(Starting Pitchers: C. Morton vs A. Wainwright)
A couple of weeks ago, St Louis got pounded at Pittsburgh, after having gotten pounded at Atlanta as well. Now, it's Pittsburgh that is coming from getting swept at Colorado and now I believe the Pirates will heavily struggle on this series at St Louis. For tonight's game, the Cardinals will have a clear SP with Adam Wainwright on the mount. His last three starts were all losses for Wainwright, but he pitched very well with 2.47, 3.62 and 3.05 FIP! He was unlucky that he faced some of the hottest teams in the league at the time, as he played at Atlanta, then at Pittsburgh and finally against the red hot Dodgers. He has 7 days of rest for tonight's game and I believe he will dominate, as he has a 1.96 ERA when he has six or more days of rest this season! This is a good spot for him tonight against the Pirates and I expect him to dominate.
The Pirates will start Charlie Morton tonight, who is coming from a nice start against Miami. He had a nice matchup against the terrible Marlins' offense that is dead last on hitting versus RH pitchers this season and also in hitting against grounders! He will have a much tougher matchup tonight, as Morton is allowing .275 BA this season and St Louis is a top hitting team in putting players on base. So, no wonder that his last start against the Cardinals ended with five earned runs allowed in six innings. St Louis will have a huge SP edge tonight and with the Pirates lacking confident after watching their aces getting pounded at Colorado, I believe the Cardinals will pick up an easy win tonight.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 908 St Louis Cardinals RL -1 (w/ A. Wainwright) @ -127 / 1.79 on 5Dimes
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