St Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds 8/31/2021 Picks Predictions

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The St. Louis Cardinals (67-63) will collide with the Cincinnati Reds (71-62) in Game 2 of the NL Central three-game competition at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at 6:40 PM ET. St. Louis just split the four-game battle versus the Pittsburgh Pirates after winning Game 2 (4-3) & 3 (13-0) but lost the opener at 7-11 and the final round at 3-4 over the weekend. The Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds in the opening match of a three-game series at 3-1 on Monday. St. Louis hit eight shots while stopping the offense for the Reds to just one run in the triumph. Starter Jon Lester finished 6.1 innings of work with one earned run on one hit allowed while awarding two free bases and struck out five Cincinnati hitters in picking up the victory. First Baseman Paul Goldschmidt acquired a one-run score on one hit with two RBIs while Left Fielder Tyler O’Neill drove one RBI on a double for the Cardinals.

St. Louis righty Miles Mikolas will be heading to the pitcher’s mound to start the second installment of a three-game series against the Reds on Tuesday. In his 13.1 innings of play (three starts), the right-handed thrower is 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA while awarding two free bases and striking out 11 batters in the major league this season.

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St Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Predictions 8/31/2021

On the Cincinnati side, the team lost a three-game set tournament versus the Miami Marlins last weekend. The Reds beat the Marlins in the opening match of a series at 6-0 on Friday but ended up losing the next two outings at 1-6 on Saturday and 1-2 on Sunday. The Cincinnati Reds will try to get back after losing the first installment of a series to the St. Louis Cardinals at 1-3 on Monday. Starting Pitcher Luis Castillo went 6.0 innings of play and gave up three earned runs on five hits with two bases on balls awarded but struck out eight batters of the Cardinals in losing the contest. The bullpen added three hits allowed while striking out three batters in the losing effort. Shortstop Kyle Farmer earned the lone run scored on a double by Cincinnati while driving an RBI in the loss.

The Cincinnati Reds will be appointing righty Sonny Gray to take the starting role versus the Cardinals in the second round of a three-game series on Tuesday. In his 103.2 innings pitched in the majors, the right-handed starter is 6-6 with a 3.91 ERA while awarding 41 free bases and striking out 124 batters on the year. Gray allowed 93 hits, 47 runs (45 earned), and 12 home runs in the majors this season.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds. The MLB Pick for this contest is Cincinnati -153. The Reds dominated the Cardinals all year round as Cincinnati won four of the last five games played at home versus St. Louis. The Reds won six of the last seven overall played against the Cardinals and Cincinnati secured all four matches played at home. St. Louis bats struggled in facing a right-handed thrower after losing the last four contests versus a righty starter. The Cincinnati Reds will win predicted at 6-2.

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