Padres-Cardinals Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday when they battle the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium. Lefthander Randy Wolf will take the mound for the Padres to start this game. Wolf is 6-9 this season with a 4.66 ERA. Wolf's opponent in this one will be Todd Wellemeyer. The Cardinals righthander has a 4.04 ERA to go along with a 7-4 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 156-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals scored five runs late in the game on Friday, as they defeated the Padres 11-7. The Cardinals won the game as -135 favorites, while the 18 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Rick Ankiel belted solo home run and finished with three RBIs for the Cardinals. Kyle McClellan toss one inning of relief for the win. Jody Gerut went 3-for-4 at the plate with a two-run homer for the Padres, who were +120 underdogs. Heath Bell gave up four runs in relief and was tagged with the loss. Current streak: San Diego has lost 4 straight games. St. Louis has won 3 straight games. Team records: San Diego: 37-60 SU St. Louis: 55-43 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing St. Louis are 3-7 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing San Diego are 7-3 After playing San Diego are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: San Diego is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up: St. Louis home to San Diego, Sunday, July 20