The St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds play a rubber match on Sunday at 2:15 p.m. ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1. Kyle Leahy (7-4, 3.59 ERA) gets the start for the Cardinals, who are 53-51 this season and third in the NL Central. Andrew Abbott (5-6, 3.89 ERA) is starting for the Reds, who are 48-55 and fifth in the NL Central.
How to watch Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Reds vs. Cardinals odds
- Favorite Moneyline: Cardinals -135
- Underdog Moneyline: Reds +110
- Total: 8.5
- Total Over Odds: -115
- Total Under Odds: -105
Injury reports
Cardinals
JoJo Romero: 15 Day IL (Appendix), Ramรณn Urรญas: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Rajcic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lars Nootbaar: day-to-day (Illness)
Reds
Matt McLain: 10 Day IL (Calf), Blake Dunn: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Tony Santillan: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Nick Lodolo: 15 Day IL (Finger), Graham Ashcraft: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Brandon Williamson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
- St. Louisโ Jordan Walker is slashing .290/.350/.517 this season with 22 home runs (14th in MLB), 77 RBIs (2nd in MLB) and an OPS of .867 (17th in MLB). He has a 24.7% strikeout rate and an 8.1% walk rate in 434 plate appearances, and he has scored 65 total runs. Walker has recorded 14 steals on 19 attempts.
- In 437 plate appearances, Alec Burleson has slashed .285/.346/.467 this season. He has hit 15 long balls and driven in 70 runs (6th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 15.3% and a walk rate of 7.8%. He has come around to score 55 times.
- Sal Stewart has hit 21 home runs this season, which ranks 20th in MLB. He has also tallied 74 RBIs (4th in MLB) and has scored 54 runs. In 449 plate appearances, he has recorded a .251 BA, .327 OBP and .468 SLG with a 10.2% walk rate and a 21.2% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 11 steals on 14 attempts.
- In 376 plate appearances, Elly De La Cruz has posted a 26.9% strikeout rate and a 10.4% walk rate while slashing .276/.354/.498 with 17 home runs, 46 RBIs and 56 runs scored. He has stolen 18 bases on 24 attempts.
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