GAME:  #921 Reds @ #922 Cardinals
DATE:    8/22/2020 – 8:15 pm EST
ODDS:  Reds +105 / Cardinals -115
O/U:       9.5

The St. Louis Cardinals (7-8) host the Cincinnati Reds (11-13) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis Missouri. The Cardinals defeated the Reds on Thursday 5-4 and the Reds took the win on Friday 4-2. The Cardinals have rookie Kwang-Hyun Kim making his third appearance and the Reds have Wade Miley on the mound. 

WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)

CINCINNATI REDS

The Reds are letting the left-handed pitcher Wade Miley start against the Cards. Miley is 0-2 with a 16.20 ERA and a 3.00 WHIP. Miley has pitched in only 3.1 innings and has given up 6 hits, 7 runs, 4 walks, and 5 strikeouts. The Reds have not faced the Cards’, Kim but have a .227 against left-handed pitching this season. 

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

The Cardinals have lefty Kwang-Hyun Kim who is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP. Kim has pitched in only 4.2 innings and has given up 5 hits, 3 runs, 1 home run, 3 walks, and 1 strikeout.  The Cardinals have a career .300 against Wade Miley with 24 hits in 82 at-bats. 

BATTER VS PITCHER  (dailybaseballdata.com)

STARTING LINEUPS (baseballpress.com)

Starting Lineups not released yet.

INJURY REPORT (covers.com)

TRENDS (covers.com) 

REDS

• Reds are 0-5 in their last 5 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.

CARDINALS

• Over is 12-2-2 in Cardinals last 16 games vs. a left-handed starter.
• Over is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 overall.
• Over is 4-1 in the Cardinals last 5 on the grass.

HEAD TO HEAD

• The Reds are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in St. Louis.
• The Reds are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings.

REDS vs CARDINALS PREDICTION

The Reds, Wade Miley picked up where he left off last season and is getting knocked around, especially in the first inning. Miley is known for allowing runs early and the Reds bullpen is not helping much with an ERA of 5.81. The Cardinals will be hungry for a win after blowing a lead and allowing the bases loaded grand slam that cost the Cards the game. The Cardinals pitcher Kim looked decent in his first appearance and looked better against the Cubs in his second appearance. The Bookie is rolling with the Cardinals in this one while the public is also leaning 60% on the Cards and the Sharps are all over the Cardinals as well. 

The Bookie:         Cardinals
Fade the Public:  Reds
Sharp Action:      Cardinals

1.15 Units to win 1 Unit on:  (#922) Cardinals -115