Cardinals at Reds 7/20/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Zack |

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 8:17 AM ET

On Saturday, the St. Louis Cardinals play the third game of a four-game series on the road against the Cincinnati Reds. St. Louis beat Cincinnati 7-4 on Thursday in the opening game of the series. Tommy Edman broke a tie in the sixth inning with a grand slam, the first of his MLB career, and the Cardinals remained 2 ½ games behind first place Chicago in the National League Central.

The Reds’ Robert Stephenson gave up five runs on four hits to fall to 2-2 and registered just two outs in his relief appearance. Eugenio Suarez homered for the Reds during the first inning and knocked in his second run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the third. The Reds led 3-0 in the third, but were outscored 7-1 the rest of the way.
Jose Martinez is leading the Cardinals with a .273 batting average. Marcell Ozuna is the Cardinals leader in home runs with 20 and leads in RBIs with 62. Paul DeJong leads in hits with 89. The Cardinals are averaging .243 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .241. On Saturday, the Cardinals will send Miles Mikolas to the mound. The right-hander is 6-9 with an ERA of 4.15, 78 Ks and 17 BBs.

Jose Iglesias leads the Reds with a .285 batting average. Eugenio Suarez leads in home runs with 24, RBIs with 60 and hits with 87. Cincinnati is batting .240 while opponents are averaging .238. On Saturday, the Reds will send Luis Castillo to the mound. The right-hander is 9-3 with an ERA of 2.41, 134 Ks and 56 BBs.

The Cardinals have dominated this head-to-head series with the Reds, but Cincinnati has won each of Castillo’s last 4 starts versus the Cardinals. The Reds have won 4 of Castillo’s last 5 starts at home versus an opponent with a winning record and 15 of Castillo’s last 22 starts at home. St. Louis has lost 4 of Mikolas’ last 5 starts on the road. Final Score Prediction, Cincinnati Reds win 5-3.

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