NL Central Division rivals will battle on Sunday afternoon, when the St. Louis Cardinals go for the sweep of the Cincinnati Reds from the Great American Ball Park. On Saturday, Jose Martinez and Marcel Ozuna hit back-to-back first inning solo home runs to power St. Louis to a 6-4 victory. Yadier Molina added a three-run double for the Cardinals, who trail Milwaukee by three games for first place.
Twenty-six year old righty Carlos Martinez (3-2 1.83 ERA) will make his second start since coming back from an injured lat. In his last start. Martinez walked five batters in four innings during a 7-4 loss versus Miami.
The Cincinnati Reds have lost 43 of their first 65 games and are in possession of the worst record in the National League. On Saturday, SP Luis Castillo took the loss after allowing five runs and striking out ten batters over six innings. Eugenio Suarez connected on his 12th home run in a losing effort for the Reds.
Twenty-eight year old righty Anthony DeSclafani (0-1 7.20 ERA) will make his second start of the season for the Reds. Last time out, DeSclafani allowed six hits and struck out five batters during a 9-6 loss versus Colorado.
