Reds face Cardinals with 2-1 lead

Cincinnati Reds (39-44, fourth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (42-40, second in the NL Central)

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

PROBABLE PITCHING VALUES: Reds: Hunter Greene (5-3, 3.79 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 103 strikeouts); Cardinals: Lance Lynn (3-3, 3.86 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Reds -114, Cardinals -105; Over/Under is 8 runs

CONCLUSION: The Cincinnati Reds face the St. Louis Cardinals and lead the series 2-1.

St. Louis has a 23-18 record in home games and a 42-40 record overall. The Cardinals have a 24-7 record in games in which they have scored at least five runs.

Cincinnati has a 39-44 overall record and a 19-21 road record. The Reds have a 28-17 record in games in which they score at least eight goals.

The teams meet for the seventh time this season on Sunday. The season score is 3:3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brendan Donovan has 18 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 41 RBI for the Cardinals. Paul Goldschmidt is 8-for-38 with a double, three home runs and six RBI in the last 10 games.

Elly De La Cruz has 16 doubles, five triples and 14 home runs for the Reds. Jonathan India has hit 19 of 37 shots with 10 doubles and a home run in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .258 batting average, 4.04 ERA, 4 runs batted in

Reds: 4-6, .254 batting average, 4.19 ERA, six runs more than opponents

INJURIES: Cardinals: Steven Matz: 60-day IL (back), Keynan Middleton: 60-day IL (forearm), Ivan Herrera: 10-day IL (back), Lars Nootbaar: 10-day IL (oblique), Nick Robertson: 15-day IL (elbow), Riley O’Brien: 60-day IL (forearm), Tommy Edman: 60-day IL (wrist), Drew Rom: 60-day IL (biceps)

Reds: Jeimer Candelario: day-to-day (hamstring), Emilio Pagan: 60-day IL (lat), Nick Lodolo: 15-day IL (finger), TJ Friedl: 10-day IL (hamstring), Christian Encarnacion-Strand: 60-day IL (hand), Brandon Williamson: 60-day IL (shoulder), Ian Gibaut: 60-day IL (forearm), Tejay Antone: 60-day IL (elbow), Matt McLain: 60-day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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