Reds and Cardinals meet to determine series winner

St. Louis Cardinals (26-27, third in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (24-31, fifth in the NL Central)

Cincinnati; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (0-1, 6.30 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, six strikeouts); Reds: Frankie Montas (2-3, 4.61 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals meet Wednesday with a three-game series tied 1-1.

Cincinnati is 14-16 in home games and 24-31 overall. The Reds are 17-11 in games when they record eight or more hits.

St. Louis is 26-27 overall and 13-15 in road games. The Cardinals are 16-2 in games where they have more hits than their opponents.

The teams face each other on Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds with nine home runs while hitting .444. Tyler Stephenson is 8-for-34 with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Brendan Donovan has four home runs, 18 walks and 25 RBIs while hitting .235 for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson is 14-for-41 with a home run and two RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 5-5, .190 batting average, 3.29 ERA, led by five runs

Cardinals: 8-2, .276 batting average, 3.03 ERA, opponents outscored by 13 runs

INJURIES: Reds: Emilio Pagan: IL 15 days (triceps), Justin Wilson: IL 15 days (shoulder), TJ Friedl: IL 10 days (thumb), Brandon Williamson: IL 60 days (shoulder), Christian Encarnacion -Brin: IL 10 days (hand), Ian Gibaut: IL 60 days (forearm), Tejay Antone: IL 60 days (elbow), Matt McLain: IL 60 days (shoulder)

Cardinals: Nick Robertson: 15-day IL (elbow), Riley O’Brien: 60-day IL (forearm), Willson Contreras: 10-day IL (arm), Giovanny Gallegos: 15-day IL (shoulder), Tommy Edman: 60-day IL (wrist), Steven Matz: 15-day IL (back), Drew Rom: 60-day IL (biceps), Keynan Middleton: 15-day IL (forearm)

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