The St. Louis Cardinals took Game 1 of their 3-game series with the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium yesterday, cruising to a 7-3 victory. Today they will play a matinée and the Cards will have Miles Mikolas toeing the rubber. Mikolas has good stuff. He comes in at 6-7, with a stellar ERA of 2.62 and a WHIP of just 0.98. He will be opposed by southpaw Nick Lodolo. Lodolo is 2-2 with an elevated ERA of 4.44 and a 1.60 WHIP. The Reds will be without Mike Moustakas, who is sidelined with Covid-19. St. Louis has won 5 of the 7 meetings with the Reds this year and are 7-3 in their last 10 home games against a left-handed starter. The Cards are a better team from top to bottom and should come out on top.
TODAY’S PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS