Brendan Donovan has 97 hits, and will look for his 100th when his St. Louis Cardinals (84-60) take on the Cincinnati Reds (57-86) on Friday at 8:15 PM ET.
The Cardinals are a home favorite (-240) against the Reds (+190). The St. Louis Cardinals will hand the ball to Jack Flaherty (0-1), but the Reds’ starter has not been announced yet.
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Cardinals vs. Reds Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Cardinals
- St. Louis went 4-5 across the nine games it was favored on the moneyline in its last 10 matchups.
- Over their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Cardinals and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times.
- St. Louis’ ATS record is 3-7-0 over its past 10 games.
Reds
- Cincinnati has played as the underdog in six of its past 10 games and has won four of those contests.
- The Reds and their opponents have combined to hit the over three times in their last 10 games with a total.
- Cincinnati has won five of its last 10 games against the spread.
Cardinals vs. Reds Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Jack Flaherty
- The Cardinals have a 2-3-0 ATS record in Flaherty’s five starts with a set spread.
- The Cardinals have been the moneyline favorite in five of Flaherty’s starts this season, and they went 2-3 in those matchups.
- Flaherty’s team has a 2-3 record over his five starts.
- Flaherty’s starts with a set total this season have gone over the run total in three of five contests.
Cardinals Batting Leaders
- Paul Goldschmidt has racked up a team-high batting average of .324, while leading the Cardinals in home runs (35) and runs batted in (110).
- Goldschmidt ranks fourth in homers and fourth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Goldschmidt enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with two doubles, three walks and an RBI.
- Nolan Arenado is hitting .298 with 39 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 45 walks.
- Arenado currently ranks 15th in home runs and seventh in RBI in the bigs.
- Arenado brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .250 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and six RBI.
- Tommy Edman is batting .267 with 29 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 41 walks.
- Donovan is batting .286 with 18 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 47 walks.
- Donovan has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .176 with a home run, a walk and an RBI.
Reds Batting Leaders
- Kyle Farmer leads Cincinnati in home runs with 11, runs batted in with 66 and his batting average of .265 is also best on his team.
- Farmer’s home run total ranks 153rd in the big leagues, and he is 54th in RBI.
- Farmer takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .313 with a home run, a walk and two RBI.
- Jonathan India is batting .255 with an OBP of .327 and a slugging percentage of .401 this season.
- India ranks 170th in home runs and 213th in RBI among all hitters in the major leagues.
- Nick Senzel has collected 82 base hits, an OBP of .293 and a slugging percentage of .304 this season.
- TJ Friedl is batting .258 with an OBP of .312 and a slugging percentage of .456 this season.
- Friedl enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with two doubles and three walks.
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