Take the St Louis Cardinals -1.5 (-128) vs the Houston Astros. The Cardinals are on a run here as they lead the National League Central by a small margin and have won 5 of their last 6. Coincidentally, or not perhaps, is that their good fortune has coincided with the acquisition of Matt Holliday, who simply has been on fire since his arrival to St Louis. The guy is hitting .606 in the 9 games, including 3 home runs, two of them yesterday, and 10 doubles. He has also hit safely in all 9 games since becoming a Cardinal. Adam Wainwright absolutely owned July, with a 4-1 mark and a 1.17 ERA. Against Houston he has a career mark of 6-0 in 7 starts with an impressive 1.91 ERA. He faced them once already this year and that result was an 11-2 St Louis win.
Houston on the other hand is reeling. They have lost 4 in a row, and 7 of their last 8 and have injuries to key pitchers and in the bullpen. Today they start minor league pitcher Bud Norris who is 4-9 in Triple A and probably shouldn't last past the 5th inning. Then the bullpen for Houston kicks in and this group has a ERA of 8.07.
also adding...
Chicago White Sox - New York Yankees over 8.5 (-102)
Los Angeles Angels (-114)
San Francisco Giants (+161)
Have a great Sunday!
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