Cardinals at Reds 6/8/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
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The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Cincinnati Reds on Friday for the first game of a three-game National League Central showdown.
St. Louis lost its second straight game on Wednesday falling 11-3 to the Miami Marlins. The Cardinals are now 3 ½ games behind first place Milwaukee. St. Louis played poorly on defense in the loss with shortstop Yairo Munoz committing three errors that led to three unearned runs.
Scooter Gennett lead the Reds with a .344 batting average and team highs in hits with 78, home runs with 12 and RBIs with 44. Cincinnati has a team batting average of .251 while opposing hitters are averaging .270 at the plate against Reds pitching. Cincinnati will send veteran Matt Harvey to the mound. The right-hander this season is 1-4 with an ERA of 5.79, 39 Ks and 14 BBs.
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St. Louis has won 15 of the last 17 games it’s played against Cincinnati and each of the last 9 in Cincinnati. But all that said this is a heated rivalry and with Cincinnati being overlooked it's worth the odds to take Reds at big underdog price. Final Score Prediction, Cincinnati Reds win in upset 4-3.