27-15 (+38.3 UNITS)
***all plays are based on 4 units unless other wise noted***
Whats up everyone? I hope everyone had a tremendous Tuesday. I wanted to get one of these games out there now, because I probably will not wake up in time to post it tomorrow...:smiley_acbe:
STL/PITT UNDER 8.5
These teams come into this early game after playing in another exciting 5 run game Tuesday...and no I do not mean a 5 run win- I mean 5 total runs scored in the game. STL scored 2 in the Top of the 9th (correct me if I am wrong) to tie the ball game. The Cards later won the game in 11 innings(?).
This line opened up at 8 in many places and got bumped up to 8.5 already. When I look at these teams I do not really see how this is possible. Adam WainWright gets the start for the Cards. WainWright pitched terrific in his first outting (7 innings, 1 ER, 5 hits)- he did walk 3 guys though. STL bullpen does not really have numbers that will make you say,"Damn they can bring it"! Some of those numbers are a little misleading IMO.
After a shaky series with the Mets, the pen has done pretty good. Since then, they have an ERA under 4.00. As a staff, STL has done a great job. Teams are only getting 4 runs per game and are hitting a mild .238. IN road games (their past 4) teams are batting below .200 and have only score 2 runs per.
STL has not exactly been an explosive offense early in the season either. They are averaging 2.9 runs per game and are hitting below .240. Their runs per game has gone up of late but they have seen their average about the same. Their OBP is also below .300! Against lefties they are averaging a sizzling 2.5 runs per.
Paul Maholm comes into this game after a rocky first outting. He lasted 5 ininngs, giving up 4 runs and a couple of long balls. At this point in the season the long balls do not bother me as much as later...Though he struggled in his first outting, he now gets a struggling lineup that has not hit lefties well. Maholm also has had recent success against the Cards lineup. Last year he only gave up 2 ER in 12.7 innings against STL! Both of those games stayed well under the total of 9.
This Pirate offense has been horrendous: 3.4 runs per game (3 against righties), .232 average (.214 against righties), and .267 OBP (.253 against righties)!
Pitts pen has been excellent in the early run, and has been the main cause of some early success IMO. They come into this game with a 1.64 ERA and a WHIP of .955.
This game is scheduled to start at 12:35 (an early start in its own time zone). For these Cardinal players it will essentially be 11:35...Like I said, Monday's stats are not applied to this writeup. After 3-2 game in 11 innings, I am pretty sure the stats tolled in would better my argument...5-1 Pirates
I will be back with more tomorrow sometime....BOL all:cheers:
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