Castellanos takes 20-game hit streak into matchup with Cardinals

Updated Jun. 5, 2021 3:20 a.m. ET

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Cincinnati Reds (26-29, fourth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (31-27, third in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Saturday, 2:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Tyler Mahle (4-2, 3.25 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 64 strikeouts) Cardinals: Johan Oviedo (0-2, 5.40 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: St. Louis and Cincinnati will play on Saturday.

The Cardinals are 13-9 against the rest of their division. The St. Louis pitching staff averages 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings, Jack Flaherty leads them with a mark of 9.7.

The Reds have gone 13-10 against division opponents. Cincinnati has hit 77 home runs this season, fifth in the MLB. Jesse Winker leads the club with 14, averaging one every 13.7 at-bats.

The Reds won the last meeting 6-4. Luis Castillo earned his second victory and Jonathan India went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs for Cincinnati. Kwang Hyun Kim took his fourth loss for St. Louis.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado leads the Cardinals with 36 RBIs and is batting .266.

Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with 31 extra base hits and is batting .367.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 5-5, .212 batting average, 5.63 ERA, outscored by 16 runs

Reds: 6-4, .246 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Kodi Whitley: (undisclosed), Miles Mikolas: (forearm), Kwang Hyun Kim: (back), Dakota Hudson: (right elbow), Jordan Hicks: (elbow), Jack Flaherty: (side), Harrison Bader: (rib), Max Moroff: (shoulder), Paul DeJong: (side).

Reds: Michael Lorenzen: (shoulder), Jeff Hoffman: (shoulder), Brandon Bailey: (elbow), Nick Senzel: (knee), Aristides Aquino: (hand), Joey Votto: (thumb), Max Schrock: (calf), Mike Moustakas: (heel).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Nolan Arenado

Miles Mikolas

Max Moroff

Nick Castellanos

Paul DeJong

Jack Flaherty

Tyler Mahle

Max Schrock

Nick Senzel

Dakota Hudson

Joey Votto

Harrison Bader

Jesse Winker

Kodi Whitley

Aristides Aquino

Jordan Hicks

Brandon Bailey

Mike Moustakas

Michael Lorenzen

Johan Oviedo

Jonathan India

St. Louis Cardinals

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