Diamondbacks-Cardinals Lines Preview

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Busch Stadium.

The Diamondbacks will give the ball to starter Dan Haren in this one. Righthander Haren is 9-5 this season with a 2.01 ERA.

Starting this game for the Cardinals will be ace Adam Wainwright. The righthander has a 3.04 ERA to go along with a 10-5 record this season.

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

Chris Carpenter whiffed seven batters over eight scoreless innings as the Cardinals defeated the Diamondbacks 6-1 on Friday. The Cardinals won that game as -210 favorites, but the team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (7.5).

Albert Pujols hit two home runs and Nick Stavinoha belted a pinch-hit two-run homer for the Cardinals.

Jon Garland surrendered seven hits and two runs over six innings in a losing effort. Oddsmakers were +190 underdogs in the contest.

Current streak:
Arizona has lost 2 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Arizona: 38-52 SU
St. Louis: 50-42 SU

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

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

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona’s last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Arizona is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis’s last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis’s last 8 games

Next up:
St. Louis home to Arizona, Sunday, July 19