AFTERNOON SITUATIONAL PITCHING MISMATCH - INSANE 37-17 +$9,529 ALL MLB IN JUNE!
(MLB) St. Louis vs. Philadelphia,
Money Line: -144.00 St. Louis (Away)
Result: Loss
This is an 8* SITUATIONAL PITCHING MISMATCH on the St. Louis Cardinals.

Cardinals bettors are feeling a bit lucky this morning after their teams come from behind victory in extra innings last night. We think this afternoon's matchup will be much more decisive in nature though, as we expect Carlos Martinez to continue his hot start to the 2017 campaign and to easily outduel his volatile counterpart:

Martinez: He's 6-5 with a 2.86 ERA. Martinez most recently gave up one run off four hits and three walks while striking out eight over six innings in a win over the Orioles on Friday. Previous to that Martinez had gone nine shutout frames. He's on pace for a career campaign, also posting a 1.05 WHIP and 10.2 K/9.

Aaron Nola: He's 3-5 with a 4.76 ERA. Nola most recently was shelled for five runs off nine hits over six innings in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Friday. He needed 106 pitches to through the effort and now owns a pedestrian 1.35 WHIP (note that he's been horrible at home too, just 1-2 with a ballooned 6.50 ERA).

The bottom line: St. Louis is winning the games it's supposed to, now 18-12 (+3.2 units) against clubs with losing records this season, while Philadelphia continues to struggle in that department, going just 9-18 (-9.2 units) against teams with losing records this year. We like Martinez to come in focused and for the CARDINALS to find a way to get the job done at the end of the afternoon.

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