Rays-Cardinals Pointers

The fans at Busch Stadium will be treated to a interleague game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the St. Louis Cardinals when they take their seats on Saturday.

Righthander Matt Garza will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Garza is 2-1 this season with a 3.86 ERA.

It'll be ace Adam Wainwright toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Wainwright is 3-2 with a 2.95 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Akinori Iwamura pounded out three hits on Friday, as the Rays defeated the Cardinals 3-1. The Rays won the game as +120 underdogs and the combined four runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9).

Iwamura finished 3-for-5 with one RBI. Andy Sonnanstine allowed one run off eight hits over eight innings for the win.

Chris Duncan homered and went 2-for-4 at the plate for the Cardinals, who were -130 favorites in that game. Braden Looper gave up three runs off 10 hits over six innings of work in the loss.

Current streak:
Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games.
St. Louis has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Tampa Bay: 25-17 SU
St. Louis: 24-20 SU

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 2-2
After playing St. Louis are 1-2
After a win are 7-3

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Tampa Bay are 2-2
After playing Tampa Bay are 3-0
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

Next up:
St. Louis home to Tampa Bay, Sunday, May 18

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