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The 30-35 St. Louis Cardinals head to Baltimore to take on the 32-33 Baltimore Orioles for the first game of a three-game set at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland tonight. The first pitch at in the opener is scheduled for 7:05 PM ET.
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The visiting Cardinals hold the favorite role listed in the -122 to -125 on the money line. The total for the opening game is posted at 9 runs.
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In their last match, the Cardinals lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4. In that game, the Cardinals scored four runs on nine hits and the Brewers scored six runs on 11hits.
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In their last game, the Orioles lost to the Baltimore Orioles 5-2. In the game, the Orioles scored two runs on nine hits and the White Sox scored five runs on 12 hits.
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This season the Cardinals rank 26th in the Majors in runs scored and 6th in team ERA.
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The Orioles rank 21st in the Majors in runs scored and 26th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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St. Louis: Carlos Martinez (5-5, 2.95 ERA)<br />
Baltimore: Kevin Gausman (3-5, 6.49 ERA)
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Carlos Martinez goes for the Cardinals in the first game of this interleague series and he is coming off a stellar last start where he threw a complete game shutout only giving up four hits and striking out 11 in a 7-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cardinals have won two of his last three starts overall, but they have lost his last two road starts where he has given up seven earned runs in 13 innings of work and was only given two runs on support in the two losses. Before scoring seven runs in Martinez’s last outing they had only totaled 25 runs in his first 12 starts. This will be his first career start against the Orioles and the Cardinals have lost six of his last eight interleague starts. While Baltimore is 5-1 in Martinez’s last six starts against a team with a losing record they have lost five of his last six road starts.
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Kevin Gausman gets the starting nod for the Orioles and he had his 2nd worst start of the season in his last outing giving up seven earned runs in only three innings in a bad 14-3 loss to the New York Yankees. The Orioles had won his previous two starts where he gave up five earned runs in 11 innings and gave him 16 runs of support. In one career start against the Cardinals Gausman is 0-1 with an ERA of 5.40. He has had control issues as of late and in his last start walked six batters and in his last three he has issued 12 walks. Baltimore has won 19 of Gausman’slast26 home starts and have won his last five home starts against a team with a losing record.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Cardinals are 5-2 in their last 7 games against the Orioles.
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In the last four games between these teams the total has gone Over every time.
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In the last four games between these teams in Baltimore the total has gone Over every time.
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This season the Orioles are 21-10 at home and the Cardinals are 12-17 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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St. Louis Cardinals: 30-35 SU / O/U 35-28 / Run Line W/L 29-36<br />
Baltimore Orioles: 32-33 SU / O/U 34-29 / Run Line W/L 29-36
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St. Louis at Baltimore Key Betting Trends<br />
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STL is 4-10 in their last 14 overall
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STL is 2-8 in their last 10 interleague games
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STL has an Over record of 4-1in their last5 games
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BAL is 5-2 in their last 7 home games
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BAL is 1-7 in their last 8 overall
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BAL has an Over record of 8-3 in their last 11 games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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CARDINALS<br />
[P] 06/01/2017 - Zach Duke 60-day DL (03/29) ( Elbow )<br />
[2B] 06/15/2017 - Kolten Wong 10-day DL (06/15) ( Tricep )<br />
[P] 04/10/2017 - Alex Reyes 10-day DL (03/30) ( Elbow )
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ORIOLES<br />
[P] 06/10/2017 - Darren O'Day 10-day DL (06/07) ( Shoulder )<br />
[1B] 06/13/2017 - Chris Davis 10-day DL (06/13) ( Oblique )<br />
[CF] 05/28/2017 - Anthony Santander 60-day DL (03/30) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 05/28/2017 - Zach Britton 10-day DL (05/05) ( Forearm )<br />
[2B] 05/21/2017 - Ryan Flaherty 10-day DL (05/19) ( Shoulder )
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