The St. Louis Cardinals figure to have the pitching edge on Friday with Shelby Miller going against Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds. Let’s look at the game on MLB Network and MLB predictions.
MLB Odds: The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Cincinnati Reds on Friday in a game that can be seen on MLB Network. The probable pitching matchup favors the St. Louis Cardinals as they are expected to go with Shelby Miller who is 6-2 on the season while the Cincinnati Reds go with Homer Bailey who is 3-3. Both teams have struggled early this season and have some ground to make up on the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. Let’s look at this game on Friday and MLB predictions.
Probable Pitching Matchup
Shelby Miller is 6-2 on the season with a 2.79 ERA. He was struggling with his control but in his last start he corrected some mechanics and was really good against the Atlanta Braves. He made it into the seventh inning for the first time this season. Miller is 3-0 in his last three starts with a 2.08 ERA. He is 1-1 against the Cincinnati Reds in his career with a 3.57 ERA.
Homer Bailey comes into this contest at 3-3 with a 5.44 ERA. The huge investment made by the Cincinnati Reds into Bailey in the offseason looks questionable as Bailey hasn’t been anything special this year. He has allowed five or more runs in three starts this season and in five of his starts he has allowed at least four runs. He has been awful in his career against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 5-10 record and a 5.01 ERA.
Game Notes
These teams have split their last ten meetings with three of the last four going over. They have also split their last ten in Cincinnati with two of the last three going under the MLB betting odds.
MLB Predictions
The baseball line on this game should be near a pick but the matchup really favors the St. Louis Cardinals. They have a big pitching edge with Miller against Bailey. I will take the road team in this game on Friday night.
