Brandon Drury takes a 10-game hitting streak into the Cincinnati Reds’ (20-39) matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (34-26) at 2:15 PM ET on Sunday at Busch Stadium. St. Louis’ (
to win) Dakota Hudson and Cincinnati’s ( ) Graham Ashcraft pitch first for their squads in this matchup.The betting insights in the following article reflect odds as of June 12, 2022 at 1:26 PM ET.
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Cardinals vs Reds Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Hudson (STL) | Pitcher | Ashcraft (CIN) |
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4 – 2 | W/L | 3 – 0 |
58.2 | IP | 23.2 |
2.76 | ERA | 1.14 |
1.210 | WHIP | 0.845 |
5.2 | K/9 | 4.9 |
3.8 | BB/9 | 1.9 |
Cardinals Probable Starter Dakota Hudson
- Hudson gets the start for the Cardinals, his 12th of the season. He is 4-2 with a 2.76 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when the right-hander tossed 7 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up two hits.
- The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.76, with 5.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 11 games this season. Opponents are batting .218 against him.
- Hudson is trying to build upon a second-game quality start streak in this matchup.
- He will take the hill against a Reds offense that ranks 26th in MLB with 456 total hits (on a .237 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .377 (22nd in MLB) with 56 total home runs (21st in MLB).
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 12, 2022 at 1:26 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Reds Stats vs Hudson
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
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Joey Votto | 23 | .217 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .511 |
Colin Moran | 11 | .182 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .231 | .686 |
Aristides Aquino | 7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 |
Nick Senzel | 6 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .429 | 1.096 |
Kyle Farmer | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 |
Aramis Garcia | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 |
Tommy Pham | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Albert Almora Jr. | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .667 | 1.167 |
Brandon Drury | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 |
Alejo Lopez | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 |
Reds Probable Starter Graham Ashcraft
- Ashcraft (3-0) will take the mound for the Reds, his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he allowed three hits in 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- The 24-year-old has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 1.14 and 4.9 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .176.
- He’s going for his fourth quality start in a row.
- The Cardinals are batting .250 this season, eighth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .389 (18th in the league) with 57 home runs.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 12, 2022 at 1:26 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Cardinals Stats vs Ashcraft
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
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Cardinals Betting Trends
- The Cardinals have won 20 of the 30 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (66.7%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -164 or shorter, St. Louis has a record of 7-4 (63.6%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 62.1%.
- St. Louis has played in 60 games with set over/under, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 29 times (29-28-3).
- The Cardinals have covered 55% of their games this season, going 33-27-0 ATS.
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Reds Betting Trends
- The Reds have entered the game as underdogs 43 times this season and won 14, or 32.6%, of those games.
- Cincinnati is 7-19 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +140 or more on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 41.7% chance to win.
- Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 31 of their 59 games with a total this season.
- In 59 games with a spread this season, the Reds are 26-33-0 ATS.
Cardinals Players to Watch
- Paul Goldschmidt has accumulated a team-best OBP (.411) and slugging percentage (.577), and leads the Cardinals in hits (72). He’s hitting .327 with 19 doubles, 12 home runs and 32 walks.
- Among the qualifying batters in MLB play, Goldschmidt ranks fifth in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging.
- Tommy Edman is hitting .278 with eight doubles, three triples, six home runs and 25 walks.
- Edman ranks 37th in batting average, 35th in on base percentage, and 75th in slugging in MLB play.
- Nolan Arenado has 14 doubles, 10 home runs and 24 walks while hitting .283.
- Harrison Bader has five doubles, a triple, five home runs and 10 walks while batting .264.
Cardinals Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
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Tommy Edman | 227 | .278 | 48 | 6 | 25 | .357 | .776 |
Paul Goldschmidt | 220 | .327 | 41 | 12 | 47 | .411 | .988 |
Nolan Arenado | 212 | .283 | 27 | 10 | 39 | .356 | .847 |
Harrison Bader | 197 | .264 | 30 | 5 | 19 | .305 | .681 |
Dylan Carlson | 152 | .250 | 15 | 2 | 11 | .297 | .659 |
Tyler O’Neill | 136 | .221 | 15 | 3 | 26 | .276 | .614 |
Yadier Molina | 128 | .219 | 9 | 2 | 10 | .231 | .536 |
Juan Yepez | 113 | .265 | 15 | 4 | 11 | .331 | .756 |
Brendan Donovan | 108 | .287 | 15 | 1 | 15 | .408 | .806 |
Albert Pujols | 93 | .215 | 11 | 4 | 15 | .327 | .703 |
Reds Players to Watch
- Drury has 50 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .511, both of which rank first among Cincinnati hitters this season.
- Among all the qualified hitters in the majors, Drury’s batting average is 44th, his on-base percentage ranks 63rd, and he is 17th in slugging.
- Kyle Farmer is slugging .430 while driving in 34 runs and batting .274 this season.
- Among all qualified hitters, Farmer’s batting average places him 41st, his on-base percentage ranks 57th, and he is 65th in slugging.
- Tommy Pham has 46 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .344.
- Joey Votto has been key for Cincinnati with 31 hits, an OBP of .347 plus a slugging percentage of .397.
Reds Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
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Tommy Pham | 187 | .246 | 34 | 7 | 24 | .344 | .745 |
Brandon Drury | 184 | .272 | 37 | 11 | 30 | .335 | .846 |
Kyle Farmer | 179 | .274 | 22 | 5 | 34 | .338 | .768 |
Joey Votto | 146 | .212 | 16 | 5 | 22 | .347 | .744 |
Nick Senzel | 119 | .218 | 14 | 1 | 7 | .268 | .545 |
Matt Reynolds | 109 | .266 | 13 | 3 | 12 | .336 | .740 |
Colin Moran | 100 | .210 | 8 | 4 | 22 | .299 | .659 |
Albert Almora Jr. | 87 | .287 | 10 | 2 | 14 | .303 | .694 |
Aristides Aquino | 85 | .153 | 9 | 3 | 7 | .182 | .476 |
TJ Friedl | 80 | .188 | 11 | 0 | 4 | .236 | .486 |
Cardinals vs Reds Player Props
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