Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Live Streaming

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2:15 pm EDT Sun May 2, 2010

After the Cincinnati Reds snapped the St. Louis Cardinals’ string of five straight victories late Friday night, the NL Central-leading Cardinals returned the favor about 15 hours later. Chris Carpenter hopes at least one streak will survive the three-game set. The St. Louis ace looks to win his seventh consecutive start against Cincinnati and pitch the Cardinals to their seventh series win of the season Sunday at Busch Stadium. The Reds’ longest winning streak of the season pulled them within three games of St. Louis after a 3-2 victory in the rain-delayed series opener, but the Cardinals cooled them off by scoring three runs in the eighth inning of Saturday afternoon’s 6-3 victory. Freese stayed red-hot for St. Louis, going 2 for 4 with a double and a home run. The 27-year-old rookie is 8 for 14 with two homers and nine RBIs in his last four games.

He has helped St. Louis win six of its last seven to bolster an early lead as it chases a second consecutive division crown. The Cardinals have won six of their first seven series, including all three at home, where they’ve gone 9-3. The club has to like its chances of adding to that total with Carpenter on the mound. The 2005 NL Cy Young winner is coming off three straight quality starts, racking up 24 strikeouts in that stretch. He held Atlanta to two runs and three hits in six innings of the Cardinals’ 5-4 win on Tuesday. Carpenter has been brilliant in winning his last six starts against the Reds, compiling a 1.26 ERA and two complete games during a streak that dates back to the 2006 season. Three of the victories came against Cincinnati’s Aaron Harang - including one on opening day April 5, when Carpenter allowed two runs in six innings of the Cardinals’ 11-6 win.