St. Louis Cardinals (14-13, second in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (15-21, fourth in the NL Central)
Cincinnati; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: St. Louis: Johan Oviedo (0-1, 3.60 ERA) Cincinnati: Tyler Mahle (1-1, 3.91 ERA)
LINE: Reds 1; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati enters the matchup as losers of their last three games.
The Reds are 9-13 against NL Central teams. Cincinnati has hit 55 home runs this season, fourth in the majors. Jesse Winker leads them with 10, averaging one every 10.1 at-bats.
The Cardinals are 9-7 in division matchups. St. Louis has hit 23 home runs this season, last in the National League. Dexter Fowler leads the club with four while slugging .485.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with 24 RBIs and is batting .250.
Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 10 extra base hits and 11 RBIs.
INJURIES: Reds: Wade Miley: (shoulder), Matt Bowman: (right elbow), Jesse Biddle: (shoulder).
Cardinals: Ricardo Sanchez: (elbow), Andrew Miller: (left shoulder), Miles Mikolas: (forearm), Genesis Cabrera: (finger), John Brebbia: (elbow), Matt Wieters: (toe).
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