The St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds on Sept. 16 for the second game of a five-game series. St. Louis led the season series 9-5 entering Thursday.
The Cardinals lead the National League Central by eight games at 84-59 and are 48-25 at home. The Reds are 30 games under .500 at 56-86 and are 27-43 on the road.
Jack Flaherty is scheduled to make his third start since returning from the injured list. Flaherty has allowed 4 earned runs in 10 innings over his last two starts. His last outing against Pittsburgh was not great as he gave up six hits, four walks, two home runs and three earned runs in five innings without striking out a single Pirate.