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2018 MLB Season
(3-15) Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals (10-8)
Date: Friday, April 20, 2018
Time: 8:15 PM ET
Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis Missouri
Projected Pitchers: Brandon Finnegan vs. Michael Wacha
MLB Moneyline Odds: Cardinals -178 | Reds +168
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Cardinals -1.5 (+105)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 8.5
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Cincinnati Reds
Finnegan took the loss in his first start of the season against St. Louis a week ago. They rocked him for five earned in just 4.1 innings of work while striking out four and walking four. The long ball was his downfall as he gave up two in his short stint. To note he needed 91 pitches to get through the 4.1 innings.
Hopefully Finnegan has shaken off the rust and got the first game jitters out of the way as this second time around won’t be any easier since St. Louis has gained that familiarity factor. He’ll need to do a better job of hitting his spots and limiting the free bases.
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Cincinnati has been miserable going 1-6 in the last week. In that span they are slashing a putrid .200/.287/.309 while hitting 17 extra-base hits and 19 RBI.
St. Louis Cardinals
Wacha was able to collect his second win of the season against Cincinnati in his last start. It was a lackluster performance as he only went five innings giving up three earned off of five hits while striking out five and walking three. He has not been himself striking out 12 while walking 10.
He has struggled so far as he currently owns a high 5.52 ERA and 5.44 FIP. Compared to his career averages, the strikeouts (7.36 K/9) are down, while the walks (6.14 BB/9) are way up, but its good to see he hasn’t given up a home run since he gave up two in his first start. Either way there seems to be something off with Wacha.
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St. Louis has been on a nice five-game winning streak in the last week, thanks in part to facing Cincinnati. In that span, their bats are slashing .266/.377/.491 while smacking 19 extra-base hits and 32 RBI.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- CIN are 24-55 in their last 79 road games.
- CIN are 16-35 in their last 51 overall.
- CIN are 1-11 in the last 12 meetings.
- STL are 3-8 in their last 11 home games.
- STL are 11-0 in Wachas last 11 starts vs. CIN.
- Under is 7-2 in Wachas last 9 Fri. starts.
Free Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Prediction: Cincinnati gets some revenge on the road
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Finnegan was very shaky in his first start, while Wacha has not been himself. Both teams have familiarity with the opposing pitchers who they faced just last week. It’s hard to pick either team, but there should be runs scored in this outing.
MLB Free Score Prediction: Reds 6 – Cardinals 4
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