Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Andrew Abbott vs. Kyle Leahy

Hunter Greene couldn’t keep the St. Louis Cardinals offense in check on Saturday and the Cincinnati Reds offense was completely befuddled by righty Andre Pallante in the Reds 7-0 loss. That means the Sunday rubber match will determine who gets to claim victory in this particular NL Central series.

The Reds have won each of their series so far on this 9-game, 3-city road trip to begin their season’s second half, and a win today would send them back to Cincinnati with a 6-3 overall run on it. Where that leaves them in terms of positioning remains to be seen with the August 3rd trade deadline looming, but as of right now they sit just 48-55 and 6 full games out of the final NL Wild Card spot.

Andrew Abbott will toe the rubber for the Reds in the Sunday matinee opposite Cardinals starter Kyle Leahy, with first pitch slated for 2:15 PM ET.

Here’s how both clubs will line up to begin things:

REDSCARDINALSElly De La Cruz – SSJJ Wetherholt – 2BSpencer Steer – 2BIvan Herrera – DHJJ Bleday – LFJordan Walker – RFEugenio Suarez – DHAlec Burleson – 1BNathaniel Lowe – 1BMasyn Winn – SSDane Myers – CFJose Fermin – CFNoelvi Marte – RFNelson Velazquez – LFJose Trevino – CBlaze Jordan – 3BKe’Bryan Hayes – 3BPedro Pages – CAndrew Abbott – LHPKyle Leahy – RHP