The St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds will open up a three game series on Monday afternoon. The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now. The Cardinals are 25-26 on the season, but have won five straight games. St. Louis is in third place, but closing in on Chicago for second place.
For Cincinnati, they are playing better baseball of late. The Reds are coming off a three game sweep at home over the Los Angeles Dodgers. With those three wins, the Reds are 23-30. Cincinnati still sits in last place in the National League Central.
The Cincinnati Reds are -135 in this game over the St. Louis Cardinals. The total for this affair is listed at 9.5.
Cardinals on Road Following Home Stand
The St. Louis Cardinals had a great home stand. They won two out of three against the Red Sox, then swept the Orioles in three, and beat the Cubs twice. The third against Chicago was rained out on Friday. The Cardinals are now just a game under .500 on the season.
The pitching has been strong. In the Orioles series, the Cardinals pitching allowed just 8 total runs. Offensively, Paul Goldschmidt led the way on Sunday with a two run homerun in the win on Sunday. Rookie Masyn Winn has been red hot. With another hit on Sunday, the rookie shortstop is over .300 for the season.
Lance Lynn will get the nod for the St. Louis Cardinals. The right hander is 2-2 on the season, with a 3.68 earned run average. In his last start, Lynn was able to go 6 innings, allow 2 hits, and just a single run against Baltimore. Lynn will be making his 11th start of the season.
Lodolo Coming back for Reds
Nick Lodolo will throw for Cincinnati in this one. The 26 year old is coming off a groin injury. He has not pitched since May 11th. That was on the road in San Francisco. On the season, he is 3-2 with a 3.34 earned run average. This will be his 7th start of the season.
The Reds slugged in game one, and then threw well the last two games of the series against the Dodgers. Cincinnati needs to find consistency, which their inability to do is what has them in last place. THe Reds struggle to hit, as they are 29th in the league, with a .217 batting average on the season.
Elly De La Cruz is the talk of the town for the Reds. The speedy shortstop leads all of Major League Baseball. He also has 9 homeruns, and a .251 batting average. The Reds also have 7 homeruns from Will Benson, while Spencer has 6.
Lynn Gets Cardinals a Win
Lance Lynn throws well in this game, and the Cardinals stay hot. Both teams are playing better baseball as of late. Both teams could use the win. We will take the Cardinals to get back to .500 with a win here. Take St. Louis +115 over Cincinnati. Enjoy all of the Major League Baseball action on Monday, and best of luck with all your betting!
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