Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Busch Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Matt Cain (2-3) vs. Jaime Garcia (5-4)

The St. Louis Cardinals welcome the San Francisco Giants to Busch Stadium on Wednesday. The Giants send Matt Cain to the mound to face Jaime Garcia of the Cardinals. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at +148 and St. Louis at -158. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Giants have a 57-53 over/under record and a 65-53 run line mark, meaning they cover 55% of the time. The Cardinals have a 43-70 over/under record and a 60-58 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 51% of the time.

The Giants come into this game with a 64-54 record, and they are 29-30 away from home. Matt Cain has a 2-3 record on the season, an earned run average of 6.05 and a 1.58 WHIP. The Giants are 4-4 over his 41.2 innings pitched and he's also given up 52 hits over that time period. The Giants are also 6-1 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 5.5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen's earned run average is currently 3.26 and they've given up 317 hits on the season. The bullpen has struck out 296 and walked 103 batters this season while opposing teams hit .233 against them. San Francisco has a team average of 8.46 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7.27 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.68, they are 10th in the league.

As a team, San Francisco is batting .270, good for 2nd in the league while putting together a .271 average away from home. Ranked at 4th in the league in on-base percentage, the Giants sit at .327 and they hold a .413 team slugging percentage. With 132 hits, Buster Posey leads the team while his team ranks 2nd in hits per game with 9.32.

With a 76-42 overall record, St. Louis will come into this game 45-18 at home. Jaime Garcia has a record of 5-4 while sporting an earned run average of 1.57 on the year with a 0.90 WHIP. The Cardinals have a record of 6-5 over the 74.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 49 hits. The Cardinals are also 2-9 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 2.4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen's earned run average is currently at 2.24 and they have given up 301 hits on the season. The Cardinals bullpen has struck out 308 batters and walked 123 this season while opposing teams have hit .229 against them. St. Louis has a team average of 8.03 hits per game and are averaging 7.98 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 2.58, they are 1st in the league.

As a team, they are batting .254, good for 14th in the league while putting together a .262 average at home. Ranked at 12th in the league in on-base percentage, the Cardinals sit at .320 and they hold a .390 team slugging percentage. With 123 hits, Jhonny Peralta leads the team while his team ranks 12th in hits per game with 8.64.

The Giants have committed 58 errors and have combined for 1,226 assists and 3,155 put outs leading to a .987 team fielding percentage. Over the course of this season, the Cardinals have accumlated 66 errors while having 1183 assists and 3,238 put outs leading to a .985 fielding percentage.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 57-53 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 65-53 against the run line so far this season

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 43-70 against the over/under so far this season

The St. Louis Cardinals are 60-58 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

08/18/15 LF Norichika Aoki Concussion 7-day DL (8/12); expected to be activated Thursday vs Pittsburgh
08/11/15 CF Angel Pagan Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/11)
08/07/15 P Mike Leake Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/3)
08/04/15 2B Joe Panik Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
07/31/15 P Tim Hudson Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/31)
07/01/15 P Tim Lincecum Forearm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
06/18/15 2B Marco Scutaro Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17); out for season

St. Louis Cardinals

08/18/15 RF Jason Heyward Hamstring is not expected to be in the starting lineup Tuesday vs. San Francisco Giants
08/18/15 LF Randal Grichuk Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/16)
07/30/15 LF Matt Holliday Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/29)
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 60 day disabled list (6/26)
05/27/15 1B Matt Adams Quad Injury is on the 60 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 60 day disabled list (4/25); out for season

Josh's Pick: Take the Giants

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