St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Live Streaming

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7:10 pm EDT Mon Aug 9, 2010

The Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals have been locked in a battle for NL Central supremacy for most of the season. A three-game series at Great American Ball Park may only tighten the race, especially with Chris Carpenter set to take the mound. The Cardinals ace looks to help his team close the gap on the division-leading Reds in the series opener Monday night. Cincinnati is two games up on St. Louis in a race in which the clubs have alternated atop the standings 17 times since May 15. Continued dominance from Carpenter could put the Cardinals on the way to making it 18 by the end of the series. The All-Star right-hander has won eight consecutive starts against the Reds with a 1.09 ERA, beating them three times this year.

Carpenter threw a gem in his latest meeting with Cincinnati on June 2, yielding one run and four hits in eight innings of a 4-1 victory. He enters this matchup red-hot, going 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA in his last five starts - all of which have resulted in St. Louis wins. Carpenter allowed two runs and four hits in 7 1-3 innings of an 8-4 victory over Houston on Wednesday. The Cardinals, who had the finale of their three-game set at Florida postponed because of rain, have won seven of 12 season meetings with the Reds. The clubs have split six matchups at Cincinnati. The Reds have won nine of 11, outscoring opponents 70-33 during that span. They extended their winning streak to four by beating Chicago 11-4 on Sunday. Manager Dusty Baker is looking forward to the matchup with the Cardinals.