Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Great American Ball Park

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Probable Pitchers: John Lackey (9-6) vs. Anthony DeSclafani (6-7)

The St. Louis Cardinals visit Great American Ball Park on Tuesday to play the Cincinnati Reds. The Cardinals send John Lackey to the mound to face Anthony DeSclafani of the Reds. The opening line for this matchup has St. Louis at -140 and Cincinnati at +130. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Cardinals, with a 54-51 run line record, cover the spread 51% of the time. They also have a 39-62 over/under record. The Reds are 52-50 against the run line and have a 50-47 over/under record. They cover the spread 51% of the time.

The Cardinals show up with a 67-38 record, including 27-22 on the road. John Lackey has a 9-6 record on the season, an earned run average of 2.78 and a 1.18 WHIP. He's pitched 139.1 innings thus far while surrendering 132 hits over that time and when he starts, the Cardinals are 12-9. Against the over/under, the Cardinals are 8-12 in his starts. His teammates are averaging 4 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has given up 284 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 2.34. Teams are hitting .239 against the bullpen while being struck out 276 times and walking 109 times this season. As a team, St. Louis has allowed 8.12 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.02 batters per nine. They are 1st in the league in team earned run average at 2.67.

St. Louis ranks 9th in the league in team batting average at .256 while hitting .250 on the road. The Cardinals on-base percentage sits at .324, which puts them at 7th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .392. They rank 10th in baseball with 8.73 hits per game and Jhonny Peralta leads the team with 113.

Cincinnati is 27-24 at home while holding a 47-56 overall record on the season. Anthony DeSclafani has a record of 6-7 while sporting an earned run average of 3.75 on the year with a 1.34 WHIP. He's pitched 120 innings thus far while surrendering 115 hits over that time in which the Reds are 10-10. Against the over/under, the Reds are 7-10 when he starts. His teammates score an average of 3.9 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has given up 293 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 4.18. Teams are hitting .237 against the Reds bullpen while being struck out 286 times and walking 138 times this season. As a team, Cincinnati has allowed 8.41 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.31 batters per nine. They are 25th in the league in team earned run average at 4.10.

They rank 12th in the league in team batting average with a .253 average while hitting .267 at home. The Reds on-base percentage sits at .317, which puts them at 12th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .404. They rank 11th in baseball with 8.71 hits per game and Joey Votto leads the team with 112.

In terms of team defense, the Cardinals have a fielding percentage of .985 with 61 total errors, 1,052 assists and 2,881 put outs. For the home team, they hold a .987 team fielding percentage while committing 52 errors, accumulating 1062 assists and compiling 2,783 put outs.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 39-62 against the over/under so far this season

The St. Louis Cardinals are 54-51 against the run line so far this season

Cincinnati Reds Betting Trends

The Cincinnati Reds are 50-47 against the over/under so far this season

The Cincinnati Reds are 52-50 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

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

Cincinnati Reds

07/21/15 P Manny Parra Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/20)
06/17/15 P Jon Moscot Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/16)
06/11/15 SS Zack Cozart Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/11); out for season
05/25/15 C Devin Mesoraco Hip Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/23), out for season
04/28/15 P Homer Bailey Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26); out for season
04/04/15 P Sean Marshall Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/5)

Josh's Pick: Take the Reds

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