I rarely play back to back on teams but I believe we are getting the Phillies in a good spot today because of the travel schedule of the Cardinals and many other factors in this game. The Phillies are the hottest team in MLB winning 15 out of their last 17 games and 12-1 last 13 games as a home favorite. The Phillies are also 8-1 their last 9 games against right handed starters. They are also 6-2 in Happ last 8 games at home. The Cardinals have been struggling as of late and have really struggled against left handed starters. The Cardinals are 0-4 last 4 games as a road dog. They are 2-8 last 10 games vs. a lefty starter and being 1-5 last 6 starts on the road against a lefty starter. The Cardinals are 0-4 their last 4 meetings against the Phillies and are 0-2 against they losing both games at home by an average of 4 runs a game. Both starting pitchers have been pitching lights out. Pineiro (8-9 3.09 ERA) vs. Happ (7-0 2.68 ERA) is the pitching matchup. Pineiro last 3 games against Arizona, Brewers and Cincy he gave up 5 runs in 23 innings pitched. Happ last 3 games he has given up 4 runs in 21 innings pitched. The key factor for this game is going to be run support and with St. Louis only averaging .222 average against lefties this season and being 2-8 SU their last 10 games against lefties I believe we are getting the better team that can generate the offense to win today. The Cardinals are only 4-6 their last 10 games overall and 2-5 SU their last 7 road games. The Phillies are 13-5 against the NL Central this year so far while the Cards are only 11-8 against the NL East.
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