The 8-2 Cardinals' offense was kept in check on Friday, but they have been tough to contain lately with 9, 16, and 18 run efforts in their last 6 games. They will face righty Syndergaard on Saturday. I am not a fan of Thor these days although his last couple of starts have been OK. The Cardinals got a good look at him at the end of April and have had success against him in the past. Don't count on many innings from him. Meanwhile Cards' left hander Mikolas seems to have re-found his form after a rough start. Three of his last four appearances have been one run efforts. St. Louis is a hitting machine at the moment, leading the league in OPS and HRs/ L15. They have been especially tough on right handers. The Cards have a better bullpen at the moment as the Dodgers' has been uncharacteristically poor other than on Friday night.

Take a resurgent Cardinals team to bounce back at home.