MLB Betting: Cardinals vs Phillies

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Citizens Bank Park. Brad Penny will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Penny is 3-1 this season with a 1.56 ERA. It'll be Kyle Kendrick toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Kendrick is 0-1 with a 7.60 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Carlos Ruiz's walk-off blast in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Phillies over the Cardinals 2-1 on Tuesday night. Philadelphia won as -110 home favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 8.5-run total posted by oddsmakers. Ruiz finished 2-for-3 with two runs batted in for the Phillies, as Jose Contreras got the win in relief of Cole Hamels for Philadelphia. Yadier Molina was 3-for-4 with an RBI for St. Louis, while Blake Hawksworth was hit with the loss after allowing Ruiz's dinger in the bottom of the 10th. Team records: St. Louis: 18-9 SU Philadelphia: 15-11 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing St. Louis are 7-3 After playing St. Louis are 8-2 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road St. Louis is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games at home Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis Next up: Philadelphia home to St. Louis, Thursday, May 6 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com