The St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Minute Maid Park.

The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Kyle Lohse in this game. Lohse has a 4-5 record and a 4.26 ERA this season.

The Astros will counter Lohse with Brian Moehler. Righthander Moehler has a 5.08 ERA to go along with a 6-5 record this season.

Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

The Cardinals defeated Arizona 2-1 as a -230 favorite on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Joel Pineiro allowed only one run over seven innings and also drove in two runs at the plate for St. Louis in the win.

The Astros lost to the Dodgers 4-3 as a +200 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Geoff Blum hit a two-run home run for Houston and Michael Bourn was 2-4 with a run scored.

Current streak:
Houston has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
St. Louis: 51-43 SU
Houston: 46-46 SU

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Arizona are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Houston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing LA Dodgers are 2-8
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of St. Louis’s last 19 games when playing Houston
St. Louis is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Houston’s last 19 games when playing St. Louis
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Next up:
Houston home to St. Louis, Tuesday, July 21