Cardinals at Reds 6/9/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Cincinnati Reds Saturday for the second game of a three-game series between the National League Central rivals.

St. Louis beat the Miami Marlins on Thursday 4-1 as Miles Mikolas improved his record to 7-1 as the right-hander gave up just three hits in seven innings. The win moved St. Louis to within three games of first place Milwaukee.

Scooter Gennett lead Cincinnati with a .344 batting average and team highs in hits with 78 and home runs with 12. Eugenio Suarez leads the Reds in RBIs with 45. Cincinnati has a team batting average of .250 while opposing hitters are averaging .270 at the plate against Reds pitching. On Saturday, Cincinnati will send Luis Castillo to the mound. The right-hander this season is 4-6 with an ERA of 5.64, 64 Ks and 26 BBs.