Tigers-Cardinals Lines Preview

The Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Busch Stadium in an interleague contest. The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Rick Porcello in this game. Porcello has a 7-4 record and a 3.71 ERA this season. The Cardinals will counter Porcello with Joel Pineiro. Righthander Pineiro has a 3.99 ERA to go along with a 5-7 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total is sitting at 9. The Cardinals won their second straight of the series with a 4-3 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday, as +105 underdogs. The seven runs went UNDER the night's posted over/under (8.5). Colby Rasmus went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in two runs for the Cardinals. Todd Wellemeyer improved to 6-6 with the win, and Ryan Franklin pitched the ninth for his 16th save. Curtis Granderson hits two home runs for the Tigers, who were -115 favorites. Edwin Jackson gave up seven hits and three runs over six innings in the loss. Current streak: Detroit has lost 4 straight games. St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 34-31 SU St. Louis: 36-30 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Milwaukee are 8-2 After playing St. Louis are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Detroit home to Milwaukee, Friday, June 19 St. Louis at Kansas City, Friday, June 19