Great American Ball Park we'll host game one of a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cardinals come into this game a few games out of the second wild card in the National League with a 67-63 record on the year after winning three of their last five games played.
St. Louis has the 25th best offense in the MLB with 4.13 runs on 7.9 hits per game. Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals offense with a .286 batting average. Nolan Arenado boasts a team high 26 home runs to go along with 84 RBIs on the season.
The Cincinnati Reds come into this game nine games under .500 with a 71-62 record on the year after losing three straight games. Luis Castillo Got the start for Cincinnati last game out giving up three runs on five hits across six innings of work resulting in the loss. The Cincinnati bullpen pitched well however giving up three runs and no hits to close out the game.
Cincinnati struggled immensely from the plate boasting only two hits on the day, while going 0-2 with runners in scoring position to leave four men on base. Kyle farmer showed the only life in the Cincinnati offense supplying both Cincinnati hits including a solo home run in the second inning to drive in the only run on the day for the Reds.
