TGIF plays

The Philadelphia Phillies start lefty J.A. Happ. As you know, the Cards suck against left handed pitching, batting an NL-worst .223 against them. Happ is 7-0 on the year with a 2.68 ERA (6th in the NL) and a .222 batting average against. His ERA in his last 3 starts is 1.71. For the month of July (last 4 starts), he is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA and a .214 batting average against. For his career against the Cards his ERA is 2.84 and his batting average against is .217 and the Cardinals are batting a weak .245 over the past 7 days.

The Cardinals start Joel Pineiro. His record is only 8-9, but he has an ERA of 3.09 and a 1.09 WHIP (5th in the NL). As good as Happ has been in July, Pineiro has been better. In July he is 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA and a .195 batting average against. In 23 innings this month, he has allowed only 16 hits and no walks! Over the past 3 years he is 1-0 against the Phils with a 0.00 ERA and a .227 batting average against. For his entire career against the Phillies, his ERA is 2.33 and his WHIP is 1.242.

Today's plays are STL-PHI Under 9 (-103) and adding the surging Angels (-149).
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