I’m backing the Reds because Zack Littell’s 1.14 WHIP and 3.62 ERA keep traffic light, which lets him control tempo at home. St. Louis leans on a couple bats, but with Jordan Walker at .232 and Garrett Hampson at .147, there are soft spots that stall innings. On the other side, Matthew Liberatore’s 1.29 WHIP means steady baserunners, and Elly De La Cruz’s 19 homers gives Cincinnati the punch to cash them. If there’s a worry it’s the Reds’ swing-and-miss with De La Cruz at 151 strikeouts, but Liberatore has only 98 strikeouts, so he hasn’t shown the putaway stuff to flip this.
I’m backing the Reds because Zack Littell’s 1.14 WHIP and 3.62 ERA keep traffic light, which lets him control tempo at home. St.
Louis leans on a couple bats, but with Jordan Walker at .232 and Garrett Hampson at .147, there are soft spots that stall innings. On the other side, Matthew Liberatore’s 1.29 WHIP means steady baserunners, and Elly De La Cruz’s 19 homers gives Cincinnati the punch to cash them.
If there’s a worry it’s the Reds’ swing-and-miss with De La Cruz at 151 strikeouts, but Liberatore has only 98 strikeouts, so he hasn’t shown the putaway stuff to flip this.
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