SportsLine's model simulated Philadelphia Phillies vs. Cincinnati Reds 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Monday's matchup at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati

Its Monday, August 11 and the leaders in the National League East, the Philadelphia Phillies (68-49) are in Cincinnati to begin a series against the Reds (62-57). Taijuan Walker is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Andrew Abbott for Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati Reds will hand the ball to Andrew Abbott (8-2, 2.34 ERA), who is looking for win No. 9 on the season, and the Phillies will turn to Taijuan Walker (4-5, 3.53 ERA). The Reds won 14-8 over the Pirates yesterday in their last game.

Philadelphia wrapped up an MLB record of 21 consecutive interleague games with a 4-2 win Sunday against the Texas Rangers to complete a three-game series sweep. The Phillies finished 13-8 in that span, and are 24-15 overall against American League opponents this season.

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