Ashcraft struck out four Cardinals hitters on Thursday, throwing an emphatic 26 of his 31 pitches for strikes. Having now appeared in 12 games on the season, Ashcraft's ERA is down to 0.57. He also has 17 strikeouts against just seven walks in 15 2/3 innings pitched.

If ever there was a gritty, desirable split in a four-game series, the Cincinnati Reds achieved just that against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Chase Petty, a star pitching prospect for the Reds and a top-100 prospect overall in baseball, exited the second game of the Reds' day-night doubleheader after 2 1/3 innings against the Cardinals.

After just one year in the Twins' system, he was traded to the Reds in exchange for Sonny Gray. In 2022, he lasted 18 games at the Single-A level before making his way to the High-A Dayton Dragons to close out the year.

SportsLine's model simulated St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Thursday's matchup at Great American Ball Park