The St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at AT&T Park .
The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Todd Wellemeyer in this game. Wellemeyer has a 1-0 record and a 2.25 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Giants will be ace Matt Cain. The righthander has a 3.60 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Albert Pujols belted a three-run homer and the Cardinals crushed the Giants 8-2 on Friday, as -130 favorites. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
Pujols finished 2-for-5 at the plate, and Brian Barton drove in two runs for the Cardinals. Kyle Lohse won his second of the season, giving up two runs off eight hits.
Fred Lewis was 2-for-5 at the plate for the Giants, while Barry Zito was chased for four runs off seven hits in the loss.
The Giants were +115 underdogs in the contest.
Team records:
St. Louis : 8-3 SU
San Francisco : 4-7 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a win are 8-2
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a win are 8-2
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
St. Louis is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
San Francisco is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
St. Louis is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
St. Louis is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
San Francisco is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
Next up:
San Francisco home to St. Louis , Sunday, April 13
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