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The division rival St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Great American Ball Park. Joel Pineiro will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Pineiro is 6-9 this season with a 3.44 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Homer Bailey who starts for the Reds. Righthander Bailey is 1-0 with a 8.68 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals defeated the Giants 5-2 on Thursday, as -145 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9). Ryan Ludwick went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in a pair of runs to lift the Cardinals. Todd Wellemeyer fanned six batters and allowed just two runs over 7 1-3 innings for the win. Joey Votto singled in the winning run in the 10th inning to lift the Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Diamondbacks on Thursday, as -130 favorites. That game's five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Chris Dickerson had two hits and drove in one run for the Reds. Francisco Cordero tossed a scoreless 10th inning to pick up the win. Current streak: St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Cincinnati has won 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 43-38 SU Cincinnati: 39-38 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After playing San Francisco are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing Arizona are 8-2 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games when playing Cincinnati St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 11 games when playing St. Louis Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis Next up: Cincinnati home to St. Louis, Saturday, July 4