During the regular season the St Louis Cardinals were 4th in the Majors in team batting average, and 10th in OPS. The Cardinals are a much better hitting team at home than on the road. The Dodgers will throw Zack Greinke and his numbers were much different at home than on the road. At home he had a 2.11 ERA and .207 OBA, but on the road he had a 3.31 ERA and .263 OBA. The last time he faced the Cardinals he gave up 8 hits in 6.1 innings,
Joe Kelly will go for St Louis after pitching 5.1 innings allowing 5 hits and 3 runs (2 earned) in his DS start. During the regular season he was 10-5 with a 2.69 ERA, but his numbers at home weren't as good as they were on the road. At home he was 5-4 with a 3.29 ERA, .279 OBA and 1.44 WHIP (compared to 2.07 ERA, .237 OBA and 1.26 WHIP on the road). Note that the OVER was 4-0 in the Dodgers NLDS series, and 5-0 in their last 5 road games vs a team with a winning record. The OVER is 6-1 in the Cardinals last 7 playoff games and the weather is still warm so the ball should be flying. Lets play the OVER on Friday night.