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(MLB) St. Louis vs. Philadelphia,
Money Line: -159.00 St. Louis (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: -159.00 St. Louis (Away)
Result: Win
This is an 8* play on the St. Louis Cardinals.
Mike Leake started the season on fire, but has since cooled off. Jeremey Hellickson was supposed to be trade bait for the Phillies this year, but he's been a complete dumpster fire since the get-go. Regardless of Leake's recent struggles, we still think the hard-throwing right-hander has a big advantage in this one:
Leake: He's 5-6 with a 3.14 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. Leake most recently allowed six urns off nine hits while striking out just three in a loss to the Brewers on Wednesday. Over his first nine starts he posted a 1.91 ERA and 0.93 WHIP, but over his last 24.2 innings he's got a 6.20 ERA and 1.50 WHIP. Note though that Leake has consistently been at his best on the road this year, so far 4-2 with a very respectable 2.95 ERA.
Hellickson: He's 5-5 with 4.91 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. Hellickson comes in off his fifth loss of the year on Wednesday, giving up six runs off nine hits over five innings. He'd go on to strike out just one while walking three. Over his last nine starts Hellickson has gone 1-5 with 6.89 ERA and 23:20 K:BB ratio spanning 47 innings of work. Note that he's just 2-2 with a poor 5.21 ERA at home.
The bottom line: Is Leake as good as what his first nine games would have indicated? Clearly the answer is no, as he's been scuffling of late. But is Leake as bad as what his current form would suggest? We also think that the answer is no as well. Hellickson has been a disaster at home and all signs point to another meltdown Play on the CARDINALS.
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Mike Leake started the season on fire, but has since cooled off. Jeremey Hellickson was supposed to be trade bait for the Phillies this year, but he's been a complete dumpster fire since the get-go. Regardless of Leake's recent struggles, we still think the hard-throwing right-hander has a big advantage in this one:
Leake: He's 5-6 with a 3.14 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. Leake most recently allowed six urns off nine hits while striking out just three in a loss to the Brewers on Wednesday. Over his first nine starts he posted a 1.91 ERA and 0.93 WHIP, but over his last 24.2 innings he's got a 6.20 ERA and 1.50 WHIP. Note though that Leake has consistently been at his best on the road this year, so far 4-2 with a very respectable 2.95 ERA.
Hellickson: He's 5-5 with 4.91 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. Hellickson comes in off his fifth loss of the year on Wednesday, giving up six runs off nine hits over five innings. He'd go on to strike out just one while walking three. Over his last nine starts Hellickson has gone 1-5 with 6.89 ERA and 23:20 K:BB ratio spanning 47 innings of work. Note that he's just 2-2 with a poor 5.21 ERA at home.
The bottom line: Is Leake as good as what his first nine games would have indicated? Clearly the answer is no, as he's been scuffling of late. But is Leake as bad as what his current form would suggest? We also think that the answer is no as well. Hellickson has been a disaster at home and all signs point to another meltdown Play on the CARDINALS.
AAA Sports
