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St. Louis Cardinals (12-16, fourth in the NL
Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (15-13, second in the NL Central)
Cincinnati; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (2-1, 4.05 ERA,
1.27 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Reds: Nick Martinez (0-3, 5.40 ERA,
1.39 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Reds -123, Cardinals +104; over/under is
9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds host the St. Louis Cardinals to
open a four-game series.
Cincinnati has a 15-13 record overall and a 6-6 record at home.
Reds hitters are batting a collective .254, the sixth-best team
batting average in MLB play.
St. Louis is 12-16 overall and 2-11 in road games. The Cardinals
have a 7-11 record in games when they have given up a home run.
Monday's game is the first meeting between these teams this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: TJ Friedl has six doubles, a triple, a home run
and 12 RBI while hitting .294 for the Reds. Gavin Lux is
18-for-36 with two doubles and a home run over the last 10
games.
Lars Nootbaar has four doubles and four home runs for the
Cardinals. Willson Eduardo Contreras is 13-for-38 with two
doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 6-4, .319 batting average, 4.30 ERA,
outscored opponents by 28 runs
Cardinals: 3-7, .237 batting average, 4.93 ERA, outscored by 12
runs
INJURIES: Reds: Ian Gibaut: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Carson Spiers:
15-Day IL (shoulder), Christian Encarnacion-Strand: 10-Day IL
(back), Sam Moll: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Williamson:
60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Stephenson: 10-Day IL (oblique), Rhett
Lowder: 15-Day IL (forearm), Julian Aguiar: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (foot), Zack Thompson: 60-Day
IL (lat)
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