The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now and will look to keep momentum going with a road win Friday night against the Cincinnati Reds at 7:10 p.m. ET.

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Given how well Adam Wainwright and Mike Leake have pitched recently, Friday night's series opener in Cincinnati appears to be a pretty even matchup.

The Cardinals (39-21) lead the Reds (36-24) by three games in the NL Central after beating Arizona 12-8 on Thursday, hitting a season-high five homers. Matt Holliday went 2 for 3 with a two-run shot in the first.

David Freese extended his career-best hitting streak to 16 games for St. Louis, which had dropped three of its previous four.

The Reds have lost three of four, falling 12-4 to Colorado on Wednesday. Cincinnati didn't score after Xavier Paul hit a three-run homer in the first inning.

The Reds have played each game in that stretch without Phillips, who has been dealing with a bruised left forearm. He expects to return Friday against a St. Louis team that has won four of the six meetings with Cincinnati this season.

"I feel like the Cardinals are the best team in baseball right now," Phillips told the team's official website. "Those are the type of teams we have to step our game up, and I'm glad I'm going to play Friday. I think everybody on our team is looking forward to it. That shows where you really are when you play against the best teams."

They'll also face one of the top pitchers in the game, as Wainwright (8-3, 2.33 ERA) has been especially good of late.

The right-hander won his third straight start and registered his third complete game of the season Saturday, giving up one run and striking out 10 in a 7-1 victory over San Francisco. He's 4-1 with a 1.83 ERA in his last five outings.