Friday October 21st 1am
ESPN
America
Starting Pitchers
Texas: Lewis (14-10, 4.40 ERA)
St. Louis: Garcia (13-7, 3.56 ERA)
Lewis is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in two post-season
starts: Garcia is 9-5 with a 2.60 ERA at home.
Go figure.
I've consistently supported Garcia this post-season,
and he has consistently let me down, going 0-2 with a 5.74 ERA in three
post-season starts. Whether that makes Lewis/Texas a 1.87 back though, is
problematic.
Garcia can't seem to get deep into games, and I've
no doubt he'll be on a short leash again tonight and as entertaining as it is
to see LaRussa match-up his pen (with a great deal of success) there'll come a
point when it's just too much work, or the luck runs out.
However, let's hope it's not tonight, because I'm
going to take Garcia at home at the price, where in his two starts this
post-season, he has allowed four runs in 11 2/3 innings; he just seems happier
on the hill at Busch Stadium.
It looks like similar weather conditions tonight and
so the ball shouldn't carry again. It's also interesting to note that the home
plate umpire, Greg Gibson, has a 9/21 O/U line.
I'm not wildly keen on this game to be honest, so
I'd keep stakes low.
Pick: Cardinals @ 2.07; 107; 107/100
Pick: Under 8 @ 1.91; -110; 10/11
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