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Jack Jones Free Pick For Friday: Cardinals/Astros UNDER 7.5
I'm taking the UNDER in this NL Central clash tonight between the Cardinals and Astros. The reason is simple. Both Adam Wainwright and Bud Norris have dominated their respective opponents throughout their careers. Wainwright is 12-5 with a 2.24 ERA this season, with one of those wins coming against Houston on April 12th where he pitched 8 shutout innings in a 5-0 victory. That win improved Wainwright to 8-1 with a 1.54 ERA and 0.986 WHIP in 10 career starts vs. Houston.
Bud Norris is not an elite starter, but the Cardinals cannot figure him out. Norris is 4-0 with a 0.35 ERA and 1.038 WHIP in 4 career starts vs. St. Louis dating back to last season. During those 4 starts, Norris has surrendered just 1 earned run and 27 base runners in 26 innings while striking out 25 batters. The UNDER is 7-3 in Wainwright's 10 starts vs. Houston, while the UNDER is 4-0 in Norris' 4 starts vs. the Cardinals. The UNDER is 26-10-1 in the last 37 meetings in this series overall.
The Phillies are not hitting the ball well right now and have a ton of injuries. Last night, they had 3 or 4 innings that they were lucky to get out of, as the Reds couldn't push runners home. The Reds remind me a lot of how Philly was two years ago. This Cincy team has the potential to make a run deep into the playoffs this year. Take the Reds.
Friday, July 9, 2010 9:10 p.m. est.
San Diego Padres (50-35) at Colorado Rockies (47-38)
(R) Kevin Correia (5-6) vs. (L) Jorge De La Rosa (3-1)
The Rockies have won eight of their last 10 overall and six of its last 7 at home. Meanwhile, the Padres have won four of six overall and are 4-2 in its last 6 on the road
Colorado Rockies have won four of the last 5 meetings and four of De La Rosa's last 5 starts against the Padres. San Diego counters with Kevin Correia. The Padres are 10-2 in Correia's last 12 road starts, 1-4 in his last 5 versus the Rockies. Go with the Rockies at Coors Field with southpaw Jorge De La Rosa on the hill.
San Diego's right-hander Kevin Correia is 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA in his last three starts. Correia is 2-5 with a 4.74 ERA in 10 career starts against the Rockies. The Padres are 10-2 in Correia's last 12 road starts
Colorado's lefthander Jorge De La Rosa is 2-1 with a 5.62 ERA in his last three starts. De La Rosa is 1-2 with a 4.98 ERA in 7 career starts against the Padres. Colorado is 13-3 in De La Rosa’s last 16 home starts.
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