Cincinnati @ Miami preview

Last Meeting ( May 14, 2013 ) Cincinnati 6, Miami 2

The Cincinnati Reds continue to find ways to win with regulars out of the lineup. The Reds look to extend their winning streak to five games when they visit the Miami Marlins for the second contest of a three-game set on Wednesday. Slugger Jay Bruce got his first day off Tuesday and Homer Bailey provided extra rest for the bullpen with a complete-game effort in a 6-2 victory. Joey Votto, Shin-Soo Choo and Brandon Phillips are off to All-Star worthy starts offensively for Cincinnati.

Outfielders Ryan Ludwick and Chris Heisey still are on the disabled list for the Reds and Giancarlo Stanton likely is out until June for Miami, which has scored a league-low 110 runs and lost six of its last seven. Votto and Choo stand at the top of the majors in on-base percentage, while Phillips is among the National League leaders with 33 RBIs.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Ohio (Cincinnati), FSN Florida (Miami)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Reds RH Mike Leake (2-2, 4.32) vs. Marlins RH Alex Sanabia (2-5, 4.85)

Leake allowed four runs on eight hits over seven innings in his last outing, losing 7-2 to Atlanta. Before that, the right-hander had given up three runs or fewer in four straight starts while winning two of three decisions. Opponents have collected 50 hits in 41 2/3 innings and are batting .303 vs. Leake, who surrendered three runs over six innings in his only career appearance against the Marlins in 2010. Greg Dobbs is 1-for-7 with a homer against Leake.

Sanabia has lost four straight starts, receiving a total of five runs of support in the last three. The 24-year-old has allowed three earned runs or fewer in five of seven outings, but opponents are batting .311 against him. Sanabia gave up five runs and six hits over six innings in a 10-6 loss to the Reds on April 21 that began his slide. Votto was 3-for-4 with a homer against Sanabia, who was facing Cincinnati for the first time.

WALK-OFFS

1. Cincinnati leads the National League with 158 walks, led by Votto (33).

2. The retractable roof at Marlins Park has been open nine times this season, including Tuesday, and Miami has lost all nine contests.

3. The Reds’ pinch hitters are batting .310 (18-for-58) with 15 RBIs, both tops in the National League.

PREDICTION: Reds 6, Marlins 2