LA Angels (38-38) at St Louis (38-36)
When: Friday, June 21st, 2019
Where: Busch Stadium,
St Louis, Missouri
Time: 8:15 ET | TV: FS West,
FS Midwest
Opening Odds: St Louis -120/9.5
Two teams that are making their way back into the Wild Card hunt will begin a weekend interleague series on Friday when the Los Angeles Angels visit the St. Louis Cardinals. Both teams are coming off tough extra-innings losses on Thursday and will look to regroup as Griffin Canning opposes Michael Wacha at Busch Stadium. The Angels are nearing the end of a long 11-game road trip and came up just short in sweeping four from the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, losing on a walk-off homer in the 10th inning 7-5, but winning the season series 6-1. L.A. is just three games out of a wild card spot in the American League after winning seven of their last 10 games and scoring five runs or more in all but two in that span. The Cardinals are 7-4 in their last 11 to get back to within 1.5 games of the NL Wild Card and three behind the first place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. St. Louis rallied with four runs in the seventh and eighth innings before falling to the Miami Marlins 7-6 in 10 innings to split the four-game series. The Cardinals’ 2-6 hitters were a combined 11-for-28 including three hits apiece by Jose Martinez and Yadier Molina. The teams last met in 2016 with the Cardinals taking all three games at Busch Stadium and outscored the Angels 25-13.
Pitchers: Angels – Griffin Canning (2-3, 3.93 ERA) | Cardinals – Michael Wacha (4-3, 6.00 ERA)
Griffin Canning has finished at least six innings in five of his last six outings, but has been shaky in the last three, allowing three runs or more in each, while the Angels have lost two of those starts. The rookie allowed four runs on six hits over six frames in a 6-5 setback at Tampa Bay last time out but struck out seven to raise his season total to 54 in 50.1 innings. He will get his first crack at St. Louis.
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Wacha has been up and down recently, following up a good start with a bad one and is coming off a clunker at the New York Mets on Sunday when he allowed six runs – five earned – and seven hits over four innings of work in an 8-7 loss. He shut out the Marlins over six innings in his previous start after allowing seven runs to Kansas City on May 22nd. Wacha, who has allowed at home run in five of his last six starts, will face the Angels for the first time.
These teams are pretty even right now, so I’m going to look at the total here. Wacha has a 7.36 ERA at home and all four of his Busch Stadium starts have gone over, while Canning has a 5.50 ERA in his last three starts. The Angels and Cardinals don’t get together often, but when they do, the bats come alive. 10 of the last 12 meetings have gone over, so I’ll stick with that trend here.
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Pick: OVER 9 -110
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BETTING TRENDS:
Angels are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss.
Angels are 6-0 in their last 6 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Angels are 5-1 in their last 6 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Angels are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Angels are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Angels are 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Angels are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Angels are 7-2 in their last 9 vs. National League Central.
Angels are 6-2 in their last 8 interleague games.
Angels are 7-3 in their last 10 overall.
Angels are 3-7 in their last 10 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Angels are 4-10 in their last 14 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Angels are 14-37 in their last 51 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Angels are 14-37 in their last 51 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Angels are 1-4 in their last 5 interleague road games.
Angels are 0-4 in their last 4 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Angels are 0-4 in their last 4 Friday games.
Cardinals are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss.
Cardinals are 4-1 in their last 5 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Cardinals are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Cardinals are 6-2 in their last 8 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Cardinals are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. American League West.
Cardinals are 2-8 in their last 10 Friday games.
Cardinals are 8-2 in Wacha’s last 10 starts during game 1 of a series.
Cardinals are 5-2 in Wacha’s last 7 Friday starts.
Cardinals are 9-4 in Wacha’s last 13 home starts.
Cardinals are 2-5 in Wacha’s last 7 interleague starts.
Over is 6-1-2 in Angels last 9 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 6-1-2 in Angels last 9 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Under is 11-2-1 in Angels last 14 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 5-1-1 in Angels last 7 road games.
Over is 5-1-1 in Angels last 7 overall.
Over is 9-2-1 in Angels last 12 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 20-5-1 in Angels last 26 Friday games.
Over is 4-1-1 in Angels last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Over is 4-1 in Angels last 5 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 4-1-1 in Angels last 6 during game 1 of a series.
Under is 22-6-2 in Angels last 30 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 7-2-1 in Angels last 10 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 6-2-1 in Angels last 9 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 26-10-4 in Angels last 40 interleague games.
Under is 5-2 in Angels last 7 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 5-2-1 in Angels last 8 vs. National League Central.
Under is 11-5-1 in Angels last 17 interleague road games.
Under is 13-6-3 in Angels last 22 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 5-0 in Canning’s last 5 starts during game 1 of a series.
Under is 4-0 in Canning’s last 4 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Under is 4-0 in Canning’s last 4 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 6-1-1 in Canning’s last 8 starts on grass.
Under is 6-2-1 in Canning’s last 9 starts overall.
Under is 9-1 in Cardinals last 10 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 7-1 in Cardinals last 8 during game 1 of a series.
Under is 6-1 in Cardinals last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Under is 6-1 in Cardinals last 7 Friday games.
Under is 6-1 in Cardinals last 7 home games.
Under is 5-1 in Cardinals last 6 vs. American League West.
Under is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 on grass.
Under is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 games following a loss.
Under is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 overall.
Under is 7-2 in Cardinals last 9 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 10-3 in Cardinals last 13 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 9-3-1 in Cardinals last 13 interleague home games.
Under is 6-2 in Cardinals last 8 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 9-3-1 in Cardinals last 13 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 8-3 in Cardinals last 11 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 18-7-1 in Cardinals last 26 interleague games.
Under is 5-2 in Cardinals last 7 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Under is 14-6-1 in Cardinals last 21 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 13-6 in Cardinals last 19 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 5-0 in Wacha’s last 5 home starts.
Over is 4-1 in Wacha’s last 5 starts during game 1 of a series.
Over is 4-1 in Wacha’s last 5 starts when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Over is 5-2 in Wacha’s last 7 starts on grass.
Over is 5-2 in Wacha’s last 7 starts overall.
Over is 5-2-1 in Wacha’s last 8 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Under is 9-4 in Wacha’s last 13 starts with 5 days of rest.
Over is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings in St. Louis.
Over is 10-2 in the last 12 meetings.
Angels are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
