Rickenbach MLB Tuesday 8* OVER the total in St Louis Cardinals vs Boston Red Sox @ 8:15 ET - The wind will be blowing out at Busch Stadium on a mild evening in St Louis and I look for the Cardinals and Red Sox to both be pounding the ball in this one. The total was an 8.5 and it dropped to an 8 and this opened up some additional line value here. The Cardinals are 8-1 in their last 9 games and have averaged 6.1 runs per game during this hot stretch. The Red Sox are off of a loss but had previously won 4 of their last 7 games and averaged 7.6 runs per game in those 7 games. The last 3 seasons combined, Boston is 28-19 to the over in interleague action and also 17-11 to the over when off of a game where they allowed 10 runs or more. The Cards are 18-12 to the over when off of a shutout win the past 3 seasons combined. Also, this season the Cardinals are 16-9 to the over in games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs. The over is 7-3 in St Louis last 10 games and 7-1 in the BoSox last 8 games. Boston has Eduardo Rodriguez on the mound and he has been solid but the Cards have won their last two games against lefties by a combined score of 14-7. The Cardinals will have Lance Lynn on the mound tonight and he had been red hot early this season but came back to reality in his most recent start with 4 earned runs allowed in 4 innings. Walks and homers were an issue and Boston has a stout lineup. 8* OVER the total in St Louis