(Starting Pitchers: S. Miller vs K. Medlen)
St Louis will start Shelby Miller tonight, who is coming from six scoreless innings against Philadelphia last Tuesday. It was clear that Miller ended the first half of the season without any gas left in the tank (allowing 3, 2, 5 and 4 earned runs on his last four games prior to the break), but with 12 days of rest between games, he was able to bounce back and get back into his best form with a total domination against Philadelphia. He will have a good spot for tonight, he is an elite SP and his 9.63 K/9 ratio make him a tough matchup for Atlanta's lineup who is the #3 worst team in the league on K% with 22.5% K%!
Kris Medlen will start for Atlanta and he is coming from four runs allowed against the Mets last Tuesday. It's clear that Medlen has been struggling this season and if it wasn't for Hudson's season-ending injury and Medlen would probably be out of the rotation soon with Brandon Beachy ready to return. Over his last 27.2 innings, Medlen has posted a 6.51 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and a strikeout rate of just 14.7%! He seems to be lacking confidence right now and so, I expect him to struggle against the Cardinals tonight. St Louis will be looking to bounce back tonight after losing the first two games of this series and with such SP edge for tonight's game, I expect them to do exactly that. Therefore, I'll be taking the Cardinals in here.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 905 St Louis Cardinals ML (w/ S. Miller) @ -111 / 1.90 on 5Dimes
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