St. Louis Cardinals (66-69, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (68-66, third in the NL Central)

Cincinnati; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (6-11, 4.27 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 98 strikeouts); Reds: Zack Littell (9-8, 3.62 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 106 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds aim to break a three-game slide when they play the St. Louis Cardinals.

Cincinnati has a 68-66 record overall and a 36-29 record at home. The Reds have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the NL at .246.

St. Louis is 29-37 on the road and 66-69 overall. The Cardinals have gone 48-13 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The matchup Friday is the eighth meeting between these teams this season. The Cardinals have a 4-3 advantage in the season series.

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