MLB Handicapping: Cardinals vs Blue Jays

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Rogers Centre in an interleague contest. The Cardinals will give the ball to ace starter Chris Carpenter in this one. Righthander Carpenter is 8-1 this season with a 2.83 ERA. Starting this game for the Blue Jays will be Ricky Romero. The lefthander has a 3.08 ERA to go along with a 6-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Matt Holliday went 3-for-5 with a homer and two runs batted in, as the Cardinals downed the Blue Jays 9-4 on Tuesday night. St. Louis won as +100 road underdogs, while the game played OVER the 8-run total listed by sportsbooks. Colby Rasmus hit a pinch-hit, two-run shot for the Cardinals, as Jaime Garcia allowed three runs over six innings to get the win for St. Louis. Jose Bautista was 2-for-3 with two dingers and three RBIs for Toronto, while Brett Cecil was tagged for six runs over five innings to take the loss for the Blue Jays. Current streak: Toronto has lost 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 39-31 SU Toronto: 38-33 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Toronto are 5-2 After playing Toronto are 5-1 After a win are 5-5 Toronto most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing St. Louis are 2-5 After playing St. Louis are 3-3 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games at home Toronto is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis Next up: Toronto home to St. Louis, Thursday, June 24 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.