The third place Cincinnati Reds sit 3 full games ahead of the last place St. Louis Cardinals within the National League’s Central Division. I just thought I’d point that out to begin things here.
Fresh off a series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds are riding high into St. Louis for a mid-week series against their longtime division rivals - rivals, I’ll add, who are having a mess of a time getting things together this season. I say that fully well acknowledging that their +1 run differential is miles better than the -36 mark hoisted by the Reds so far this season, but when you get a chance to dunk on the St.