Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Coors Field

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Probable Pitchers: Carlos Martinez (6-2) vs. Chad Bettis (2-0)

The St. Louis Cardinals visit Coors Field on Wednesday to play the Colorado Rockies. The probable starters are Carlos Martinez for the Cardinals and Chad Bettis for the Rockies. The opening line for this matchup has St. Louis at -110 and Colorado at +100. The over/under was set at 10.5. The Cardinals have a 22-34 over/under record and a 34-24 run line mark, meaning they cover 59% of the time. The Rockies are 32-24 against the run line and have a 30-25 over/under record. They cover the spread 57% of the time.

The Cardinals come into this game with a 38-20 record, and they are 16-13 away from home. Carlos Martinez has a 6-2 record on the season, an earned run average of 2.94 and a 1.25 WHIP. He's pitched 67.1 innings thus far while surrendering 53 hits over that time and when he starts, the Cardinals are 9-2. The Cardinals are also 5-5 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates are averaging 5.1 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.03 and they have given up 153 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .234 against the bullpen while being struck out 158 times and walking 57 times this season. As a team, St. Louis has allowed 8.26 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.04 batters per nine. They are 1st in the league in team earned run average at 2.69.

St. Louis ranks 6th in the league in team batting average at .263 while hitting .249 on the road. The Cardinals hold a .392 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .326 which is good for 6th in baseball. They rank 7th in baseball with 8.97 hits per game and Jhonny Peralta leads the team with 68.

With a 26-30 overall record, Colorado will come into this game 12-17 at home. Chad Bettis has a record of 2-0 while sporting an earned run average of 2.70 on the year with a 1.11 WHIP. He's pitched 33.1 innings thus far while surrendering 28 hits over that time in which the Rockies are 5-0. The Rockies are also 4-1 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates score an average of 6.6 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.66 and they have given up 206 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .270 against the Rockies bullpen while being struck out 152 times and walking 57 times this season. As a team, Colorado has allowed 9.64 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.5 batters per nine. They are 30th in the league in team earned run average at 4.76.

They rank 1st in the league in team batting average with a .275 average while hitting .302 at home. The Rockies hold a .440 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .322 which is good for 7th in baseball. They rank 1st in baseball with 9.52 hits per game and DJ LeMahieu leads the team with 64.

St. Louis has a team fielding percentage of .984 after having committed 34 errors with 580 assists and 1,575 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .984 team fielding percentage while committing 34 errors, accumulating 632 assists and compiling 1,482 put outs.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 22-34 against the over/under so far this season

The St. Louis Cardinals are 34-24 against the run line so far this season

Colorado Rockies Betting Trends

The Colorado Rockies are 30-25 against the over/under so far this season

The Colorado Rockies are 32-24 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

St. Louis Cardinals

06/09/15 P Lance Lynn Forearm "?" for next start
06/09/15 LF Matt Holliday Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (06/10)
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 15 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
04/04/15 LF Tommy Pham Quad Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Colorado Rockies

06/09/15 P Rafael Betancourt Vertigo Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/7)
06/01/15 P Jordan Lyles Toe Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/1); out for season
05/30/15 1B Justin Morneau Concussion Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/29)
05/19/15 LF Corey Dickerson Foot Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/19)
04/28/15 P Adam Ottavino Tricep Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/26)
04/23/15 P LaTroy Hawkins Bicep Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/22)
04/04/15 P Tyler Chatwood Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/1)

Josh's Pick: Take the Cardinals

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