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Today we have the St. Louis Cardinals taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers. We will break down a few different categories and tell you why we have a strong 3-Unit play on St. Louis in this game.
Pitchers-
Woody Williams gets the start for the Cardinals. He has pitched well against Los Angeles in the past. He has a 6-3 record with a 2.07 ERA and a 0.980 Whip in starts against Los Angeles since 1997. In his last 3 starts he has a respectable 3.32 ERA with a .0794 Whip. His team has went 2-1 in his last 3 starts.
Odalis Perez gets the start for Los Angeles. He hasn't pitched well against St. Louis. Since 1997 he does have a 3-0 record against St. Louis but he also has a 7.80 ERA and a Whip of 1.733. Perez has pitched well in his last 3 starts, maintaining a 3.32 ERA and a Whip of 1.263. His team went 2-1 in these starts.
Edge=St. Louis
Bullpens-
The Cardinals bullpen has a 4.70 ERA on the season with a 52% save ratio.
The Dodger pen has a 2.15 ERA for the season with a 90% save ratio.
Edge=Los Angeles
Offense-
The Cardinals are 11-11 on the year against lefties and average 7.0 runs a game.
The Dodgers are 36-39 on the year vs righties and only average 3.3 runs a game.
Edge=St. Louis
Defense-
The Cardinals have committed 51 errors this year, while the Dodgers have committed 60.
The Cardinals have given up only 34 stolen bases on the year while the Dodgers have given up 76.
Edge=St. Louis
Team Speed-
The Cardinals have stolen 48 bases on the year while the Dodgers have stolen 47.
Edge=Push
Final Analysis
Williams is trying to become the second 13 game winner in the NL. He has won 4 of his last 5 starts. He has held opponents to a low .228 batting average for the year and ranks third in the NL with a low 1.06 Whip for the season.
Perez managed to get the win against St. Louis his last time out. It should be noted that Perez, a strike out pitcher recorded no strike outs and lasted only 5 innings the last time he faced St. Louis. The bullpen pitched a shutout for the rest of the game to give Perez the win. Although he has pitched well of late, Perez has lost 3 of his last 5 outings mainly because of no run support from the low scoring offense of the Dodgers.
We look for the Dodgers to continue to struggle scoring runs. St. Louis should pull out the victory here with a low scoring game. We recommend a 3-Unit play on St. Louis -115.
We recommend a 3-Unit play on St. Louis -115
# 965 St. Louis -115 3-Units(7:05 P.M. CST) (St. Louis-Williams vs Los Angeles-Perez)
Today we have the St. Louis Cardinals taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers. We will break down a few different categories and tell you why we have a strong 3-Unit play on St. Louis in this game.
Pitchers-
Woody Williams gets the start for the Cardinals. He has pitched well against Los Angeles in the past. He has a 6-3 record with a 2.07 ERA and a 0.980 Whip in starts against Los Angeles since 1997. In his last 3 starts he has a respectable 3.32 ERA with a .0794 Whip. His team has went 2-1 in his last 3 starts.
Odalis Perez gets the start for Los Angeles. He hasn't pitched well against St. Louis. Since 1997 he does have a 3-0 record against St. Louis but he also has a 7.80 ERA and a Whip of 1.733. Perez has pitched well in his last 3 starts, maintaining a 3.32 ERA and a Whip of 1.263. His team went 2-1 in these starts.
Edge=St. Louis
Bullpens-
The Cardinals bullpen has a 4.70 ERA on the season with a 52% save ratio.
The Dodger pen has a 2.15 ERA for the season with a 90% save ratio.
Edge=Los Angeles
Offense-
The Cardinals are 11-11 on the year against lefties and average 7.0 runs a game.
The Dodgers are 36-39 on the year vs righties and only average 3.3 runs a game.
Edge=St. Louis
Defense-
The Cardinals have committed 51 errors this year, while the Dodgers have committed 60.
The Cardinals have given up only 34 stolen bases on the year while the Dodgers have given up 76.
Edge=St. Louis
Team Speed-
The Cardinals have stolen 48 bases on the year while the Dodgers have stolen 47.
Edge=Push
Final Analysis
Williams is trying to become the second 13 game winner in the NL. He has won 4 of his last 5 starts. He has held opponents to a low .228 batting average for the year and ranks third in the NL with a low 1.06 Whip for the season.
Perez managed to get the win against St. Louis his last time out. It should be noted that Perez, a strike out pitcher recorded no strike outs and lasted only 5 innings the last time he faced St. Louis. The bullpen pitched a shutout for the rest of the game to give Perez the win. Although he has pitched well of late, Perez has lost 3 of his last 5 outings mainly because of no run support from the low scoring offense of the Dodgers.
We look for the Dodgers to continue to struggle scoring runs. St. Louis should pull out the victory here with a low scoring game. We recommend a 3-Unit play on St. Louis -115.
We recommend a 3-Unit play on St. Louis -115
# 965 St. Louis -115 3-Units(7:05 P.M. CST) (St. Louis-Williams vs Los Angeles-Perez)
