Baseball Wagering – San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals
by Eric Williams
sports betting fans are growing tired of the Giants and their endless struggles.
Cain took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and limited the St. Louis Cardinals, (11-5, 8-8 O/U) to just two runs in 6 2/3 innings on Saturday but watched his team blow his solid performance by getting beat 8-7 in ten innings.
"It's tough for all of us," said Cain, who was making his first career appearance against St. Louis. "It's a loss all of us should never let happen. In the pitchers' minds, we should be able to pull that off."
Cain also hit his third career homer off of tonight’s Cardinals starter Todd Wellemeyer (1-0, 4.00 ERA).
"That kid did everything. He pitched great and hit a home run," manager Bruce Bochy said. "That's one we can't let slip away for him, and we did. The kid's handled everything well. He's not going to say anything. He had to deal with it last year. We had the game in hand and let it get away."
Cain went 7-16 last season despite posting a solid a 3.65 ERA, watching his team blow leads in five of his outings.
Wellemeyer looked spectacular in shutting down the Giants through the first five innings, before falling apart in the sixth inning, allowing a whopping five earned runs.
"Overall he was outstanding," manager Tony La Russa told the Cardinals' official team Web site. "That's part of it, just to keep concentrating no matter what. But that's really disturbing, to have the pitcher break a scoreless tie with a home run."
The teams split their four-game series in San Francisco last weekend, with each team scoring 21 runs.
San Francisco dropped two straight in the BetUS Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 in 10 innings as Prince Fielder blasted a walk-off homer.
Here is a look at tonight’s key trends followed by my analysis and MLB Wagering Free Picks:
The Giants are 17-35 in their last 52 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
The Giants are 19-40 in their last 59 games as a road underdog.
The Cardinals are 4-0 in Wellemeyer’s last 4 home starts vs. a team with a losing record.
The Cardinals are 7-1 in Wellemeyer’s last 8 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
The Over is 4-0 in Giants last 4 games following an off day.
The Over is 4-0 in Cardinals last 4 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
The Under is 11-4-1 in the last 16 meetings in St. Louis.
Analysis: The Giants’ Cain is certainly due for some good luck and although I think the Cardinals are the slightly better team and are also playing at home, I like the Giants to win this win for Matt Cain.
MLB Free Picks: Giants 5 Cardinals 4
08:15 PM EST MLB Odds
Matt Cain - R +1½ -175
Todd Wellemeyer - R -1½ +155
Over 8 EV
Under 8 -120
National League
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