The St Louis Cardinals play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds. Prior to the All-Star Game break, St. Louis defeated Cincinnati in two consecutive games with a 7-3 last Friday, followed by a 11-3 victory last Saturday. Last Sunday's scheduled game between the two was postponed. St Louis is 50-44 and second in the National League Central, a half-game behind first place Milwaukee.
Paul Goldschmidt is batting .330 to lead St Louis and the first baseman has team highs in home runs with 20, RBIs with 70, hits with 112 and an on-base percentage of .414. Nolan Arenado with 18 home runs and 59 RBIs is second to Goldschmidt in both. On Saturday, the St Louis Cardinals will send Steven Matz to the mound. The left-hander is 3-3 with a 6.03 ERA, 44 Ks and 8 BBs.
After losing two consecutive games to St Louis last weekend prior to the break for the All-Star Game, Cincinnati is 34-57 and has lost three of the last four. Cincinnati has the worst team ERA in baseball with 5.30 and the Reds' team WHIP is 1.43, which is 27th in baseball. Cincinnati is last in the National League Central, 15 games behind the first place Milwaukee Brewers.
Third baseman Brandon Drury is batting .278 with team highs in home runs with 18, RBIs with 52, hits with 86 and an on-base percentage of .336. Tommy Pham is second in home runs with 11 and Kyle Farmer is second in RBIs with 46. On Saturday, the Cincinnati Reds will send Mike Minor to the mound. The left-hander is 1-6 with a 6.21 ERA, 38 Ks and 15 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- St. Louis is 5-2 in its last 7
- The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Cardinals last 5
- Cincinnati is 1-5 in its last 6 versus an opponent from the NL Central
- The OVER has cashed in each of the Reds last 5
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