Houston at St. Louis
VENUE: Busch Stadium
GAME: Houston Astros (5-3) at St. Louis Cardinals (4-5).
TIME: Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT.
St. Louis has dropped five of its first six at home, including a 5-3 loss to the Astros on Tuesday night. The Cardinals, 48-33 at home last season, haven't started this poorly at Busch since 1973, when they opened 1-6
The Astros have won five of their last six games, outscoring opponents 45-20 over that span.
ASTROS PROBABLE STARTER: Wade Miller (1-0, 3.00 ERA). The right-hander won his first start, allowing two runs and four hits over six innings in Houston's 13-7 win at Milwaukee on Friday, striking out seven and without a walk. Miller has pitched well against the Cardinals in his career, posting a 7-3 mark with a 3.27 ERA in 14 games, including 13 starts.
CARDINALS PROBABLE STARTER: Chris Carpenter (1-0, 7.50 ERA). In his first start of the since Aug. 13, 2002, Carpenter earned the victory in a 13-6 win over Arizona on Friday. The right-hander allowed five earned runs and seven hits over six innings, posting his first victory since July 24, 2002. Carpenter has never faced Houston
ASTROS PROBABLE STARTER: Wade Miller (1-0, 3.00 ERA). The right-hander won his first start, allowing two runs and four hits over six innings in Houston's 13-7 win at Milwaukee on Friday, striking out seven and without a walk. Miller has pitched well against the Cardinals in his career, posting a 7-3 mark with a 3.27 ERA in 14 games, including 13 starts.
CARDINALS PROBABLE STARTER: Chris Carpenter (1-0, 7.50 ERA). In his first start of the since Aug. 13, 2002, Carpenter earned the victory in a 13-6 win over Arizona on Friday. The right-hander allowed five earned runs and seven hits over six innings, posting his first victory since July 24, 2002. Carpenter has never faced Houston
VENUE: Busch Stadium
GAME: Houston Astros (5-3) at St. Louis Cardinals (4-5).
TIME: Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT.
St. Louis has dropped five of its first six at home, including a 5-3 loss to the Astros on Tuesday night. The Cardinals, 48-33 at home last season, haven't started this poorly at Busch since 1973, when they opened 1-6
The Astros have won five of their last six games, outscoring opponents 45-20 over that span.
ASTROS PROBABLE STARTER: Wade Miller (1-0, 3.00 ERA). The right-hander won his first start, allowing two runs and four hits over six innings in Houston's 13-7 win at Milwaukee on Friday, striking out seven and without a walk. Miller has pitched well against the Cardinals in his career, posting a 7-3 mark with a 3.27 ERA in 14 games, including 13 starts.
CARDINALS PROBABLE STARTER: Chris Carpenter (1-0, 7.50 ERA). In his first start of the since Aug. 13, 2002, Carpenter earned the victory in a 13-6 win over Arizona on Friday. The right-hander allowed five earned runs and seven hits over six innings, posting his first victory since July 24, 2002. Carpenter has never faced Houston
ASTROS PROBABLE STARTER: Wade Miller (1-0, 3.00 ERA). The right-hander won his first start, allowing two runs and four hits over six innings in Houston's 13-7 win at Milwaukee on Friday, striking out seven and without a walk. Miller has pitched well against the Cardinals in his career, posting a 7-3 mark with a 3.27 ERA in 14 games, including 13 starts.
CARDINALS PROBABLE STARTER: Chris Carpenter (1-0, 7.50 ERA). In his first start of the since Aug. 13, 2002, Carpenter earned the victory in a 13-6 win over Arizona on Friday. The right-hander allowed five earned runs and seven hits over six innings, posting his first victory since July 24, 2002. Carpenter has never faced Houston
