Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports/Sipa USA
Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals: The Cardinals are going for their longest winning streak of the season
The St. Louis Cardinals are hosting the Atlanta Braves in the second game of the series today at Busch Stadium.
The Braves have a promising season
The Atlanta Braves are second in the NL East with a 43-33 record including 19-20 on the road. After winning four consecutive games, the Braves lost two of the last three. The Braves have a 3.60 ERA, a .236 batting average, a .306 on-base percentage, and 1.22 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Marcell Ozuna is the best player on the team, with 89 hits, 46 runs, and 21 home runs.
The Cardinals have won the last four games
The St. Louis Cardinals are second in the NL Central with a 40-37 record and 21-15 at home. They have won the last four games including a 4-3 win last night against the Braves. The Cardinals have a 3.95 ERA, a .241 batting average, a .306 on-base percentage, and 1.25 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Masyn Winn leads the team with 73 hits, Paul Goldschmidt is on top with 36 runs and Nolan Gorman has 16 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Cardinals are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games overall, 6-0 SU in their last 6 home games and 5-14 SU in their last 19 home games against Atlanta. St. Louis has played over the total run line in 5 of their last 7 games overall and 7 of their last 10 games against Atlanta. The Braves are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games overall, 12-6 SU in their last 18 games against St. Louis and 3-7 SU in their last 10 games on the road. Atlanta has played under the total run line in 5 of their last 7 games overall, 4 of their last 6 games against teams from the NL and 8 of their last 11 games against teams from the NL Central.
Prediction and Conclusion
The St. Louis Cardinals are playing great baseball lately and have a chance to tie their longest winning streak of the season. They scored all four runs in the third inning, and that ended up being enough to win. Today, the Cardinals will go with Kyle Gibson on the mound, who is 5-2 for the season with a 3.44 ERA, 73 K, 83.2 IP, and 1.20 WHIP. The Braves will also go with one of their best as Reynaldo Lopez is their starting pitcher tonight. He is 5-2 for the season with a 1.57 ERA, 76 K, 74.1 IP, and 1.08 WHIP. Both pitchers have great numbers this season, and just like last night, this will be a tough battle that will end under 8.5 runs in total.
