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Quote Originally Posted by WiLdCaRd88:
**POD** St. Louis Cardinals -148 2.96 : 2.00
- The Cardinals is the only other play I liked on tonight's card. They will try to extend their NL Central lead over the San Diego Padres -- a team they swept last weekend. Getting the start tonight for St. Louis is right-hander Joel Pineiro. Pineiro has played a big role in the Cardinal's recent success. He is 5-0 in his last 8 starts (all of which the Cardinals went on to win). Pineiro has an ERA of 2.91 during this stretch. His dominance should continue tonight against a weak offensive lineup in the Padres. Pineiro is 4-1 with an ERA of 3.52 in his career against San Diego. Countering for the Padres is Tim Stauffer. Stauffer has lost his last 3 straight outings and his only lasted to the 5th inning in each of these games. This will put extra pressure on a bullpen that has really struggled lately. Stauffer has an ERA of 4.80 and a WHIP of 1.80 during this stretch. It shouldn't be easy for Stauffer up against a team that has won their last 8 out of 8 games versus the Padres and 8 out of their last 10 games overall. I was really surprised at the price I'm getting with St. Louis. I'm going to roll with it.
**POD** St. Louis Cardinals -148 2.96 : 2.00
- The Cardinals is the only other play I liked on tonight's card. They will try to extend their NL Central lead over the San Diego Padres -- a team they swept last weekend. Getting the start tonight for St. Louis is right-hander Joel Pineiro. Pineiro has played a big role in the Cardinal's recent success. He is 5-0 in his last 8 starts (all of which the Cardinals went on to win). Pineiro has an ERA of 2.91 during this stretch. His dominance should continue tonight against a weak offensive lineup in the Padres. Pineiro is 4-1 with an ERA of 3.52 in his career against San Diego. Countering for the Padres is Tim Stauffer. Stauffer has lost his last 3 straight outings and his only lasted to the 5th inning in each of these games. This will put extra pressure on a bullpen that has really struggled lately. Stauffer has an ERA of 4.80 and a WHIP of 1.80 during this stretch. It shouldn't be easy for Stauffer up against a team that has won their last 8 out of 8 games versus the Padres and 8 out of their last 10 games overall. I was really surprised at the price I'm getting with St. Louis. I'm going to roll with it.
You're really bending over backward to avoid giving Tim Stauffer any credit. The fact is he has started 7 games for the Padres this season, all since July 11th. One of those starts doesn't count because he was forced to leave a game in Washington after one inning due to a three hour rain delay. In the other 6 starts, only once did he give up more than 3 runs. In the other five, he gave his team a good chance to win, but the Padres supported him with just 10 runs in those five games.
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