Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Busch Stadium in St. Louis

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Harang, A (2-1) vs. (R) Martinez, C (2-0)

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

The Phillies are 7-17 in their last 24 games vs. a right-handed starter and 8-20 in their last 28 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. They are 2-7 in their last 9 road games and 3-12 in their last 15 during game 3 of a series. The over is 4-1-1 in the Phillies last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15 and 18-6-3 in their last 27 during game 3 of a series.

The Cardinals are 9-1 in their last 10 games vs. a right-handed starter and 16-5 in their last 21 games after losing the first 2 games of a series. They are 9-3 in their last 12 overall and 54-19 in their last 73 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400. The under is 4-0 in the Cardinals last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing record and 5-1 in their last 6 home games.

Head-to-head, the under is 5-0-1 in the last 6 meetings in St. Louis and 6-2-1 in the last 9 meetings.

Philadelphia Phillies Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Phillies are 9-8-3 against the over/under

The run differential for the Philadelphia Phillies is -1.6

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 7-11-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the St. Louis Cardinals is 1.2

Injuries to Watch

Philadelphia Phillies

04/22/15 P Sean O'Sullivan Knee 15-day DL (4/18)
04/06/15 P Chad Billingsley Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Jonathan Pettibone Shoulder 60-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Mario Hollands Arch 60-day DL (4/6)
04/04/15 P Cliff Lee Arm 60-day DL (3/16)
04/04/15 LF Domonic Brown Achilles 15-day DL (3/27)

St. Louis Cardinals

04/28/15 P Adam Wainwright Achilles 15-day DL (4/25); out for season
04/27/15 RF Jason Heyward Leg "?" Tuesday vs. Philadelphia Phillies
04/19/15 CF Randal Grichuk Back 15-day DL (4/17)
04/04/15 P Jaime Garcia Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 LF Tommy Pham Quad 15-day DL (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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