The Cincinnati Reds and Tyler Stephenson will hit the field against the St. Louis Cardinals and Tommy Edman on Friday at 6:40 PM ET, in the first game of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park.

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Reds vs. Cardinals Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:

  • Date: Friday, September 8, 2023
  • Time: 6:40 PM ET
  • TV Channel: Apple TV+
  • Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Venue: Great American Ball Park
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Explore More About This Game

Reds Batting & Pitching Performance

  • The Reds rank 16th in MLB action with 163 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
  • Cincinnati is 16th in baseball, slugging .413.
  • The Reds are 15th in MLB with a .249 batting average.
  • Cincinnati scores the 10th-most runs in baseball (672 total, 4.7 per game).
  • The Reds' .326 on-base percentage ranks 11th in baseball.
  • The Reds strike out 9.3 times per game, the fifth-worst average in MLB.
  • The pitching staff for Cincinnati has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 18th in the majors.
  • Cincinnati has the 24th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.74).
  • Pitchers for the Reds combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.412).

Cardinals Batting & Pitching Performance

  • The Cardinals rank ninth in Major League Baseball with 194 home runs.
  • St. Louis ranks ninth in the majors with a .429 team slugging percentage.
  • The Cardinals rank 12th in MLB with a .254 team batting average.
  • St. Louis ranks 16th in the majors with 641 total runs scored this season.
  • The Cardinals have an OBP of .329 this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
  • The Cardinals rank 12th in strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.
  • St. Louis averages just 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in the majors.
  • St. Louis has pitched to a 4.72 ERA this season, which ranks 23rd in baseball.
  • Cardinals pitchers have a 1.452 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.

Reds Probable Starting Pitcher

  • Andrew Abbott (8-4) gets the starting nod for the Reds in his 18th start of the season. He has a 3.22 ERA in 95 2/3 innings pitched, with 104 strikeouts.
  • The lefty's most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, when he went 6 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
  • Abbott has nine quality starts under his belt this year.
  • Abbott is looking to collect his 14th start of five or more innings this year in this game.
  • He has had five appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.

Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher

  • The Cardinals will hand the ball to Drew Rom (0-2) for his fourth start of the season.
  • The left-hander gave up three earned runs in 4 2/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • In three starts this season, Rom has lasted five or more innings one time, with an average of 4.4 innings per appearance.

Reds Schedule

Date Opponent Score Home/Away Reds Starter Opponent Starter
9/2/2023 Cubs W 2-1 Home Andrew Abbott Javier Assad
9/3/2023 Cubs L 15-7 Home Carson Spiers Jameson Taillon
9/4/2023 Mariners W 6-3 Home Tejay Antone Bryan Woo
9/5/2023 Mariners W 7-6 Home Connor Phillips Bryce Miller
9/6/2023 Mariners L 8-4 Home Lyon Richardson Logan Gilbert
9/8/2023 Cardinals - Home Andrew Abbott Drew Rom
9/9/2023 Cardinals - Home Carson Spiers Zack Thompson
9/10/2023 Cardinals - Home Hunter Greene Miles Mikolas
9/12/2023 Tigers - Away Lyon Richardson Matt Manning
9/13/2023 Tigers - Away Andrew Abbott Eduardo Rodríguez
9/14/2023 Tigers - Away - Reese Olson

Cardinals Schedule

Date Opponent Score Home/Away Cardinals Starter Opponent Starter
9/2/2023 Pirates L 7-6 Home Drew Rom Thomas Hatch
9/3/2023 Pirates W 6-4 Home Zack Thompson Johan Oviedo
9/5/2023 Braves W 10-6 Away Miles Mikolas Mike Soroka
9/6/2023 Braves W 11-6 Away Dakota Hudson Spencer Strider
9/7/2023 Braves L 8-5 Away Adam Wainwright Max Fried
9/8/2023 Reds - Away Drew Rom Andrew Abbott
9/9/2023 Reds - Away Zack Thompson Carson Spiers
9/10/2023 Reds - Away Miles Mikolas Hunter Greene
9/11/2023 Orioles - Away Dakota Hudson Grayson Rodriguez
9/12/2023 Orioles - Away Adam Wainwright Dean Kremer
9/13/2023 Orioles - Away Drew Rom Kyle Gibson

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