The St. Louis Cardinals will be on the road against the Cincinnati Reds in a 3 game series. The Cincinnati Reds are off a blowout loss to the Chicago Cubs where the bullpen got exploited giving up 6 earned runs after their starting pitcher had already given up 4 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals are turning to Dakota Hudson to get them on right track after a demoralizing loss, Hudson who is 0-2 in 4 starts with a 3.32 ERA. Dakota Hudson has been decent ever since his poor performance against Pittsburgh he has only given up 3 earned runs in 3 games since. Cincinnati will be calling up Anthony DeSclafani to start despite his recent struggles, DeSclafani is 1-1 on the season in 4 starts with a 5.71 ERA. Anthony DeSclafani got off to a good start this season giving up no earned runs in his first 2 games but has now given up 11 earned runs in 2 games including a troubling performance where he was pulled in 2 innings after allowing 9 earned runs including 3 homers. The Reds pitching unit has been cold as of late while Dakota has played decently as of late despite not picking up a win yet.
St Louis Cardinals:
Record: 12-13
Last 10 Games: 5-5
Streak: W1
Cincinnati Reds:
Record: 15-19
Last 10 Games: 4-6
Streak: L1