PREMIUM
10* VERY EARLY Braves/Cards COACH'S CORNER (104-67 +$18K w/ 10* MLB!)
(MLB) Atlanta vs. St. Louis,
Money Line: -117.00 Atlanta (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: -117.00 Atlanta (Away)
Result: Win
The set-up: The Cards took Game 1 by a score of 7-6, before the Braves answered with a 3-0 win in Game 2. Game 1 could have gone either way. Game 2 was decisive from start to finish. Mike Soroka gets the nod for the visitors, while Adam Wainwright gets the call for the home side.
The pitchers: Soroka (13-4, 2.68 ERA) faced the Cards twice this year and dominated in both games, going seven scoreless in the first and then holding them to two runs over six frames in the second. Note that Soroka was 7-1 with a 1.55 ERA on the road this year as well.
Wainwright (14-10, 4.19) gave up five runs over four innings in a 10-2 loss (his only matchup this season) to the Braves this year.
The pick: The Braves average 5.28 RPG this year. The Cardinals average 4.72. St. Louis is 0-4 in its last four vs. a right-handed starter, while ATL is 20-8 this year following a victory. I think Soroka and the hard-hitting visiting side a "steal" at this price.
10* COACH'S CORNER on the Atlanta Braves.
The pitchers: Soroka (13-4, 2.68 ERA) faced the Cards twice this year and dominated in both games, going seven scoreless in the first and then holding them to two runs over six frames in the second. Note that Soroka was 7-1 with a 1.55 ERA on the road this year as well.
Wainwright (14-10, 4.19) gave up five runs over four innings in a 10-2 loss (his only matchup this season) to the Braves this year.
The pick: The Braves average 5.28 RPG this year. The Cardinals average 4.72. St. Louis is 0-4 in its last four vs. a right-handed starter, while ATL is 20-8 this year following a victory. I think Soroka and the hard-hitting visiting side a "steal" at this price.
10* COACH'S CORNER on the Atlanta Braves.
