The 60-58 St. Louis Cardinals will be a road favorite when they open a 3-game set tonight with the 57-61 Cincinnati Reds. The Cardinals were off yesterday so they will be well-rested and are expected to have their workhorse, Sonny Gray, on the hill. He is 11-6 with a 3.65 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, and always goes deep into games. In his last outing against the Tampa Bay Rays, Gray pitched 7 innings, yielded just 2 runs on 4 hits, and St. Louis went on to a 4-3 victory. The Reds are expected to counter with southpaw Andrew Abbott. Abbott is 9-9 with a 3.70 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and he did not look good in his last turn against the lowly Miami Marlins. The Fish torched him for 6 runs on 6 hits over 5 innings of work and Cincinatti fell 6-4. Abbott has also not fared well against the Cardinals, posting a 2-2 record with a bloated 6.10 ERA, and the Reds are 0-4 in his last 4 starts.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS