The St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds renew their great rivalry on Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati as they play the rubber game of their three-game series, each team having won one game, so far.

Lance Lynn attempts to gain a share of the major league lead in wins by beating the Cincinnati Reds for a third time this year in the finale of this three-game set Sunday night.

Lynn (8-1, 2.76 ERA) went 8-1 with a 2.54 ERA over his first 10 starts in his first full season in the majors last year, earning a selection to the All-Star game.

The right-hander, however, followed that up by going 5-4 with a 5.02 ERA over his next 15 games and lost his spot in the rotation.

The Cardinals (40-22), owners of the best record in baseball, are hoping Lynn can help them rebound from Saturday's 4-2 loss to Cincinnati (37-25) as they seek a fifth straight series win against the NL Central rival.

St. Louis took the series opener 9-2 on Friday while the Reds won yesterday's game, 4-2.

Matt Carpenter and David Freese continue to pace the offense for the Cardinals.

Freese is batting .388 with 16 RBIs during an 18-game hitting streak, the longest active run in the majors. Carpenter is right behind, batting .425 with 16 runs while hitting safely in 17 straight.

Both may be in for a stiff test against Cincinnati's scheduled starter Bronson Arroyo. Freese is 1 for 12 against him, while Carpenter is 1 for 9.

After ending a three-game skid Saturday, the Reds hope Arroyo (6-5, 3.38) can build on his most recent outing.

The veteran right-hander is 4-1 with a 2.12 ERA in his past five trips the mound and is coming off his best start of that stretch, giving up four hits over eight innings of a 3-0 victory over Colorado on Monday.