The St Louis Cardinals are tied for the top spot in the NL Central. They will send Dakota Hudson to the mound. He is 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA. He struggled in his last outing against the Milwaukee Brewers, going just three innings and giving up three runs on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts. In his career against the Reds, he is 5-0 with a 2.64 ERA.

The Cincinnati Reds have been terrible since the start of the season and have the worst record in baseball. They will send Tyler Mahle to the mound to take o the Cardinals. His last outing against the Dodgers was not pretty. He gave up seven runs on seven hits in 3.2 innings. In his career against the Cards, he is 2-0 with a 3.13 ERA.

With these two starters, this could come down to the pens. The Cardinals bullpen ranks second in both ERA at 2.15 ERA and batting average at 194. The Reds bullpen is 27th in ERA at 4.47 with a .222 batting average against. The Cardinals have won five of the last seven games between the two teams. The Cards are better at the plate and it will show in this one.

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