The St. Louis Cardinals will open a 4-game set tonight at Busch Stadium with their NL Central rival, the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds are struggling, having lost 2 straight and 4 of their last 5. Tonight they are expected to turn to Andrew Abbott to right the ship. Abbott is a quality starter and is better than his 6-6 record reflects. He has an ERA of 3.40 and a 1.18 WHIP. On the flip side, you can say the same for the Cardinals’ expected starter, Miles Mikolas, who is also 6-6 with a 4.68 ERA and very good WHIP of 1.16. It won’t be a walk in the park for the Cardinals (with Abbott on the hill) but they should come out on top. St. Louis is hot, winning 4 of their last 5, and usually stick it to Cincinnati. The Cardinals took 2 out of 3 from the Reds in Cincinnati back in May and have won 4 of the last 5 meetings.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS