Friday, July 24, 2015

Busch Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Manuel Banuelos (1-1) vs. Tim Cooney (0-0)

The Atlanta Braves visit Busch Stadium on Friday to play the St. Louis Cardinals. The probable starters are Manuel Banuelos for the Braves and Tim Cooney for the Cardinals. The opening line for this matchup has Atlanta at -105 and St. Louis at -103. The over/under was set at 7. The Braves have a 48-42 over/under record and a 53-42 run line mark, meaning they cover 56% of the time. The Cardinals are 51-43 against the run line and have a 37-54 over/under record. They cover the spread 54% of the time.

The Braves show up with a 45-50 record, including 19-30 on the road. Manuel Banuelos has a 1-1 record on the season, an earned run average of 1.08 and a 1.20 WHIP. In his starts, the Braves are 2-1 over his 16.2 innings pitched this season while giving up 13 hits during those innings. The Braves are also 0-3 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates are averaging 2 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.20 and they have given up 279 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .256 against the bullpen while being struck out 256 times and walking 116 times this season. As a team, Atlanta has allowed 9.04 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.48 batters per nine. They are 20th in the league in team earned run average at 3.96.

Atlanta ranks 15th in the league in team batting average at .253 while hitting .258 on the road. The Braves hold a .365 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .317 which is good for 12th in baseball. They rank 17th in baseball with 8.51 hits per game and Nick Markakis leads the team with 103.

St. Louis is 33-12 at home while holding a 60-34 overall record on the season. Tim Cooney has a record of 0-0 while sporting an earned run average of 3.33 on the year with a 1.36 WHIP. In his starts, the Cardinals are 1-4 and he has allowed 23 hits over 24.1 innings pitched this season. The Cardinals are also 4-1 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates score an average of 4.2 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.35 and they have given up 257 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .238 against the Cardinals bullpen while being struck out 260 times and walking 103 times this season. As a team, St. Louis has allowed 8.18 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.14 batters per nine. They are 1st in the league in team earned run average at 2.67.

They rank 7th in the league in team batting average with a .257 average while hitting .265 at home. The Cardinals hold a .391 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .324 which is good for 6th in baseball. They rank 8th in baseball with 8.84 hits per game and Jhonny Peralta leads the team with 106.

Atlanta has a team fielding percentage of .985 after having committed 54 errors with 949 assists and 2,521 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .985 team fielding percentage while committing 55 errors, accumulating 925 assists and compiling 2,584 put outs.

Atlanta Braves Betting Trends

The Atlanta Braves are 48-42 against the over/under so far this season

The Atlanta Braves are 53-42 against the run line so far this season

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 37-54 against the over/under so far this season

The St. Louis Cardinals are 51-43 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Atlanta Braves

07/11/15 P Jason Grilli Achilles Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/17); out for season
06/27/15 P Williams Perez Foot Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/27)
06/23/15 1B Freddie Freeman Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/18)
06/04/15 P Daniel Winkler Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/5)
05/19/15 2B Philip Gosselin Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/18)
04/07/15 P Josh Outman Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
04/06/15 P Bronson Arroyo Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
04/04/15 P Mike Minor Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27); out for season
04/04/15 P Shae Simmons Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/20), out for season
04/04/15 P Chris Withrow Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/21)

St. Louis Cardinals

07/06/15 P Jaime Garcia Groin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/1)
07/03/15 CF Jon Jay Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/1)
07/01/15 P Matt Belisle Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/26)
05/27/15 1B Matt Adams Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (05/26), out for regular season
05/03/15 P Jordan Walden Bicep Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/30)
04/28/15 P Adam Wainwright Achilles Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/25); out for season

Tony's Pick: Take the Braves

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