Cincinnati Reds (31-30, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (32-28, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Brady Singer (2-5, 6.18 ERA, 1.69 WHIP,

The Colorado Rockies begin a three-game series at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. Colorado is 12-16 in home games and 24-39 overall. The Rockies have an 11-7 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

It hasn’t happened often over the past month and a half, but the Toronto Blue Jays have lost a series. Finishing up their road trip in Georgia, the Blue Jays took on the Atlanta Braves, dropping two of three to the team with the best record in Major League Baseball.

These Atlanta Braves sure have a knack for winning just enough games to take a series. After winning the first two games at home against the Toronto Blue Jays to win their 17th series of the season, they sputtered out at the plate in a 7-2 loss to the Blue Jays in Thursday night’s finale.

It feels good,” Dubón said after the game. “This is the best baseball right now in the world, and being able to contribute, get a hit right now, and that was pretty good.” This is the first time he’s homered in three consecutive games in his career.

Tigers +114; over/under is 7 1/2 runs. BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Seattle Mariners on Friday to start a three-game series. Detroit has a 25-38 r

The Atlanta Braves were not able to get a sweep of the reigning AL champion Toronto Blue Jays yesterday, but they did win the series and look to take that momentum into the weekend series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.