St. Louis (63-61) and Cincinnati (59-64) meet at the Great American Ball Park for an untraditional five-game series due to make up games. The two will meet twice today for a doubleheader. The Cardinals are 5-3 against the Reds this season, but Cincinnati won the previous series, 2-1.
This matchup also features the two frontrunners for National League Rookie of the Year, Sal Stewart and JJ Wetherholt. The Cardinals’ Wetherholt is the slight favorite despite Stewart having the hotter bat in the second half of the season.
In August, the Reds are hitting an MLB-worst .191 as a team and ranks 24th or worse in OPS, OBP, and SLG. However, Cincinnati…
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