Sunday, August 2, 2015

Busch Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Yohan Flande (1-1) vs. Jaime Garcia (3-4)

The Colorado Rockies visit Busch Stadium on Sunday to play the St. Louis Cardinals. Yohan Flande is the probable starter for the Rockies and he'll face Jaime Garcia of the Cardinals. The opening line for this matchup has Colorado at +169 and St. Louis at -179. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Rockies have a 52-45 over/under record and a 52-49 run line mark, meaning they cover 52% of the time. The Cardinals are 54-49 against the run line and have a 38-61 over/under record. They cover the spread 52% of the time.

The Rockies head into this matchup with a 43-58 record, including 19-31 on the road. Yohan Flande has a 1-1 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.68 and a 1.32 WHIP. The Rockies are 1-0 over his 22 innings pitched and he's also given up 22 hits over that time period. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 1-0. He is getting 7 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.56 and they have given up 364 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 293 and walked 130 batters this season while opposing teams hit .267 against them. Colorado has a team average of 9.91 hits allowed per game and are averaging 6.91 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.97, they are 30th in the league.

As a team, Colorado is batting .273, good for 2nd in the league while putting together a .242 average away from home. The Rockies hold a .441 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .324 which is good for 7th in baseball. With 118 hits, DJ LeMahieu leads the team while his team ranks 3rd in hits per game with 9.37.

With a 39-15 home record, St. Louis will hope to improve on their 66-37 overall mark. Jaime Garcia has a record of 3-4 while sporting an earned run average of 2.00 on the year with a 0.89 WHIP. The Cardinals have a record of 3-5 over the 54 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 39 hits. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 2-6. He is getting 2.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.32 and they have given up 277 base hits on the year. The Cardinals bullpen has struck out 271 batters and walked 109 this season while opposing teams have hit .239 against them. St. Louis has a team average of 8.12 hits per game and are averaging 8.04 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 2.65, they are 1st in the league.

As a team, they are batting .256, good for 9th in the league while putting together a .262 average at home. The Cardinals hold a .392 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .324 which is good for 8th in baseball. With 110 hits, Jhonny Peralta leads the team while his team ranks 10th in hits per game with 8.74.

Colorado has a team fielding percentage of .984 after having committed 60 errors with 1130 assists and 2,650 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Cardinals have accumlated 61 errors while having 1032 assists and 2,827 put outs leading to a .984 fielding percentage.

Colorado Rockies Betting Trends

The Colorado Rockies are 52-45 against the over/under so far this season

The Colorado Rockies are 52-49 against the run line so far this season

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 38-61 against the over/under so far this season

The St. Louis Cardinals are 54-49 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Colorado Rockies

08/01/15 LF Corey Dickerson Ribs Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/30)
08/01/15 P Kyle Kendrick Shoulder is downgraded to out indefinitely
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)
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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