Friday, July 31, 2015

Busch Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Kyle Kendrick (4-11) vs. Michael Wacha (11-4)

The St. Louis Cardinals host the Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium on Friday. The Rockies send Kyle Kendrick to the mound to face Michael Wacha of the Cardinals. The opening line for this matchup has Colorado at +217 and St. Louis at -236. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Rockies have a 51-44 over/under record and a 51-48 run line mark, meaning they cover 52% of the time. The Cardinals are 53-48 against the run line and have a 37-60 over/under record. They cover the spread 53% of the time.

The Rockies come into this game with a 43-56 record, and they are 19-29 away from home. Kyle Kendrick has a 4-11 record on the season, an earned run average of 6.33 and a 1.52 WHIP. In his starts, the Rockies are 6-14 over his 112.1 innings pitched this season while giving up 137 hits during those innings. Against the over/under, the Rockies are 12-8 in his starts. He is getting 5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 350 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 4.48. Opposing teams are hitting .266 against the Rockies bullpen while walking 121 times and striking out 285 times. Colorado is averaging 6.9 strikeouts per game while getting 9.81 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 30th in baseball in team earned run average at 4.90.

As a team, Colorado is batting .272, good for 3rd in the league while putting together a .239 average away from home. The Rockies on-base percentage sits at .324, which puts them at 7th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .441. DJ LeMahieu leads the team in hits with 115 while the team ranks 3rd in baseball with 9.33 hits per game.

With a 64-37 overall record, St. Louis will come into this game 37-15 at home. Michael Wacha has a record of 11-4 while sporting an earned run average of 3.27 on the year with a 1.12 WHIP. In his starts, the Cardinals are 14-5 and he has allowed 103 hits over 118.1 innings pitched this season. Against the over/under, the Cardinals are 9-9 when he starts. He is getting 5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 269 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 2.30. Opposing teams are hitting .238 against the Cardinals bullpen while walking 107 times and striking out 267 times. St. Louis is averaging 8.03 strikeouts per game while getting 8.06 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 1st in the league in team earned run average at 2.63.

As a team, they are batting .254, good for 12th in the league while putting together a .257 average at home. The Cardinals on-base percentage sits at .321, which puts them at 10th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .386. Jhonny Peralta leads the team in hits with 108 while the team ranks 11th in baseball with 8.63 hits a game.

In terms of team defense, the Rockies have a fielding percentage of .984 with 60 total errors, 1108 assists and 2,601 put outs. The Cardinals have committed 57 errors on the season with 1011 assists and 2,773 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .985 on the year.

Colorado Rockies Betting Trends

The Colorado Rockies are 51-44 against the over/under so far this season

The Colorado Rockies are 51-48 against the run line so far this season

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 37-60 against the over/under so far this season

The St. Louis Cardinals are 53-48 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Colorado Rockies

07/21/15 P Chad Bettis Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/19)
07/10/15 P David Hale Groin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/9)
07/01/15 P Christian Bergman Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/30)
07/01/15 P John Axford Personal out indefinitely
06/18/15 P Brooks Brown Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/17)
06/01/15 P Jordan Lyles Toe Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/1); out for season
05/30/15 1B Justin Morneau Concussion Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/29)
04/28/15 P Adam Ottavino Tricep Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/26)
04/04/15 P Tyler Chatwood Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/1)

St. Louis Cardinals

07/30/15 LF Matt Holliday Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/29)
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

Guy's Pick: Take the Rockies

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