Cardinals vs. Orioles Prediction
Is the under a good bet tonight in Baltimore, where the Orioles will host the Cardinals at 7:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Orioles are +110 money line underdogs versus the Cardinals, who have odds of -130 to win tonight in Baltimore. With the total sitting at 9 runs, Carlos Martinez is scheduled to oppose Kevin Gausman in the pitching matchup.
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From Rotoworld: Martinez fanned 11 batters while firing a complete-game shutout in a 7-0 waxing of the Phillies. He allowed just hour hits and one walk in the dominant outing. Only two Phillies runners even made it to second base. Martinez evened his record at 5-5 with an elite 2.95 ERA through 13 starts. He has amassed 99 strikeouts and 30 walks in 88 1/3 innings of work.
Gausman was obliterated for seven runs on eight hits over 3 1/3 innings in Sunday’s loss to the Yankees.
It was not quite as hide-the-children bad as Tillman’s start on Saturday, but it was still pretty bad. He surrendered five runs in the first inning, low-lighted by a three-run homer surrendered to Gary Sanchez, and two more runs in the fourth inning. He walked six on the afternoon and had the Yankees capitalized more ruthlessly, this outing could have been even more of a disaster for the O’s. Gasuman will carry a bloated 6.49 ERA and 1.90 WHIP into a home start against the Cardinals next time out as he tries to forget that Sunday ever happened.
Bet Tonight’s Cardinals vs. Orioles Game
OUR PREDICTION: With Martinez on the mound, it’s tempting to nab the under tonight. That said, the over is a perfect 4-0 in the last four meteings between these two teams in Baltimore and I have a gut feeling it’ll cash again tonight. St. Louis’ dormant offense has shown signs of life recently and Gasuman has been terrible. Martinez hasn’t received much run support this season but I’m willing to buck that trend to nab the over here.
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