St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies Betting Odds
Opening Moneyline: Phillies -135 / Cardinals +115 O/U 9 runs
Time: 7:05 PM EST Monday May 3, 2010
Tonight in a NL match up between a couple of teams that are in 1st place in their respective divisions the Philadelphia Phillies host the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies won 2 of 3 against the New York Mets over the weekend and took over 1st place in the NL East. Philadelphia has won 2 in a row, is 5-5 in their last 10 games, and lead the Mets by half a game in the NL East.
The Cardinals have shot out of the gate this season and have the best record in the NL. They have won 2 in a row, are 7-3 in their last 10 games, and lead the NL Central with a 4.5 game lead over the Chicago Cubs.
This season the Phillies are 5-4 at home and the Cardinals are 7-5 on the road.
In their last games the Phillies beat the New York Mets 11-5 yesterday and the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 also yesterday.
Taking the mound for the Phillies tonight is Joe Blanton (0-0 0.00 ERA), who is making his first start of the season after starting it on the DL. Taking the hill for the Cardinals is Jaime Garcia (2-1 1.04 ERA), who had a great last start going 7 innings and giving up 0 earned runs in a win.
Blanton went 12-8 with a 4.05 ERA in 31 starts last season before straining his oblique in spring training and he is 3-0 with an ERA of only 1.71 ERA in 3 career starts against St. Louis.
Dating back to last season the Phillies are 8-3 in Blanton's last 11 home starts.
Garcia is St. Louis' #5 starter, but has pitched like a #1 starter only giving up 5 runs over 26 innings in 4 starts.
Garcia is a rookie and this is his first career start against the Cardinals. He made a couple relief appearances against the Phillies in the 2008 season giving up 1 earned run in 2 innings of work.
Reigning NL MVP Albert Pujols is off to a fast start (.340 7 HR 24 RBI), who ranks tied for 2nd in the NL in HR's and 3rd in RBI's.
The Phillies are winning with their stellar offense, which has scored the most runs in the NL.
The Cardinals have a solid offense scoring the 7th most runs in the NL, but their pitching is their strength giving up the 2nd fewest runs in the NL and they have the lowest team ERA.
Betting Trends
St. Louis is 7-1 in their last 8 games, 5-2 in their last 7 games as a road favorite, and has an Under record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.
Philadelphia is 2-5 in their last 7 games following a win, 4-1 in their last 5 games as an underdog, and has an Over of 4-1 in their last 5 games as an underdog.
Our Selection : Take the Cardinals at +115 at Bodog.
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