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Cincinnati Reds' could struggle to generate offense again against Jaime Garcia, who is 4-1 with a 0.88 ERA in seven home starts - two complete games. Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips entered this series hitting .375 with two homers and seven RBIs against the Cardinals this season before going 0 for 4 Monday. He’s 1 for 13 in his last three games overall. They can’t be too happy at the prospect of Pujols returning with the teams scheduled to meet five times in the next nine games. Cincinnati Reds, losers of three of four, are three games back in fourth place.
St. Louis Cardinals, who had lost their previous two games while scoring four runs, took over sole possession of first place in the NL Central after beginning the day tied with Milwaukee. They could certainly use his power in the lineup. It is coming off a 1-0 win over Cincinnati on Monday behind eight innings of six-hit ball by Chris Carpenter, who outdueled Johnny Cueto. Pinch-hitter Mark Hamilton drove in the lone run with an infield single in the eighth. St. Louis Cardinals are 6-7 since losing arguably the game’s best player. Despite having a sub-par first half, Pujols had been playing better right before the injury, batting .343 with nine homers in his last 19 games. He has 17 homers and 45 RBIs on the season. Watch Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Game Live TV Channel ESPN and FSMW.