PHILLY AT ST. LOUIS
J. Eickhoff, 4.15 era and 1.12 whip, takes the hill for the Philly's while J. Garcia, 3.73 era and 1.15 whip, gets the nod for the home team. If you like St. Louis to win the game as I do but don't like the high -173 line let's look a little closer at the pitching, hitting, and bullpens. J. Eickhoff is worse on the road than his average, 0-2, 7.84 era and a 1.55 whip. J. Garcia is better at home than his average, 1-2, 2.66 era, and a 0.84 whip. St. Louis is hitting .268 against right handers while Philly is hitting .170 against left handers. St. Louis bullpen is ranked #11 while the Philly bullpen is ranked #24. In the 14 games that the Cardinals have won they are 12-2 on the RL. In the 12 games that the Philly's have lost 9 of those have been by 2 or more runs.
2* ST. LOUIS -1 1/2 +135