St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds 5/23/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, will host Game 2 of an MLB National League Central Division four-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday evening.

St. Louis dropped to 21-28 overall after losing the recent road outing, a 10-13 record when playing away from home, and placed fourth in the NL Central with five games behind Pittsburgh in the first place.

The Cardinals won three of the last five contests after winning a four-game series over the LA Dodgers at 3-1 but surrendered the opening match of a series facing the Reds.

Last night, St. Louis went 3-for-16 with runners in scoring position, leaving 12 sluggers on base in a 5-6 road loss in ten innings to Cincinnati.

The Cardinals tallied 85 two-baggers and knocked 67 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging % of .440 and has been called out on strikes 391 times while drawing a walk on 170 occasions.

The St. Louis Cardinals score 5.1 runs per outing, ranking them 8th in baseball. They accounted for 237 runs batted in in addition to 435 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is .263.

They accumulated 245 runs scored and have an OBP of .335.

Right-handed Pitcher Adam Wainwright will be heading to the hill for Tuesday night’s fourth start of the season for the Cardinals.

The forty-one-year-old righty thrower is 1-0 on the season with a 5.74 ERA, a 1.60 WHlP, and eight strikeouts while giving away 20 hits, five free walks, and two homers in pitching for 15.2 frames of work.

In his last start, Wainwright conceded five runs (2 earned runs) in five+ innings in a 16-8 home triumph against the LA Dodgers.

The totals went OVER in 4 of St. Louis’ last five outings, while the Cardinals are 11-4 SU in their last 15 matches.

St. Louis is 5-2 straight up in their last seven road games, while the totals went UNDER in 7 of the Cardinals’ last ten contests when playing on the road versus Cincinnati.

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St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Predictions 5/23/2023

The Cincinnati Reds will stay home and try to get back on the winning track when hosting the St. Louis Cardinals in the second installment of a series on Tuesday.

Cincinnati dropped to 20-27 overall after losing four of the last five contests played, a 13-12 record at home play, and stayed stuck in dead last of the NL Central with five games behind Pittsburgh in the first place.

After losing six of the last ten outings, the Reds struggled as of late but won the opening match of a series against the Cardinals.

On Monday, Nick Senzel sacrificed in giving Cincinnati a free walk that granted Spencer Steer a score, while 2B Jonathan India contributed a couple of hits and scored a run for the Reds in the win.

The Cincinnati Reds have an OBP of .322 and a team batting average of .243 for the year. They struck out on 424 occasions (7th in the league) and have 370 base hits.

Cincinnati accounted for 35 home runs throughout the season, with 187 RBIs. The Reds hold a slugging percentage of .371, and they have an average of 4.24 runs per contest (21st in MLB).

They notched 75 doubles while taking a walk 159 times and earning 195 runs.

The Cincinnati Reds management will counter with Right-handed Pitcher Graham Ashcraft to start game 2 of a series on Tuesday evening.

The hard-throwing right-hander thrower is 2-2 on the year with 4.84 ERA, 1.43 WHlP, and 36 strikeouts, yielding 48 hits, 21 free bases, and four homers in 48.1 innings pitched.

In his last appearance on the mound, Ashcraft (5 lP) allowed seven runs scored on ten hits in a 6-11 road loss to the Colorado Rockies.

The totals went UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati’s last eight games against St. Louis, while the Reds are 1-4 SU in their last five contests.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last six home matches and UNDER in 7 of the Reds’ last ten outings when playing at home versus the Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds. The MLB Pick for this contest is St. Louis -155. Cincinnati will be missing one key player in 1B, Joey Votto (shoulder), who was included in the injured list.

After finishing 49 games played, the Cardinals ranked 5th in OPS and 5th in runs scored, while the Reds ranked 23rd in OPS and 22nd in runs scored for the season. The prediction is that St. Louis Cardinals will win 6-3.

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