PREMIUM
Schule's TOP RATED SUNDAY NIGHT MLB PRIMETIME PUNISHER - STL@PIT
(MLB) St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh,
06/12/2016 1:05 PM, Score: 8 - 3
Money Line: 105.00 St. Louis (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: 105.00 St. Louis (Away)
Result: Win
This is a 10* play on the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Pirates have lost four straight, opening the door for St. Louis to move past them in second place in the NL Central. They try to avoid a sweep in the series finale at home Sunday, but I like the visitors to make it three in a row.
Jonathon Niese will toe the slab for the Pirates, and he's been pretty solid this season. Niese (6-2, 3.93 ERA) tossed seven scoreless innings in a home win over the Mets his last time out. He's in for a tougher test up against one of the hottest hitting teams in baseball. St. Louis has not been fooled by Niese in previous meetings, batting .297 over a combined 111 at bats.
The Cardinals hand the ball to Mike Leake, who was lit up by his former team in Cincinnati in his last start. Leake (4-4, 4.22 ERA) allowed six runs on 10 hits over 6 1/3 innings, but his offense bailed him out, and he wasn't saddled with a loss. Another rough day at Great American Ballpark simply serves as a reminder why the right-hander was so eager to get out of Cincinnati. He had won four of his previous five starts, and he's 6-0 with a 2.86 ERA in his last 13 starts versus Pittsburgh.
Only the Nationals have been hotter at the plate than St. Louis over the last seven days, and the Cardinals have scored more runs than any team in the National League this season.
Take STL.
GL,
Jesse Schule
The Pirates have lost four straight, opening the door for St. Louis to move past them in second place in the NL Central. They try to avoid a sweep in the series finale at home Sunday, but I like the visitors to make it three in a row.
Jonathon Niese will toe the slab for the Pirates, and he's been pretty solid this season. Niese (6-2, 3.93 ERA) tossed seven scoreless innings in a home win over the Mets his last time out. He's in for a tougher test up against one of the hottest hitting teams in baseball. St. Louis has not been fooled by Niese in previous meetings, batting .297 over a combined 111 at bats.
The Cardinals hand the ball to Mike Leake, who was lit up by his former team in Cincinnati in his last start. Leake (4-4, 4.22 ERA) allowed six runs on 10 hits over 6 1/3 innings, but his offense bailed him out, and he wasn't saddled with a loss. Another rough day at Great American Ballpark simply serves as a reminder why the right-hander was so eager to get out of Cincinnati. He had won four of his previous five starts, and he's 6-0 with a 2.86 ERA in his last 13 starts versus Pittsburgh.
Only the Nationals have been hotter at the plate than St. Louis over the last seven days, and the Cardinals have scored more runs than any team in the National League this season.
Take STL.
GL,
Jesse Schule
