Sunday, August 23, 2015

Petco Park

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Probable Pitchers: Michael Wacha (14-4) vs. Colin Rea (2-0)

The St. Louis Cardinals head to Petco Park on Sunday to take on the San Diego Padres. Michael Wacha is the probable starter for the Cardinals and he'll face Colin Rea of the Padres. The opening line for this matchup has St. Louis at -105 and San Diego at -105. The over/under was set at 7. The Cardinals have a 44-71 over/under record and a 60-61 run line mark, meaning they cover 50% of the time. The Padres have a 69-49 over/under record and a 62-60 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 51% of the time.

The Cardinals come into this game with a 77-44 record, and they are 31-25 away from home. Starting pitcher Michael Wacha holds a 14-4 record with an earned run average of 2.85 and a WHIP of 1.11. He's pitched 145.1 innings thus far while surrendering 126 hits over that time and when he starts, the Cardinals are 18-5. Against the over/under, the Cardinals are 9-13 in his starts. He is getting 4.8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.30 and they have given up 308 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .229 against the bullpen while being struck out 315 times and walking 127 times this season. As a team, St. Louis has allowed 8.06 hits per nine innings while striking out 8 batters per nine. They are 1st in the league in team earned run average at 2.65.

As a team, St. Louis is batting .253, good for 16th in the league while putting together a .245 average away from home. The Cardinals hold a .389 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .319 which is good for 12th in baseball. They rank 15th in baseball with 8.59 hits per game and Jhonny Peralta leads the team with 126.

With a 60-62 overall record, San Diego will come into this game 30-29 at home. With an earned run average of 4.22, Colin Rea will come into this game holding a 2-0 record and a 1.31 WHIP. He's pitched 10.2 innings thus far while surrendering 12 hits over that time in which the Padres are 2-0. Against the over/under, the Padres are 2-0 when he starts. He is getting 8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.78 and they have given up 331 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .234 against the Padres bullpen while being struck out 351 times and walking 122 times this season. As a team, San Diego has allowed 8.51 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.3 batters per nine. They are 16th in the league in team earned run average at 3.90.

As a team, they are batting .243, good for 26th in the league while putting together a .241 average at home. The Padres hold a .382 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .299 which is good for 30th in baseball. They rank 26th in baseball with 8.24 hits per game and Matt Kemp leads the team with 123.

St. Louis has a team fielding percentage of .985 after having committed 69 errors with 1,209 assists and 3,316 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .985 team fielding percentage while committing 69 errors, accumulating 1210 assists and compiling 3,277 put outs.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 44-71 against the over/under so far this season

The St. Louis Cardinals are 60-61 against the run line so far this season

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 69-49 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 62-60 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

St. Louis Cardinals

08/21/15 RF Jason Heyward Hamstring is upgraded to expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. San Diego Padres
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

San Diego Padres

08/15/15 P Brandon Maurer Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
08/15/15 P Marcos Mateo Neck Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/6)
06/16/15 CF Wil Myers Wrist Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/14)
05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/3)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

Josh's Pick: Take the Padres

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