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It’s the 3-8 St. Louis Cardinals versus the 7-4 New York Yankees in the 3rd game of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York tonight. The first pitch at Yankee Stadium is scheduled for 8:05 PM ET. The host Yankees are the moneyline favorite with their backers having to risk as much as -145 depending on where you lay your action.The total line for this game is on the MLB betting board at 8 runs.
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In Game 1of this series yesterday the Yankees beat the Cardinals 3-2. The Yankees and Cardinals each had five hits and New York starter CC Sabathia got his 2nd win of the season going seven innings and only allowing one earned run on three hits.
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This season the Cardinals rank 25th in the Majors in runs scored and 25th in team ERA.
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The Yankees rank 14th in the Majors in runs scored and 5th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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St. Louis: Adam Wainwright (0-2, 7.00 ERA)<br />
New York: Michael Pineda (1-1, 3.97 ERA)
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Adam Wainwright goes for the Cardinals tonight and in his last outing he gave up five earned runs in four innings of work in a 14-6 blowout loss to the Washington Nationals. St. Louis has lost both of his starts this season where he has totaled nine innings and has given up seven earned runs. This will be Wainwright’s first career start facing the Yankees. The Cardinals have won 21 of his last 31 starts overall and have won nine of their last13 games facing a team with a winning record with him on the hill.
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Michael Pineda gets the call to try to help the Yankees get the sweep in this series and after a less than impressive season debut he went seven innings and only gave up one earned run with 11 strikeouts in his last start, which was a 8-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. This will be his first career start against the Yankees and in his career in 11 interleague starts he is a solid 6-3 with an ERA of 2.80. The Yankees are 6-1 in Pineda’s last 7 starts against a team with a losing record, but are 3-9 in his last 12 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the Cardinals.
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The Yankees are 5-0 in their last 5 home games against the Cardinals.
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In the last 9 games between these teams the Under record is 7-2.
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This season the Yankees are 5-0 at home and the Cardinals are 1-4 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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St. Louis Cardinals: 3-8 SU / O/U 4-5 / Run Line W/L 5-6<br />
New York Yankees: 7-4 SU / O/U 6-5 / Run Line W/L 7-4
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St. Louis at New York Key Betting Trends<br />
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STL is 1-5 in their last 6 overall
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STL is 0-4 in their last 4 interleague games
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STL has an Under record of 9-4 in their last 13 road games
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NY is 6-0 in their last 6 overall
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NY is 16-5 in their last 21 home games
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NY has an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 interleague home games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>CARDINALS</b><br />
[P] 03/31/2017 - Tyler Lyons 10-day DL (3/30) ( Knee )<br />
[P] 04/03/2017 - John Gant 10-day DL (3/30) ( Undisclosed )<br />
[P] 04/10/2017 - Alex Reyes 10-day DL (3/30) ( Elbow )
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<b>YANKEES</b><br />
[SS] 04/02/2017 - Didi Gregorius 10-day DL (03/30) ( Shoulder )<br />
[1B] 04/02/2017 - Tyler Austin 60-day DL (4/2) ( Ankle )<br />
[C] 04/09/2017 - Gary Sanchez 10-day DL (4/9) ( Bicep )<br />
[DH] 04/15/2017 - Matt Holliday "?" Sunday vs. St. Louis Cardinals ( Back )
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