Atlanta (47-34) at St Louis (42-39)
When: Sunday, July 1st 2018
Where: Busch Stadium, St Louis, MO
Time: 2:15 ET | TV: MLB Network
Opening Odds: St Louis -115/9
The Atlanta Braves are looking to start off their 10-game road trip with a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals when the teams meet on Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium. The Brave easily took care of the Cardinals in the first two contests, getting a grand slam and five RBIs from Nick Markakis and three hits from Ozzie Albies en route to a 11-4 victory as Atlanta maintained a three-game lead over Philadelphia in the National League East. Markakis finished 2-for-3 and is hitting .326 while leading the NL with 104 hits on the season as the Braves scored double-digit runs for the 11th time this season. Albies extended his hitting streak to 10 games Saturday, while 3B Johan Camargo has a hit in seven straight. The Cardinals’ offense has hit a wall after reeling-off four consecutive victories, recording just six runs on 19 hits in losing their past three contests. St. Louis center fielder Tommy Pham is hitless in his last 29 at bats, but Harrison Bader is 8-for-17 in his past six games.
Pitchers: Braves – Mike Foltynewicz (5-4, 2.14 ERA) | Cardinals – John Gant (2-2, 3.48)
Mike Foltynewicz will make his second start since returning from the disabled list with right forearm tightness and walked four batters Monday against Cincinnati, but yielded just one run on one hit in five innings. Foltynewicz entered Saturday third in the NL in ERA and ninth in strikeouts (98), but is 1-2 with a 9.95 ERA in three career starts against St. Louis.
John Gant is back up with St. Louis for the third time this season and has been just average in his three starts earlier this season. He walked five hitters Monday against Cleveland but allowed only one hit in seven shutout innings to earn the victory. Gant, who went 1-4 with a 4.86 ERA in 20 games as a rookie with Atlanta in 2016, is 1-2 with a 4.09 ERA in 22 innings as a starter in 2018.
Foltynewicz should have no trouble with this St. Louis lineup here today, which is really struggling. Atlanta’s bats are alive once again and will get the series sweep on the road here.
Pick: Braves -105
BETTING TRENDS:
- Braves are 8-1 in their last 9 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Braves are 6-1 in their last 7 Sunday games.
- Braves are 16-6 in their last 22 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Braves are 16-6 in their last 22 during game 3 of a series.
- Braves are 12-5 in their last 17 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
- Braves are 9-4 in their last 13 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Braves are 4-1 in Foltynewicz’s last 5 starts.
- Braves are 4-1 in Foltynewicz’s last 5 starts on grass.
- Braves are 4-10 in Foltynewicz’s last 14 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Braves are 2-5 in Foltynewicz’s last 7 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Braves are 3-8 in Foltynewicz’s last 11 starts with 5 days of rest.
- Braves are 3-9 in Foltynewicz’s last 12 road starts.
- Braves are 1-4 in Foltynewicz’s last 5 starts vs. National League Central.
- Cardinals are 5-1 in their last 6 Sunday games.
- Cardinals are 36-15 in their last 51 games after losing the first 2 games of a series.
- Cardinals are 15-36 in their last 51 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
- Cardinals are 2-5 in their last 7 vs. National League East.
- Cardinals are 1-5 in Gant’s last 6 starts.
- Cardinals are 1-5 in Gant’s last 6 starts on grass.
- Over is 5-1 in Braves last 6 road games.
- Under is 5-1 in Braves last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-1-1 in Braves last 6 vs. National League Central.
- Over is 6-2-1 in Braves last 9 overall.
- Under is 5-2 in Braves last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 5-1 in Foltynewicz’s last 6 starts with 5 days of rest.
- Under is 4-1 in Foltynewicz’s last 5 Sunday starts.
- Under is 8-2-1 in Foltynewicz’s last 11 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-1 in Foltynewicz’s last 5 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Foltynewicz’s last 5 starts during game 3 of a series.
- Under is 11-5-3 in Foltynewicz’s last 19 starts on grass.
- Under is 11-5-3 in Foltynewicz’s last 19 starts overall.
- Under is 28-4-1 in Cardinals last 33 during game 3 of a series.
- Under is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 home games.
- Under is 19-6-1 in Cardinals last 26 Sunday games.
- Under is 12-4 in Cardinals last 16 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 6-2 in Cardinals last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 5-2 in Cardinals last 7 overall.
- Under is 5-2 in Cardinals last 7 on grass.
- Under is 5-2 in Cardinals last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 13-6-1 in Cardinals last 20 vs. National League East.
- Under is 4-1-1 in Gant’s last 6 starts on grass.
- Under is 4-1-1 in Gant’s last 6 starts overall.
- Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in St. Louis.
- Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
- Braves are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings.
