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Asked about the St. Louis Cardinals‘ 10th straight series win Thursday night http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-todd-helton-jersey , manager Mike Shildt explained it simply.“You win series, you’re going to win the Series,” he said.While St. Louis is two months away from that goal, it continues to march toward the postseason. With its 5-0 blanking of the Pittsburgh Pirates, it remained atop the National League wild-card race and stayed within 4 1/2 games of the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.Article continues below ...The Cardinals, whose 21 wins in August are their most in a month since August of 2004, will try for a 22nd victory to end the month Friday night when they open a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds in Busch Stadium.“It’s just the byproduct of daily consistency and focus,” Shildt said. “You’re seeing guys with a competitive spirit and they’re bringing it every day. It’s clearly not easy to win games, but the guys are committed on a daily basis.”At 75-59, St. Louis is 28-13 under Shildt. His first game was July 15, a 6-4 win over Cincinnati, and the last series it lost under his command was in late July against the Reds.Those Reds were playing good baseball at the time Nolan Arenado Jersey , winning against good teams and making a case for interim manager Jim Riggleman to become the permanent skipper. These Reds have regressed to what’s been a five-season mean, falling back to 20 games under .500 Thursday with a 2-1, 11-inning loss to Milwaukee.Not even the activation of All-Star first baseman Joey Votto from the 10-day disabled list could enable Cincinnati (57-77) to turn things around. It has lost eight of the last 10 games as a familiar problem has cropped up. The Reds have allowed 67 runs in that span.If recent and career-long trends hold true, Friday night probably won’t launch a turnaround for Cincinnati. Veteran right-hander Homer Bailey (1-12, 6.17 ERA) will start the series opener, which should excite Cardinal fans and their hitters.Bailey is coming off a 9-0 loss Sunday at the Cubs, permitting eight hits and six runs, three earned, over five innings. The Reds have lost 17 of his 18 starts this year, including nine in a row, dating back to his 5-3 win on May 12 at the Los Angeles Dodgers.Bailey is 0-1 with two no-decisions in three outings against St. Louis this year, logging a respectable earned run average of less than 4.00. But in his career Charlie Blackmon Jersey , Bailey is 6-14 with a 5.57 ERA in 26 starts, throwing 22 home run balls in just 140 2/3 innings.The Cardinals counter with rookie left-hander Austin Gomber (4-0, 2.79), who has permitted only four runs in his last four starts, covering 22 innings. Gomber checked Colorado on five hits and two runs over six innings Sunday in a 12-3 romp at Coors Field, walking one and whiffing six.In his first career start on July 24, Gomber took a no-hitter into the seventh against the Reds before losing it and ultimately being no-decisioned in a 4-2 St. Louis win. Harry How/Getty ImagesThe Milwaukee Brewers will try to force a Game 7 on Friday when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers as small home underdogs at sportsbooks for Game 6 of the National League Championship Series. The Brewers led the series 2-1 after winning Game 3 at Dodger Stadium 4-0 Monday but have been outscored 7-3 in losing the past two games. MLB betting line: The Dodgers opened as -120 favorites (wager $120 to win $100); the total is at eight runs, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. Line updates and matchup report.MLB betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 4.2-3.6, Dodgers.MLB picks on every game.Check out the OddsShark podcast on iTunes or Spotify or at OddsShark.libsyn.com for more odds information, betting picks and a breakdown of this week's top sports betting news.Why the DodgersCan Pay on the MLB LinesLos Angeles has used solid pitching and timely hitting to take a 3-2 series lead in the NLCS and needs that to continue to advance to the World Series for the second straight year.The Dodgers picked up a key victory in Game 2 at Miller Park with Hyun-Jin Ryu (7-3, 1.97 ERA) on the mound and will send him out there again in Game 6 http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-jake-mcgee-jersey , hoping they can get the same result. Ryu pitched 4.1 innings and allowed two runs and six hits with no walks and four strikeouts in the 4-3 win, and he should be well-rested in this spot. Why the BrewersCan Pay on the MLB LinesMilwaukee will ride with Wade Miley (5-2, 2.57 ERA) again here after he was surprisingly pulled after just five pitches in Game 5 Wednesday. Miley walked Los Angeles' Cody Bellingerand was then replaced by Brandon Woodruff, who gave up three runs (two earned) and five hits in 5.1 innings to take the loss in a 5-2 defeat.While Miley has started on the mound in two of the team's three losses in this series, he did pitch 5.2 scoreless innings opposite Ryu in Game 2 before the Dodgers rallied to win.Smart Betting PickIt all comes down to this for the Brewers, who had the NL's best home record (51-30) during the regular season en route to the league's top mark overall. They have played well throughout the series and simply need to score more runs, something they were able to do at home in averaging 4.5 in the first two games.The problem is that Los Angeles is playing with a ton of confidence and has won six of the teams' past nine meetings in Milwaukee, according to the OddsShark MLB Database. In what should be another competitive game, look for the Dodgers to close out the Brewers.MLB betting trendsLos Angeles is 10-3 in its past 13 games.Los Angeles is 5-2 in its past seven games on the road.The total has gone over in four of Los Angeles' past six games on the road. All MLB odds and betting trends according to Bleacher Report's official odds partner, OddsShark. Check out OddsShark on Twitter and Instagram or head to YouTube for more betting picks and analysis on this week's top games. You can also download the free odds tracker app.