieved Johnson
4-0
Top
Altuve doubled to right.
4-0
Top
Alvarez grounded out to first, Altuve to third.
4-0
Top
Paredes grounded out to second, Altuve scored.
5-0
Top
Walker flied out to shortstop.
5-0

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Cole in left field.
5-0
Bottom
Blubaugh relieved Burrows
5-0
Bottom
McLain singled to center.
5-0
Bottom
Benson hit for Hayes
5-0
Bottom
Benson struck out swinging.
5-0
Bottom
McLain to second on wild pitch by Blubaugh.
5-0
Bottom
Friedl grounded out to first, McLain to third.
5-0
Bottom
Bleday flied out to center.
5-0

Inning 9 Top

Top
Stewart at third base.
5-0
Top
Steer at first base.
5-0
Top
Benson in right field.
5-0
Top
Santillan relieved Antone
5-0
Top
Smith singled to left.
5-0
Top
Matthews singled to center, Matthews to second, Smith to third.
5-0
Top
Cole homered to right (376 feet), Smith scored and Matthews scored.
8-0
Top
Vázquez homered to left center (385 feet).
9-0
Top
Trevino relieved Santillan
9-0
Top
Allen singled to center.
9-0
Top
Shewmake hit for Altuve
9-0
Top
Shewmake singled to right, Allen to second.
9-0
Top
Whitcomb hit for Alvarez
9-0
Top
Whitcomb singled to right, Allen scored, Shewmake to second.
10-0
Top
Paredes flied out to center.
10-0
Top
Walker grounded into double play, third to first, Shewmake out at third.
10-0

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Shewmake at second base.
10-0
Bottom
Whitcomb as designated hitter.
10-0
Bottom
VanWey relieved Blubaugh
10-0
Bottom
De La Cruz singled to left.
10-0
Bottom
Stewart lined out to right.
10-0
Bottom
Lowe struck out swinging.
10-0
Bottom
Steer struck out swinging.
10-0

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Player props

Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Carlos Correa
RBIs: 6/22 over · last line 0.5
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Daulton Varsho
Home Runs: 3/22 over · last line 0.5
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Yainer Diaz
Hits: 12/20 over · last line 0.5
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Christian Vazquez
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Spencer Steer
Home Runs: 2/16 over · last line 0.5
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Chase Burns
Strikeouts: 10/15 over · last line 4.5
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Hunter Brown
Outs: 6/15 over · last line 15.5
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Andrew Abbott
Hits Allowed: 3/14 over · last line 5.5
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Brady Singer
Outs: 7/14 over · last line 14.5
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Peter Lambert
Hits Allowed: 7/14 over · last line 5.5
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Rhett Lowder
Strikeouts: 7/12 over · last line 3.5
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Nick Lodolo
Outs: 2/11 over · last line 17.5
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Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds: Final Score & Recap

The Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-0 in this MLB game at Great American Ball Park on Friday, May 8, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds Odds

DraftKings lists the Cincinnati Reds at CIN -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 9. Moneylines are Houston Astros +109 and Cincinnati Reds -132. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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