Joey Votto has taken this season to establish himself as one of the elite players in the entire National League. Votto currently has 29 HR and 86 RBI to go along with his .323 batting average. He is a legit MVP candidate due to the huge success that Cincinnati has experienced this season. That success can also be attributed to Scott Rolen who has had a a great comeback year after a couple of seasons that were not anything special. The Reds did an excellent job to sign Scott Rolen and get him on this team. He and Votto have been the backbone of everything that Cincinnati has accomplished, and they continue to win ball games for the Reds. If you are a Reds fan, you can also thank Mike Leake, Johnny Cueto, and Bronson Arroyo for absolutely outstanding seasons in their own right. Each of these three are playing above and beyond their potential, and it is exciting to watch a team of this caliber begin to have the cohesion that is necessary to win a World Series. If you have any bets coming your way, place these free bets on the St. Louis Cardinals to win the game.

The main reason behind the selection of the Cardinals for victory is due to the fact that Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday are two of the best position players in all of baseball. While Pujols locks down the first base side of the infield, it is Matt Holliday that roams the outfield looking for any way that he can make an assist to help the team. On the mound, Adam Wainwright is having another eye-opening season, as he contends for yet another National League Cy Young Award. His 17-7 record with a 2.06 ERA are absolutely ridiculous numbers to have at this point in the year. Look for more of the same down the stretch from Wainwright and the rest of the Cardinals, who are the free wager favorites on Friday night.

It all comes down to this important series for both of these squads, as it relates to the division title. Expect to see both managers, Dusty Baker and Tony LaRussa, pull out all of the stops to get the victory in what has long been a heated rivalry between two National League ball clubs. Free bets are encouraged by betsfreebets.com to take the St. Louis Cardinals in this game, as they have enough talent at enough different positions to overcome any deficiencies that might plague them.