St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB Betting Preview | September 15

Bookmakers don’t expect the Cincinnati Reds (56-86), at -283 on the moneyline, to end their six-game losing streak when they meet the St. Louis Cardinals (84-59), at -283, on Thursday at 7:45 PM ET. St. Louis has Miles Mikolas set to start, and Cincinnati will counter with Chase Anderson.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cardinals vs. Reds

• Game Day: Thursday, September 15, 2022
• Game Time: 7:45 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

Cardinals Stats & Trends

Cardinals Batting

• The Cardinals are seventh in MLB play with 181 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
• The Cardinals rank seventh in MLB with a .257 batting average.
• The Cardinals are third in baseball with a .328 on-base percentage.
• Cardinals hitters strike out 7.5 times per game, the fifth-fewest strikeouts in the league.
• The Cardinals have hit 93 home runs at home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Cardinals are slugging .432 with 3.1 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team is batting .256 with 609 hits (8.3 per game) at home this season.

Cardinals Key Batters

• Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis in OBP (.412), slugging percentage (.603) and total hits (164) this season.
• Among the qualifying hitters in MLB, Goldschmidt’s batting average ranks second, his on-base percentage ranks second, and he is second in slugging.
• Nolan Arenado has 39 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 45 walks while hitting .298.
• Among qualifiers, Arenado is 14th in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage and fifth in slugging percentage.
• Arenado brings a four-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and six RBI.
• Tommy Edman has collected 141 base hits, an OBP of .325 and a slugging percentage of .413 this season.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .286 with a .389 OBP and 39 RBI for St. Louis this season.

Reds Stats & Trends

Reds Batting

• The Reds’ 142 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.
• The Reds’ .240 batting average ranks 18th in the league this season.
• The Reds have an OBP of .308 this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The Reds rank 21st in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.
• In 70 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 58 homers, an average of 0.8 per contest.
• In 70 road games this season, they’re slugging .354 with 167 hits going for extra bases.
• In 70 road games this season, they have a batting average of .229 while averaging 7.7 base hits per contest.

Reds Key Batters

• Kyle Farmer has accumulated a team-high OBP (.326) and slugging percentage (.393), and paces the Reds in hits (120).
• Including all the qualifying players in the majors, Farmer ranks 53rd in batting average, 72nd in on-base percentage and 101st in slugging percentage.
• Jonathan India is batting .257 with 14 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 22 walks.
• Nick Senzel is hitting .229 with 12 doubles, four home runs and 28 walks.
• Jake Fraley has eight doubles, 10 home runs and 22 walks while batting .245.

Cardinals vs. Reds Probable Pitchers