Thursday, April 30, 2015

Busch Stadium in St. Louis

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Buchanan, D (0-4) vs. (L) Cooney, T (0-0)

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

The Phillies are 5-11 in their last 16 overall and 8-21 in their last 29 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. They are 3-14 in Buchanans last 17 starts and 1-5 in Buchanans last 6 starts following a team loss in their previous game. The under is 4-0-1 in the Phillies last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter and 4-1-1 in their last 6 during game 4 of a series.

The Cardinals are 10-1 in their last 11 games vs. a right-handed starter and 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. They are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 4 of a series and 10-3 in their last 13 overall. The under is 7-1 in the Cardinals last 8 Thursday games and 5-2 in their last 7 home games.

Head-to-head, the under is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings in St. Louis. The Phillies are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings in St. Louis.

Philadelphia Phillies Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Phillies are 10-8-3 against the over/under

The run differential for the Philadelphia Phillies is -1.8

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 8-11-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the St. Louis Cardinals is 1.5

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
04/19/15 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)

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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