We are getting a pretty cheap price on the clearly better Cardinals here because their starting pitcher, Steven Matz, has a 7.27 ERA but that was just one bad start, while his counterpart is rookie Hunter Greene, he of the record-breaking 39 pitches of at least 100 mph last time out. Greene might get his strikeouts here, but Cincinnati is putrid otherwise and is down four regulars in the lineup in the injured Jonathan India (2021 NL Rookie of the Year), Tyler Stephenson, Mike Moustakas and Tyler Naquin.

Steven Matz takes on Hunter Greene today in Cincinnati. The Reds have lost 9 straight games and they are now 2-11 on the season. They are still missing lefty crusher Tyler Stephenson after he sustained a concussion in their last series, and they are still without reigning NL Rookie of the Year Jonathan India. Mike Moustakas is on the IL as well. The Cardinals were able to reset their bullpen yesterday, while the Reds have the second worst bullpen in the league. The Cardinals only went 9-10 against the Reds last season but that was a different group. Steven Matz should have success against a Reds team that is 24th in the league in wOBA against lefties when they had their best players healthy. Hunter Greene is an absolute stud so I think he will pitch well today, but he is still young and he doesn’t have much help in the bullpen behind him. Take the Cards.