{"id":4634,"date":"2009-06-18T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/tigers-cardinals-lines-preview-2\/"},"modified":"2009-06-18T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T15:20:00","slug":"tigers-cardinals-lines-preview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/tigers-cardinals-lines-preview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers-Cardinals Lines Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Busch Stadium in an interleague contest. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Rick<\/st2:GivenName> Porcello<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> in this game. Porcello has a 7-4 record and a 3.71 ERA this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Cardinals will counter Porcello with Joel<\/st2:GivenName> Pineiro<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName>. Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> Pineiro<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> has a 3.99 ERA to go along with a 5-7 record this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game’s total is sitting at 9. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Cardinals won their second straight of the series with a 4-3 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday, as +105 underdogs. The seven runs went UNDER the night’s posted over\/under (8.5). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Colby<\/st2:GivenName> Rasmus<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in two runs for the Cardinals. Todd<\/st2:GivenName> Wellemeyer<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> improved to 6-6 with the win, and Ryan<\/st2:GivenName> Franklin<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> pitched the ninth for his 16th<\/sup> save. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Curtis<\/st2:GivenName> Granderson<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> hits two home runs for the Tigers, who were -115 favorites. Edwin<\/st2:GivenName> Jackson<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> gave up seven hits and three runs over six innings in the loss. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has lost 4 straight games.
St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has won 2 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: <\/font>34-31 SU
St.<\/st1:address><\/st1:Street> Louis<\/st2:GivenName>: 36-30 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 8-2
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6<\/p>\n

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a win are 3-7<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> home to Milwaukee<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Friday, June<\/st2:GivenName> 19
St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Kansas City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Friday, June 19<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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