Tuesday, April 8, 8:15 PM on FS1

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Cincinnati - Bailey, H (0-1) vs. St Louis - Lynn, L (1-0)

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Two of the best teams in the National League Central division will meet this Tuesday at Busch Stadium at 8:15 p.m. Starting the game for the Cincinnati Reds will be Homer Bailey (0-1), while the St. Louis Cardinals will send Lance Lynn (1-0) to the mound.

In his season debut, Bailey was roughed up and picked up the loss after allowing 4 earned runs on 7 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 3 in 4 1/3 innings. The 27-year-old went 11-12 a year ago, but will need to be more consistent in 2014 if the Reds want to keep up in the suddenly tough division. In his career against the current roster of Cardinals, Bailey has an opponents’ batting average of .324. He has allowed 8 home runs including 2 each for Matt Holliday (.351, 8 RBIs, 1.090 OPS) and Yadier Molina (.296, 3 RBIs, .914 OPS). Matt Carpenter has also enjoyed facing him, going 11-for-19 with a 1.263 OPS.

Lynn is off to one of the best starts to a career in recent years. He is currently 35-18 in his career after winning at least 15 games in each of the past 2 seasons. He lost his first start of the 2014 season and will face a team that has considerable success against him including a .438 average for Jay Bruce and .300 averages for Zack Cozart and Brandon Phillips.

Cincinnati Betting Trends

Cincinnati is 2-2-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Cincinnati is -1.0

St Louis Betting Trends

St Louis is 2-2-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for St Louis is -0.8

Injuries to Watch

Cincinnati

04/06/14 CF Billy Hamilton Finger questionable
04/05/14 P Jonathan Broxton Forearm 15-day DL (3/22) questionable
04/02/14 P Brett Marshall Finger 60-day DL (3/30)
03/31/14 P Aroldis Chapman Concussion 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 C Devin Mesoraco Oblique 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 3B Jack Hannahan Shoulder 60-day DL (3/30)
03/28/14 P Mat Latos Knee 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Sean Marshall Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 2B Skip Schumaker Shoulder 15-day DL (3/22)

St Louis

03/31/14 2B Mark Ellis Knee 15-day DL (3/27)
03/30/14 P Jaime Garcia Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Jason Motte Elbow 15-day DL (3/21)

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis

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