Dodgers-Cardinals Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Busch Stadium. The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Derek Lowe in this one. Righthander Lowe is 8-9 this season with a 3.70 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Joel Pineiro who starts for the Cardinals. Righthander Pineiro is 3-5 with a 5.04 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ryan Ludwick's two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Cardinals to a 6-4 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday night. St. Louis won as -120 home favorites as the game played over the 8-run total listed by sportsbooks. Albert Pujols went 2-for-5 with a two-run dinger for the Cardinals, while Jaime Garcia picked up the victory in relief of starter Chris Carpenter for St. Louis. Andruw Jones hit a pinch-hit big fly for Los Angeles, as Jason Johnson was tagged with the loss after allowing the walk-off to Ludwick. Team records: Los Angeles: 56-56 SU St. Louis: 63-52 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing St. Louis are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing LA Dodgers are 6-4 After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road LA Dodgers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing St. Louis LA Dodgers are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against St. Louis St. Louis is 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers St. Louis is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home Next up: St. Louis home to LA Dodgers, Thursday, August 7