Cincinnati Reds (10-12, fourth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (6-7, third in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Sonny Gray (4-1, 2.05 ERA, .91 WHIP, 45 strikeouts) Cardinals: Adam Wainwright (2-0, 1.64 ERA, .82 WHIP, 8 strikeouts)
LINE: Reds favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds square off against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.
The Cardinals went 46-30 in division games in 2019. St. Louis hit .245 as a team last season while averaging 8.2 hits per game.
The Reds finished 33-43 against NL Central Division opponents in 2019. Cincinnati pitchers had an ERA of 4.18 last season with a staff WHIP of 1.26.
The teams meet for the first time this year.
INJURIES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas: (forearm), John Brebbia: (elbow).
Reds: Pedro Strop: (groin), Robert Stephenson: (back), Wade Miley: (undisclosed), Matt Bowman: (right elbow).
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