Cardinals at Reds 8/15/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 10:42 AM ET

The Saint Louis Cardinals are set to visit Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio for a National League Central clash against the Cincinnati Reds. The Saint Louis Cardinals come into this matchup with a 62-55 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning a recent road game against the Kansas City Royals, 2-0. Jack Flaherty received the starting nod for the Saint Louis Cardinals, and he had success as he went 7 scoreless innings while striking out 7 batters. Paul Goldschmidt had a solid game from the plate for the Saint Louis Cardinals as he contributed an RBI.

The Saint Louis Cardinals are set to start Michael Wacha (6-5, 5.54 ERA) who struggled in his latest start as he gave up 6 earned runs in 3.2 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Michael Wacha had success in his 2 appearances against the Cincinnati Reds during the 2019 season as he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA.
The Cincinnati Reds come into this matchup with a 56-62 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping a recent road game against the Washington Nationals, 3-1. Alex Wood received the starting nod for the Cincinnati Reds, and he struggled as he gave up 3 earned runs in 5 innings. Jose Iglesias had a solid game from the plate as he contributed the lone RBI of the game for the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds are set to start Sonny Gray (7-6, 3.10 ERA) who had success in his latest start as he went 6 scoreless innings while striking out 7 batters against the Chicago Cubs. Sonny Gray had success in his 1 start against the Saint Louis Cardinals during the 2019 season as he gave up 2 earned runs in 5 innings.

The Cincinnati Reds have been fairly solid at home this season as they are 5 games over .500, but the same can’t be said about the Cardinals on the road as they are slightly below that mark. The Cincinnati Reds have the pitching advantage in this matchup as Sonny Gray is posting an impressive 3.10 ERA while Wacha is looking at a 5.54 ERA. The Cardinals have struggled as of recent as they have only won 5 of their last 10 games, and I think they will struggle on the road here. Final Score Prediction, Cincinnati Reds win 5-4.

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