St. Louis at Cincinnati

Both these teams have struggled on the season. They have flirted around the .500 mark all season. The Reds come into this series having been swept by Milwaukee, and losing 2 of 3 to the Mets. The Reds have a good option on the mound for the series opener vs St. Louis in Tyler Mahle. The Reds are 12-7 in his 19 starts. He will be opposed by Wade Leblanc who has made just 5 starts on the season with the Cards 2-3 in those games. The Reds have taken 3 of the last 4 at home vs St. Louis and 2 of those wins were started by Tyler Mahle. I like the pitching matchup here and will go with Cincinnati.