<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1lace>1* Milwaukee (Sheets) - 130</st1lace></st1:City>
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<st1:City><st1lace>Riding the red-hot pitcher and hoping the brew-crew can push a couple across to give Sheets a chance to win....good luck today</st1lace></st1:City>
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<st1:City><st1lace>ytd: 10-5 (+5.31*)</st1lace></st1:City>
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<st1:City><st1lace>leans: under in Stl/Milw and WSox</st1lace></st1:City>
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<st1:City><st1lace>St Louis</st1lace></st1:City> vs. Milwaukee
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Brewers - 30-22 at home and looking to avoid a home sweep
Ben Sheets has been in a zone lately and is coming off back to back complete game victories
Milw has won 8 of the last 10 games Sheets started
Sheets = 5-1 with a 2.38 ERA in last seven starts
Sheets has allowed two or less ER in 6 of his last 8 starts (3 in the other two)
Sheets home era = 2.76
Sheets obp = .272
Sheets home BAA = .219 (Suppan BAA = .296 (home and road)
Sheets has 109 strikeouts and only 24 walks in 125 innings this season.
Sheets has walked four and struck out 29 in his last five starts
MILW hitting righties @ .271 L10
STL is 10-12 in games started by Suppan
STL is 1-3 in Suppan’s last four starts
Suppan obp = .350
Suppan Day ERA = 6.91 in six starts
Cause for some Concern
Cardinals = 35-18 on the road
Cards have one 7 in a row at Milw (10 of 13)
Cards have won 7 of 10, (3 in a row) averaging 5.7 runs per game
Suppan v Milw = 9-2 w/ 4.15 ERA in 14 career appearances
Cards allow 3<SUP>rd</SUP> fewest runs in the NL @ 3.9 per.
Cards score the most runs in the NL @ 5.2 per
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<st1:City><st1lace>Riding the red-hot pitcher and hoping the brew-crew can push a couple across to give Sheets a chance to win....good luck today</st1lace></st1:City>
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<st1:City><st1lace>ytd: 10-5 (+5.31*)</st1lace></st1:City>
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<st1:City><st1lace>leans: under in Stl/Milw and WSox</st1lace></st1:City>
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<st1:City><st1lace>St Louis</st1lace></st1:City> vs. Milwaukee
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Brewers - 30-22 at home and looking to avoid a home sweep
Ben Sheets has been in a zone lately and is coming off back to back complete game victories
Milw has won 8 of the last 10 games Sheets started
Sheets = 5-1 with a 2.38 ERA in last seven starts
Sheets has allowed two or less ER in 6 of his last 8 starts (3 in the other two)
Sheets home era = 2.76
Sheets obp = .272
Sheets home BAA = .219 (Suppan BAA = .296 (home and road)
Sheets has 109 strikeouts and only 24 walks in 125 innings this season.
Sheets has walked four and struck out 29 in his last five starts
MILW hitting righties @ .271 L10
STL is 10-12 in games started by Suppan
STL is 1-3 in Suppan’s last four starts
Suppan obp = .350
Suppan Day ERA = 6.91 in six starts
Cause for some Concern
Cardinals = 35-18 on the road
Cards have one 7 in a row at Milw (10 of 13)
Cards have won 7 of 10, (3 in a row) averaging 5.7 runs per game
Suppan v Milw = 9-2 w/ 4.15 ERA in 14 career appearances
Cards allow 3<SUP>rd</SUP> fewest runs in the NL @ 3.9 per.
Cards score the most runs in the NL @ 5.2 per