Cardinals at Reds MLB Odds & Picks: The St. Louis Cardinals arrived in Cincinnati on Monday, down two games to the Reds in the National League Central Standings. Two days and a bench clearing brawl later, the teams are tied for first with one game left to play in their current three game series. St. Louis took the first two. For Wednesday's 12:35 pm ET matinee at Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati will give the start to Bronson Arroyo. The Reds ace right-hander is 12-6 on the year with a 3.83 ERA. Looking to take over first place solely, the Cardinals have tabbed right-hander Adam Wainwright with the start. The Cardinals ace is 16-6, with a 2.07 ERA.
With Wainwright starting the Cardinals are an instant favorite, listed on the Sportsbook.com moneyline at -132 versus the Reds with a posted total of 7.5. Reds backers, with Arroyo, are getting +122 odds as a home underdog.
Wainwright's shutout of Florida in his last start put him in an elite class among Cardinals all-time pitchers. He joined Hall of Famer Bob Gibson as the only Cards pitchers to have as many as 16 victories and an ERA as low as 2.07 through 24 starts.
For only the second time in his big league career, Arroyo didn't allow an earned run in consecutive starts. He pitched seven scoreless innings on Friday vs. the Cubs while having command of all of his pitches, especially the curveball.
Matt Holliday was 4-for-5 with three runs batted in to lead the Cardinals past the Reds 8-4 on Tuesday night. St. Louis cashed as +115 road underdogs, while the game played OVER the 8.5-run total set by Sportsbook. Yadier Molina went 2-for-4 with a big fly and two RBIs for the Cardinals, as winning pitcher Jaime Garcia allowed four runs over 5 1-3 innings for St. Louis. Drew Stubbs knocked in two runs for Cincinnati, while Johnny Cueto was handed the loss after giving up four earned runs over 5 1-3 innings for the Reds.
MLB Picks: Gamblers should be able to steal one in this game betting UNDER the 7.5 total.
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