8:15 pm
April 26

Reds @ Cardinals

Who will WIN this matchup?

Cincinnati Reds (9-14)

@ St. Louis Cardinals (15-9)

 

Starting Pitchers:

DeSclafani (CIN): 0-1; 5.59 ERA

Mikolas (STL) 2-1; 4.97 ERA

 

Last 10 Games Played:

Cincinnati Reds: 0-0

St. Louis Cardinals: 0-0

 

Current odds:

Cincinnati Reds: (+135)

St. Louis Cardinals: (-145)

 

• DeSclafani answered two disastrous starts with a sterling one, but he received his second straight no-decision last Friday despite yielding one run on two hits in six innings at San Diego. The one run was a solo shot, however, as the 29-year-old has been rather generous in that regard with five homers allowed in three starts. DeSclafani has been taken to task by Matt Carpenter (9-for-22, three homers), although Molina is just 3-for-22 against him.

• Mikolas became the first St. Louis starter this season to record an out beyond the sixth inning, as he permitted two runs on four hits in eight frames of a 10-2 victory versus the New York Mets on Saturday. The 30-year-old received a no-decision against Cincinnati on April 14, when he surrendered a three-run homer to Jesse Winker in the fifth inning. Mikolas, who owns a 2-0 mark with a 3.60 ERA in six career appearances, has held Joey Votto (2-for-11), Jose Peraza (2-for-10) and Scooter Gennett (2-for-9) in check.

• Cincinnati LF Derek Dietrich has just three hits since going 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs in a 5-2 win over St. Louis on April 13 in Monterrey, Mexico.

• Cardinals SS Paul DeJong has multi-hit performances in three straight games and four of his last five.

6/10
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