NL Central Division rivals will square off on Monday night, when the St. Louis Cardinals battle the Cincinnati Reds from the Great American Ball Park. The Cardinals (74-54) have split their 64 road games and hold a six-game lead over Milwaukee for first place. Last night, Tyler O'Neill broke an eighth inning tie with a three-run blast to lift St. Louis to a 6-3 home victory versus Atlanta.
Thirty-four year old righty Miles Mikolas (10-10 3.55 ERA) will take the mound for the Cardinals in this matchup. In his last start, Mikolas gave up five runs (3 ER) during a 7-1 road loss against Chicago.
The Cincinnati Reds have been unable to overcome their dreadful 3-22 start to the season and have their sights set on the future. On Sunday, Cincinnati OF Stuart Fairchild hit a solo shot during a 3-2 road loss against lowly Washington. Rookie SP Nick Lodolo (3-5) gave up three runs in seven innings and took the loss for the Reds (50-76).
Thirty-four year old righty Chase Anderson will make his first start of the season for the Reds. In 2021, Anderson posted an ugly 6.75 ERA and a subpar 1.48 WHIP across nine starts for Philadelphia.
Recent Betting Trends
- Cardinals are 20-6 in their last 26 overall.
- Reds are 1-6 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series.
- Over is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 overall.
- Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
- Cardinals are 9-4 in the last 13 meetings.
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