Cardinals play the Reds in first of 3-game series

Cincinnati Reds (70-75, fourth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (72-71, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Rhett Lowder (0-1, 0.87 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (6-7, 4.07 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 71 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Cardinals -131, Reds +110; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday to start a three-game series. St. Louis has a 72-71 record overall and a 37-34 record at home. The Cardinals have gone 43-12 in games when they scored five or more runs. Cincinnati has a 70-75 record overall and a 34-36 record on the road. Reds pitchers have a collective