Saturday, April 12, 2:15 PM on CSCh, FSMW

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Chicago - Villanueva, C (1-2) vs. St Louis - Wainwright, A (1-1)

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On Saturday afternoon at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, two rivals from the National League Central division will play when the Chicago Cubs visit the Cardinals. Getting the ball for the Cubs will be Carlos Villanueva, while the Cardinals will send their ace Adam Wainwright to the hill.

The Cubs 30-year-old native of the Dominican Republic has made 72 starts out of 351 appearances and will be making his 2nd start of the season on Saturday. Villanueva is 1-2 this season with 6 1/3 innings thrown with 3 earned runs on 10 hits with 4 strikeouts. He earned two losses out of the bullpen in their opening series, but pitched well in his first start. Against the current Cardinals, he has allowed 21 hits in 69 at-bats for a .304 average.

Wainwright is one of the best pitchers in the NL over the course of the past 10 years. He has a 100-58 career record including 1-1 this season with 16 strikeouts in 14 innings. He has limited the opposition to a .170 average in his first 2 starts. Against the current Cubs, Wainwright has allowed 32 hits in 125 at-bats for a .256 average. Darwin Barney has had the most success against him, getting 8 hits in 26 at-bats, including a home run.

Chicago Betting Trends

Chicago is 4-4-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Chicago is -0.3

St Louis Betting Trends

St Louis is 4-4-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for St Louis is -0.6

Injuries to Watch

Chicago

03/31/14 P James McDonald Shoulder 60-day DL (2/23)
03/28/14 P Jake Arrieta Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Kyuji Fujikawa Elbow 15-day DL (3/21)

St Louis

03/31/14 2B Mark Ellis Knee 15-day DL (3/27)
03/30/14 P Jaime Garcia Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Jason Motte Elbow 15-day DL (3/21)

Guy's Pick: Take St Louis

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