Golfing Ark
Hey...will have a play posted before lunch but here is some extra info on the game...
STREAKS AND NOTES: Cardinals - 3B Rolen, who leads the majors with 62 RBIs, is batting just .231 lifetime (3-for-13) against Prior with one RBI. ... RHP Morris has given up a major league-leading 18 home runs. ... St. Louis relievers have allowed 12 home runs, one less than the NL-leading los Angeles Dodgers. Cardinals' starters had allowed an NL-high 55 homers. Cubs - OF Sammy Sosa, sidelined since May 16 with a lower back strain, hit seven home runs during batting practice on Tuesday and said he could be activated within 10 days. ... OF Alou is a .321 career hitter (18-for-56) against Morris with two homers and 11 RBIs. ... OF Patterson is batting .360 (9-for-25) against Morris with two homers and four RBIs.
CUBS PROBABLE STARTER: Prior (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Prior is 2-2 with a 2.04 ERA in five career starts against the Cardinals. He has 38 strikeouts in 35 1-3 innings against St. Louis.
CARDINALS PROBABLE STARTER: Matt Morris (5-5, 3.87 ERA). The veteran right-hander ended a three-start winless streak with 6 1-3 solid innings against Houston on Friday. Morris allowed 10 hits and three runs in the Cardinals' 5-3 victory. Morris has had his way with the Cubs during his career, going 10-3 with a 3.28 ERA in 22 appearances, including 19 starts.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Cardinals - 20-10 on the road; Cubs - 17-13 at home.
Hey...will have a play posted before lunch but here is some extra info on the game...
STREAKS AND NOTES: Cardinals - 3B Rolen, who leads the majors with 62 RBIs, is batting just .231 lifetime (3-for-13) against Prior with one RBI. ... RHP Morris has given up a major league-leading 18 home runs. ... St. Louis relievers have allowed 12 home runs, one less than the NL-leading los Angeles Dodgers. Cardinals' starters had allowed an NL-high 55 homers. Cubs - OF Sammy Sosa, sidelined since May 16 with a lower back strain, hit seven home runs during batting practice on Tuesday and said he could be activated within 10 days. ... OF Alou is a .321 career hitter (18-for-56) against Morris with two homers and 11 RBIs. ... OF Patterson is batting .360 (9-for-25) against Morris with two homers and four RBIs.
CUBS PROBABLE STARTER: Prior (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Prior is 2-2 with a 2.04 ERA in five career starts against the Cardinals. He has 38 strikeouts in 35 1-3 innings against St. Louis.
CARDINALS PROBABLE STARTER: Matt Morris (5-5, 3.87 ERA). The veteran right-hander ended a three-start winless streak with 6 1-3 solid innings against Houston on Friday. Morris allowed 10 hits and three runs in the Cardinals' 5-3 victory. Morris has had his way with the Cubs during his career, going 10-3 with a 3.28 ERA in 22 appearances, including 19 starts.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Cardinals - 20-10 on the road; Cubs - 17-13 at home.
Not bad career numbers for both starters..but 7 1/2 looks too low for these teams in the rubber game.
The Home Plate Umpire E.Rapuano 4-7-1 on totals this year w/ his last 3 going over!!!! which means he started the season 7-1 on the under.
will have a play by lunch...Good luck today!!
The Home Plate Umpire E.Rapuano 4-7-1 on totals this year w/ his last 3 going over!!!! which means he started the season 7-1 on the under.
will have a play by lunch...Good luck today!!
FYI;
ST LOUIS (33 - 25) at CHICAGO CUBS (30 - 27) - 2:20 PM
MATT MORRIS (R) vs. MARK PRIOR (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 5-1 (+6.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 this season.
ST LOUIS is 19-8 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 81-110 (-58.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 98-99 (-52.2 Units) against the money line in home games in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 98-99 (-52.2 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 98-99 (-52.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 25-19 (+4.8 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS over the last 3 seasons
23 of 43 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)
MATT MORRIS vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
MORRIS is 10-3 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.39 and a WHIP of 1.183.
His team's record is 14-5 (+7.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-10. (-5.0 units)
MARK PRIOR vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
PRIOR is 2-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.04 and a WHIP of 1.019.
His team's record is 3-2 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.2 units)
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ST LOUIS (33 - 25) at CHICAGO CUBS (30 - 27) - 2:20 PM
MATT MORRIS (R) vs. MARK PRIOR (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 5-1 (+6.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 this season.
ST LOUIS is 19-8 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 81-110 (-58.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 98-99 (-52.2 Units) against the money line in home games in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 98-99 (-52.2 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 98-99 (-52.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 25-19 (+4.8 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS over the last 3 seasons
23 of 43 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)
MATT MORRIS vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
MORRIS is 10-3 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.39 and a WHIP of 1.183.
His team's record is 14-5 (+7.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-10. (-5.0 units)
MARK PRIOR vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
PRIOR is 2-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.04 and a WHIP of 1.019.
His team's record is 3-2 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.2 units)
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by golfing ark:
thanks<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Here is what I took:
The afternoon game....
STL M MORRIS -1½ +2.15
STL M MORRIS (1ST 5 INN) +1.46
STL M MORRIS (1ST 5 INN)/CUB M PRIOR (1ST 5 INN) Over o4½ +1.15
STL/CUB H+R+E OV 24.5 -1.30
GL bud.....
thanks<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Here is what I took:
The afternoon game....
STL M MORRIS -1½ +2.15
STL M MORRIS (1ST 5 INN) +1.46
STL M MORRIS (1ST 5 INN)/CUB M PRIOR (1ST 5 INN) Over o4½ +1.15
STL/CUB H+R+E OV 24.5 -1.30
GL bud.....
