St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds 7/22/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Friday MLB schedule will get underway with a battle between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds from the Great American Ball Park. The Cardinals (50-44) are three games below .500 on the road and trail NL Central Division leading Milwaukee by a half-game. On Saturday, St. Louis 1B Paul Goldschmidt hit his 300th career major league home run during a 11-3 home victory versus Cincinnati.

Right-hander Adam Wainwright (6-7 3.00 ERA) continues to pitch well for the Cardinals at age forty. Through 111 innings of work, Wainwright has surrendered 11 home runs and owns a respectable 1.23 WHIP.

The Cincinnati Reds have won six of their previous ten games and are trying to climb out of the NL Central Division cellar. On Saturday, Cincinnati rookie SP Nick Lodolo (2-3) was tagged for five runs in two innings and took the loss. 2B Jonathan India hit a solo shot in a losing effort for the Reds, who fell to 34-57 on the year.

Rookie right-hander Graham Ashcraft (4-2 4.45 ERA) will make his 11th career major league start for the Reds. Last time out, Ashcraft allowed three runs in five innings during a 4-3 road victory against the New York Yankees.