Cardinals +135 to upset Young & Padres
By: LT Profits Sports Group | who2beton.com
Yes, Chris Young has looked more like Cy Young this year. However, this is his first start back from his injury, and he may have had his worst start of the year vs. St. Louis. Also do not forget that the Cardinals have dominated the head-to-head series at Busch Stadium, going 26-9 in the last 35 meetings, so look for an upset.
The San Diego Padres have the obvious pitching advantage tonight when Chris Young makes his return against Joel Pineiro and the St. Louis Cardinals. Still, the Cardinals still offer some value at this price at home.
For starters, St. Louis has dominated the head-to-head series between these clubs at both the old and new Busch Stadiums. The Cards are now an amazing 26-9 in the last 35 home meetings after taking two of the first three games of this four-game series. Secondly, the Cardinals look to have a huge offensive edge in this battle of right-handers, as St. Louis is hitting .273 vs. right-handed pitching this season while the Padres are batting a pathetic .239 against them.
Also, as great as Young has been this year while going 9-3 with a 1.82 ERA, he does have a more human-like 3.02 ERA on the road. Moreover, perhaps his worst outing this season came against these Cardinals, when he allowed five runs in 5.1 innings in San Diego back in May.
Now Pineiro has certainly had a swift decline, but remember that he was almost unhittable as a rookie with Seattle before inexplicably falling apart the next few years, so maybe he could have some success his first time through the National League. Besides, Pineiro has not been embarrassed in four career starts vs. the Padres in interleague play, posting Quality Starts in his first two starts against them and then allowing four runs in each of his last two appearances.
Finally the Cardinals have really picked things up at home lately going 5-1 in their last six games here, putting them over .500 at home for the first time all year at 27-26. They have proven to be a very difficult team at home over the years, so we expect this improvement at Busch to continue for the rest of the season.
Free Pick: Cardinals +135
By: LT Profits Sports Group | who2beton.com
Yes, Chris Young has looked more like Cy Young this year. However, this is his first start back from his injury, and he may have had his worst start of the year vs. St. Louis. Also do not forget that the Cardinals have dominated the head-to-head series at Busch Stadium, going 26-9 in the last 35 meetings, so look for an upset.
The San Diego Padres have the obvious pitching advantage tonight when Chris Young makes his return against Joel Pineiro and the St. Louis Cardinals. Still, the Cardinals still offer some value at this price at home.
For starters, St. Louis has dominated the head-to-head series between these clubs at both the old and new Busch Stadiums. The Cards are now an amazing 26-9 in the last 35 home meetings after taking two of the first three games of this four-game series. Secondly, the Cardinals look to have a huge offensive edge in this battle of right-handers, as St. Louis is hitting .273 vs. right-handed pitching this season while the Padres are batting a pathetic .239 against them.
Also, as great as Young has been this year while going 9-3 with a 1.82 ERA, he does have a more human-like 3.02 ERA on the road. Moreover, perhaps his worst outing this season came against these Cardinals, when he allowed five runs in 5.1 innings in San Diego back in May.
Now Pineiro has certainly had a swift decline, but remember that he was almost unhittable as a rookie with Seattle before inexplicably falling apart the next few years, so maybe he could have some success his first time through the National League. Besides, Pineiro has not been embarrassed in four career starts vs. the Padres in interleague play, posting Quality Starts in his first two starts against them and then allowing four runs in each of his last two appearances.
Finally the Cardinals have really picked things up at home lately going 5-1 in their last six games here, putting them over .500 at home for the first time all year at 27-26. They have proven to be a very difficult team at home over the years, so we expect this improvement at Busch to continue for the rest of the season.
Free Pick: Cardinals +135