Braves-Cardinals Pointers

The Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Busch Stadium. The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jorge Campillo in this game. Campillo has a 7-6 record and a 3.71 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Kyle Lohse. The righthander has a 3.94 ERA to go along with a 13-6 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Cardinals pounded out 26 hits as they flew past the Braves 18-3 in Friday's opener, as -200 favorites. The combined 21 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9). Yadier Molina had four hits and four RBIs in five trips to the plate for the Cardinals. Adam Wainwright pitched six innings for the win, allowing one run off five hits. Greg Norton homered for the Braves, who came into that game as +185 underdogs. Charlie Morton gave up four runs off five hits in under two innings to suffer the loss. Current streak: Atlanta has lost 6 straight games. St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 56-73 SU St. Louis: 72-58 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing St. Louis are 2-8 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a loss are 1-9 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 6-4 After playing Atlanta are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: St. Louis home to Atlanta, Sunday, August 24