1-1 Monday, and one push.
STL -1 (-107) 3 units. I want to take this for more, but the line is moving the wrong way. Why? I have no idea. I have watched Tampa play Seattle in their recent series. They are awful, they play in a mausoleum, and they can't hit any pitcher that is not below average. Let's examine their past 3 weeks: They got 3 runs off of Chris Young, who is having a decent year, but is a fly ball pitcher topping out at 85 mph. They beat up on Jacob Turner, the Miami starter, who has been getting killed all year, and got a few runs off Buehrle and Huchinson in Toronto. Otherwise, they have been getting blanked. They almost never score against relief pitchers, they have no rallies beyond 2 runs, and I don't see how they'll score on Wainwright. Molina, at the #9 spot, is worse than a pitcher, Longoria and their other power hitters only hit HRs off of bums, and right now I'm wondering why Joe Madden would want to stay in Tampa.
Odorizzi has been less than spectacular. Yes, he has had a few good games vs. punchless Seattle in May, and vs. Cleveland when they were slumping, but really he's a below average AL starter who needs perfect command to do well. The Cardinals are coming off of 2 nice wins off of red hot Toronto, and though they aren't hitting all that well, should win this mostly because they CAN hit while the Rays are a lost cause. I will probably see this line jump up in the morning and wonder why I didn't play 5 units.
STL -1 (-107) 3 units. I want to take this for more, but the line is moving the wrong way. Why? I have no idea. I have watched Tampa play Seattle in their recent series. They are awful, they play in a mausoleum, and they can't hit any pitcher that is not below average. Let's examine their past 3 weeks: They got 3 runs off of Chris Young, who is having a decent year, but is a fly ball pitcher topping out at 85 mph. They beat up on Jacob Turner, the Miami starter, who has been getting killed all year, and got a few runs off Buehrle and Huchinson in Toronto. Otherwise, they have been getting blanked. They almost never score against relief pitchers, they have no rallies beyond 2 runs, and I don't see how they'll score on Wainwright. Molina, at the #9 spot, is worse than a pitcher, Longoria and their other power hitters only hit HRs off of bums, and right now I'm wondering why Joe Madden would want to stay in Tampa.
Odorizzi has been less than spectacular. Yes, he has had a few good games vs. punchless Seattle in May, and vs. Cleveland when they were slumping, but really he's a below average AL starter who needs perfect command to do well. The Cardinals are coming off of 2 nice wins off of red hot Toronto, and though they aren't hitting all that well, should win this mostly because they CAN hit while the Rays are a lost cause. I will probably see this line jump up in the morning and wonder why I didn't play 5 units.
