St. Louis at Cincinnati

The curtain comes down on summer, but the pennant race in the NL Central is just heating up. A pivotal series has the Cardinals heading to Cincinnati for a four-game showdown. The Cards bested the Reds at home in two of three, and looks to increase their edge here in this series. The game features top pitchers on both sides with Adam Wainwright squaring off against Matt Latos, and each are off a sub-par performance in their last outing. Latos has not fared well against St. Louis, and his career numbers show a career 6.25 ERA against them in 11 starts. Wainwright has delivered the Cardinals an 11-3 road mark in his last 14 starts, and the Cards have taken 8 of the last 11 meetings. Take St. Louis.