St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds 7/25/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The St. Louis Cardinals conclude a three-game series on the road Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds. St.Louis dropped to 49-49 following a 6-5 loss to Cincinnati in the first game of the series on Friday. St Louis is third in the National League Central eight games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers and the Cardinals have won five of the last seven.

Paul Goldschmidt is batting .272 to lead St Louis and the first baseman has team highs in hits with 100 and on-base percentage at .344. Third baseman Nolan Arenado is the leader in home runs with 19 and RBIs with 59. On Sunday, St Louis will send Johan Oviedo to the mound. The right-hander is 0-5 with a 4.81 ERA, 45 Ks and 31 BBs.

With its victory in the series opener against St Louis on Friday, Cincinnati improved to 50-47. Tyler Stephenson hit a sacrifice fly to snap a tie in the eighth inning that capped a Reds rally to beat the Cardinals. The Reds have won two of the last three and are second in the NL Central 6 ½ games behind first place Milwaukee.

Nick Castellanos is batting .329 to lead Cincinnati and the right fielder has team highs in RBIs with 59 and hits with 111. Outfielder Jesse Winker is the leader in home runs with 19 and third baseman Jonathan India is the leader in on-base percentage at .404. On Sunday, Cincinnati will send Sonny Gray to the mound. The right-hander is 2-5 with an ERA of 3.65, 86 Ks and 27 BBs.