Sunday, April 19, 2015

Busch Stadium in St. Louis

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Leake, M (0-0) vs. (R) Wainwright, A (1-1)

The Cincinnati Reds take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

The Reds are 4-9 in their last 13 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and are 8-27 in their last 35 road games vs. a right-handed starter. Cincinnati is 5-21 in their last 26 road games and are 1-5 in their last 6 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in the Reds last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15 and is 4-0 in Mike Leake's last 4 road starts.

The Cardinals are 5-1 in their last 6 overall and are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter. St. Louis is 5-1 in their last 6 games on grass and are 52-18 in their last 70 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400. The over is 5-2 in the Cardinals last 7 home games vs. a right-handed starter and is 7-3 in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.

In head to head matchups, the over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in St. Louis and is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The Reds are 19-45 in the last 64 meetings in St. Louis.

Cincinnati Reds Betting Trends

The Cincinnati Reds are 5-4-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Cincinnati Reds is -0.9

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 4-5-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the St. Louis Cardinals is 1.7

Injuries to Watch

Cincinnati Reds

04/18/15 P Homer Bailey Forearm is upgraded to expected to start Saturday vs. St. Louis Cardinals
04/04/15 CF Jason Bourgeois Shoulder 60-day DL (4/5)
04/04/15 P Sean Marshall Shoulder 60-day DL (4/5)

St. Louis Cardinals

04/18/15 LF Matt Holliday Back "?" Sunday vs. Cincinnati Reds
04/04/15 P Jaime Garcia Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 LF Tommy Pham Quad 15-day DL (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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