St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds
Game Total: 10.5
St. Louis - 124
Game Play Predictions
St. Louis
Austin Gomber will be making his first professional start on Tuesday.
Gomber has appeared in 15 games for the Cardinals out of the bullpen and holds a 3.77 ERA.
Gomer has started at Triple-A this year and has posted a very respectable 3.42 ERA.
There are six active Cardinals that have homered off Homer Bailey ; Yadier Molina , Marcell Ozuna , Jose Martinez , Harrison Bader , Paul DeJong , Dexter Fowler .
Matt Carpenter is 19-for-39 off of Homer Bailey which translates to a .487 AVG.
Speaking of Matt Carpenter , he’s hit .455 with an 1.894 OPS while belting eight homers over his last 10 games.
Yadier Molina is right behind Carpenter in the AVG department off of Bailey going 18-for-44. Molina, however, has homered off of him three times.
Paul DeJong has just two hits over his last 15 at-bats as his 2018 AVG has sunk to .249.
Although his playing time has been limited because of Dexter Fowler , Harrison Bader is hitting .381 over his last 10 games.
Yairo Munoz has 41 plate appearances in July and has hit .373 with 11 RBI. He should be the starting second baseman here with Jedd Gyorko day-to-day and Kolten Wong on the disabled list.
Cincinnati
Homer Bailey will be making his first start since coming off the disabled list. He last pitched on May 28th.
When Bailey’s been healthy he has not been sharp either, posting a 6.68 ERA over 62 innings pitched.
The current Cardinals roster has slashed .378/.432/.622 off of Bailey, which is better than a 1.000 OPS.
Eugenio Suárez is hitting .375 with six home runs and a .492 wOBA versus left-handed pitchers on the year.
Tucker Barnhart is hitting .339 vs. LHP on the year but has been slumping at the plate hitting just .209 over his last 10 games.
Joey Votto has three hits over his last 21 at-bats and is hitting .188 over his last 10 games.
Scooter Gennett missed Monday’s game with an illness and is considered day-to-day. He’s hit .308 vs. LHP on the year.
Despite the fact he’s hitting .201, Adam Duvall ranks 12th in the NL with 60 RBI this year.
Billy Hamilton has gone 0-for-8 with four K’s since the All-Star break and is now giving away starts to Phillip Ervin .