Reds vs Cardinals Picks and Prediction – 9/30/2023

The Cincinnati Reds head into Busch Stadium on Friday evening to take on the Cardinals of St. Louis. The Reds come into this contest with a record of 81-78, while the Cardinals sit at 69-90. The Cardinals are currently on a 3-game home losing streak that they will be trying to break against the Redlegs. The Reds lost their last game on Wednesday and are now forced to win out to even have a sniff of the playoffs. Cincinnati sits a game and a half behind the Marlins for the last Wildcard spot, and sit a half game behind the Cubs. With only 3 games left, the Reds will have to sweep the series against the Cardinals, and then get some help from the Marlins and Cubbies. The Reds' loss on Wednesday was an absolute heart-breaker, and was most likely the end to their season. In their must-win match-up on Friday evening, the Redlegs will be sending out Brandon Williamson who is 4-5 with an ERA of 4.54. The Cardinals will be countering with 2-2 with an ERA of 5.09.

Pick: Jonathan India over 0.5 RBIs

India is 2 for 4 with an RBI against Woodford. He also went 2 for 4 with an RBI in his most recent game against the Cleveland Guardians. When the Reds need it most, look for them to lean on their leaders in the likes of Jonathan India and Joey Votto. Bet that India will pick up at least one RBI against the Cardinals.

Pick: Joey Votto over 0.5 walks

Votto is 2 for 5 with a walk against Woodford. He also has 4 walks through his last 4 games. In his most recent start against the Guardians, Votto got walked 3 times. With arguably the best eye in all of baseball, expect Votto to be issued at least one walk on Friday evening.

Pick: Brandon Williamson under 2.5 runs allowed

Williamson has been pitching well as of late; he just needs to get some run support. In his last outing, he went 4.1 innings and only gave up 2 earned runs while striking out 3. The Reds were able to pick up some late runs in that game to get the win, but still only scored 4 runs. Look for the Reds to hit, and Williamson to only give up a couple of runs.