St Louis (23-20) at Atlanta (22-21)
When: Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Where: SunTrust Park,
Cumberland, GA
Time: 7:20 ET | TV: MLB Network
Opening Odds: Atlanta -122/9.5
The Atlanta Braves are back over .500 thanks to winning four of their past five games and they’re doing with help from their impressive young talent. Atlanta got a home run from rookie Austin Riley in his first ever Big League game and another strong pitching performance from Mike Soroka in evening up their three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals with a 4-0 win on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Soroka picked up his fourth win with seven shutout innings and lowered his ERA to 0.98 in six starts. Riley, who was promoted from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier Wednesday after outfielder Ender Inciarte landed on the injured list with a lumbar strain in his back, finished 1-for-3 with a 438-foot homer leading off the fourth inning. The Cardinals took the opener of the series 14-3, but were limited to three hits in losing for the 10th time in its past 13 games and drop 3.5 games behind the first place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. Third baseman Matt Carpenter is having a horrible season to date, hitting just .199 after going 0-for-2 with a walk Wednesday. His hitting .115 in his past eight games with six strikeouts and one extra-base hit. Shortstop Paul DeJong recorded one of St. Louis’ three hits and his now batting .400 in eight career games against the Braves. Second baseman Kolten Wong is hitting .344 with five homers, 15 RBIs and 10 walks in 20 road games this season.
Pitchers: Cardinals – Adam Wainwright (3-3, 4.15 ERA) | Braves – Julio Teheran (2-4, 4.26)
Adam Wainwright is having a nice comeback season from a injury-shortened 2018 and will surpass his start total on Thursday with his ninth of the season. The 37-year-old has not been as effective on the road, going 1-2 with a 5.91 ERA in four starts and is coming off a no-decision Friday against Pittsburgh despite not walking a hitter and allowing only one run on five hits with eight strikeouts in a season-best seven innings. Wainwright is 9-3 with a 3.29 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in 18 career games (13 starts) against Atlanta.
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Julio Teheran has made six of his nine starts away from home and has pitched well in two of the three home outings this season. He’s coming off his second straight no-decision, giving up just one run on five hits with eight strikeouts and four walks in 12 innings against Miami and Arizona. He was tagged for four runs – including three homers – versus San Diego in his last home start on April 30th, but allowed two runs total in his previous two outings at SunTrust Park spanning 11 innings. Teheran is 2-3 in six lifetime starts against St. Louis with a 3.18 ERA.
I think we all know this Atlanta team was not a sub-.500 squad and they are starting to gather some momentum, while the Cardinals are going backwards. Wainwright has not been good on the road this season and the Braves will be ready to pounce on him Thursday and win the three-game series.
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Pick: Braves -108
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BETTING TRENDS:
Cardinals are 7-3 in their last 10 vs. National League East.
Cardinals are 7-3 in their last 10 during game 3 of a series.
Cardinals are 37-18 in their last 55 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Cardinals are 3-7 in their last 10 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Cardinals are 3-9 in their last 12 overall.
Cardinals are 3-9 in their last 12 games on grass.
Cardinals are 1-4 in their last 5 road games.
Cardinals are 43-17 in Wainwright’s last 60 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
Cardinals are 50-22 in Wainwright’s last 72 starts during game 3 of a series.
Cardinals are 43-20 in Wainwright’s last 63 starts vs. National League East.
Cardinals are 48-23 in Wainwright’s last 71 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Braves are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 3 of a series.
Braves are 7-3 in their last 10 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Braves are 3-8 in their last 11 home games.
Braves are 1-6 in their last 7 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Braves are 0-4 in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Braves are 0-5 in their last 5 Thursday games.
Braves are 10-3 in Teheran’s last 13 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Braves are 14-5 in Teheran’s last 19 starts during game 3 of a series.
Braves are 5-2 in Teheran’s last 7 starts vs. National League Central.
Braves are 5-2 in Teheran’s last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Braves are 5-2 in Teheran’s last 7 home starts.
Braves are 1-4 in Teheran’s last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
Braves are 0-4 in Teheran’s last 4 Thursday starts.
Over is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 Thursday games.
Under is 5-2 in Cardinals last 7 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 5-2 in Cardinals last 7 vs. National League East.
Under is 9-4-1 in Cardinals last 14 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 46-21-2 in Cardinals last 69 during game 3 of a series.
Under is 3-0-1 in Wainwright’s last 4 starts with 5 days of rest.
Under is 5-1-1 in Wainwright’s last 7 starts on grass.
Under is 5-1-1 in Wainwright’s last 7 starts overall.
Over is 6-2 in Wainwright’s last 8 Thursday starts.
Over is 12-4-2 in Wainwright’s last 18 starts vs. National League East.
Over is 14-6 in Wainwright’s last 20 starts during game 3 of a series.
Over is 14-6-2 in Wainwright’s last 22 road starts.
Over is 16-7-1 in Wainwright’s last 24 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Over is 5-1 in Braves last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Under is 3-1-1 in Braves last 5 Thursday games.
Over is 17-7-2 in Braves last 26 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 7-3 in Braves last 10 vs. National League Central.
Over is 28-13-3 in Braves last 44 vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 4-0 in Teheran’s last 4 starts with 5 days of rest.
Under is 4-0 in Teheran’s last 4 starts on grass.
Under is 4-0 in Teheran’s last 4 starts overall.
Under is 7-1 in Teheran’s last 8 starts during game 3 of a series.
Under is 5-1 in Teheran’s last 6 starts vs. National League Central.
Under is 10-4-1 in Teheran’s last 15 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 5-2 in Teheran’s last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 21-9-1 in Teheran’s last 31 home starts.
Over is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Atlanta.
Over is 4-0 in Wainwright’s last 4 starts vs. Braves.
Cardinals are 9-1 in the last 10 meetings in Atlanta.
Cardinals are 5-1 in Wainwright’s last 6 road starts vs. Braves.
Cardinals are 4-1 in Wainwright’s last 5 starts vs. Braves.
Over is 16-5 in the last 21 meetings.
Over is 3-1-1 in Wainwright’s last 5 road starts vs. Braves.
