MLB Preview St. Louis Cardinals (61-55) at Kansas City Royals (35-80) by entity wagering investment
MLB Preview St. Louis Cardinals (61-55) at Kansas City Royals (35-80) by entity wagering investment company mkinvestllc. Saturday, August 11 First Pitch 7:15 PM EST. Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City.
Don’t look now but the St. Louis Cardinals are just 3 ½ games back of a wild card spot. The Cards are 7-3 in their last 10 games and making a run at the National League Wild card. The Cards have won 3 in a row and have plated 17 runs in those wins. Over their last 10 games they have score 46 runs in total. Their playoff hopes could continue to get a boost as they take on the KC Royals where they look to take their 5th series in row. The cards took series wins over the Cubs, Rockies, Marlins, and the Rockies. Kansas City is 3-7 in their last 10 games and on this current home stand are just 1-3 overall. The Royals did explode for 9 runs against the Cubs in their one home victory, of the last four home games, but were able to plate just 1 run in the other three games including getting shutout against the Cards last night. While the Cards and Royals are an interstate rivalry, it’s difficult to make a case for the Royals who are 45 games below .500
The St. Louis Cardinals send Jack Flaherty to the mound to face the Royals who bounced back nicely after two straight losses in a shutting out the Pittsburgh Pirates through 6 innings of work. Flaherty is 5-6 overall with an ERA of 3.27. He has gone 96.1 innings and allowed 35 earned runs with a solid 118 strikeouts.
Kansas City counters with Danny Duffy who has been up and down all year. Overall Duffy is 7-10 with an ERA 4.70. Duffy has pitched 138 innings allowing 72 earned runs while striking out 126 batters. Duffy has struggled at home where he is just 1-5 overall and an ERA of 6.48.
Inside the numbers with entity wagering investment company mkinvestllc:
The Cards are 5-1 the last 6 road games
The Cards are 36-16 the last 52 times they played a team with a winning percentage below .400
The Cards are just 3-7 the last 10 road start with Flaherty on the mound
The Royals are 1-8 in their last 9 interleague game played at home
The Royals are 14-43 overall in the in their last 57 games
The Royals are 4-13 in their last 17 games when facing the NL Central
The Royals are 4-22 in their last 26 home games when facing a team with a winning record
Head-to-Head
Cardinals have won 6 of the last 8 meetings
Cardinals are 30-11 in the last 41 times that faced the Royals in Kansas City
Current Line: St. Louis Cardinals -1.47, Kansas City Royals +1.37, the total has been set at 8.5
Prediction: Cardinals 7, Royals 2