St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds 5/24/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, will be the next venue for the third National League four-game series match between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday evening.

St. Louis improved to 22-28 overall, 11-13 on the road play after winning its recent road match, and placed fourth in the NL Central, five games behind Milwaukee in the first place.

The Cardinals enter this third installment of a series after winning seven of the last ten contests, including the recent 8-5 road win over the Reds that evened the series at 1-1 on Tuesday.

Last night, St. Louis drove in 12 hits in scoring eight runs to outmatch Cincinnati’s five runs scored on nine hits in the victory.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.40, and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP 1.44. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 54 home runs and 233 total runs (24th in baseball).

St. Louis has given up 445 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 208 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.32 this year (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 429 hitters.

They have walked 179 opposing batters, and their FIP is 4.29 as a squad on the year.

Designated Hitter Nolan Gorman batted an average of .301 and added 13 home runs with 39 RBls in leading the Cardinals.

First Baseman Paul Goldschmidt led St. Louis with 53 hits and an on-base percentage of .399, while the Cardinals posted a team batting average of .261 and a slugging percentage of .438.

The St. Louis Cardinals will give the ball to southpaw Steven Matz to start game 3 of 4 series facing the Reds on Wednesday.

The left-handed starter is 0-5 on the season with 5.05 ERA, 1.62 WHlP, and 43 strikeouts while surrendering 57 hits, 18 bases on balls, and seven home runs in pitching for 46.1 frames in his starts.

The totals went OVER in 5 of St. Louis’ last six outings, while the Cardinals are 12-4 SU in their last 16 matches.

The St. Louis Cardinals are 4-2 straight up in their last six contests played versus Cincinnati, and the Cardinals are 4-1 SU in their previous five road games.

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St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Predictions 5/24/2023

The Cincinnati Reds will continue a homestand after splitting the first two installments of a four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday evening.

Cincinnati fell to 20-28 overall, 13-13 when playing at home after losing four of the last five home outings, and stuck in dead last of the NL Central with six games behind Milwaukee in the first place.

The Reds struggled as of late, losing seven of the last ten outings played, including the recent 5-8 home loss to the Cardinals last time out.

Cincinnati’s starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft (2-3, 5,57 ERA) lost after giving away seven earned runs while striking out five batters in 5.0 innings pitched last night.

Second Baseman Jonathan India batted an average of .287 with a team-high 50 hits and an on-base percentage of .380 in leading the Reds.

Third Baseman Spencer Steer led Cincinnati in home runs with six, and Right Fielder Jake Fraley added a team-leading 32 runs batted in.

On Wednesday, the Cincinnati Reds will counter with righty Ben Lively to start game 3 of a four-game series against the Cardinals.

The right-handed starter is 1-2 on the year with a 2.45 ERA, a solid 0.73 WHlP, and fanned out ten hitters while conceding seven hits, one free base, and one home run in pitching for 11.0 frames this season

The totals went OVER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last six contests, while the Reds are 1-5 SU in their last six games played.

The totals went UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati’s last 12 outings versus St. Louis, while the Reds are 1-4 straight up in their last five home matches.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds. The MLB Pick for this contest is Cincinnati +155. The Cardinals struggled on the road losing five of the last seven road outings and facing a rival with a losing record.

St. Louis also had issues in their pitching, posting an ERA of 4.32, ranked 17th, while opposing batters averaged .266 at the plate against the Cardinals, ranked 27th in the league.

The Reds’ starter, Ben Lively, is doing well in his three appearances, including one start conceding just three earned runs on seven hits through 11 frames. The prediction is that Cincinnati Reds will win 4-3.

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