St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Angels betting pick favors the home team through five innings
The St.Louis Cardinals are having a solid season, despite them supposedly looking to quasi-tank this season.
For the year, they are 51-47, which puts them in the Wild Card hunt.They just had their breakout star, Jordan Walker, win the Home Run Derby, and their team could find a way to the postseason if they can keep up their winning ways in the second half.
I am a little intrigued to see what they do around the deadline.They could add pitching, or they could ignore any trades and roll the dice on how the rest goes.St.
Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker competes in the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby Monday in Philadelphia.(Matt Slocum/AP)If they are looking for some sort of addition, the starting rotation is probably where they need to upgrade.
They have some decent arms, but I'm not sure they are ones you want to go into a playoff series or even a playoff chase with.Kyle Leahy is a solid arm for them, for example, but this is his first full year as a starter; will he last? He has been great with a 7-4 record, a 3.73 ERA, and a 1.41 WHIP.
He has been substantially worse on the road, with a 4.69 road ERA compared to 2.94 in St.Louis.
The good news for Cardinals fans is that the team is 0-for-9 against him.The Los Angeles Angels are likely going to be the worst team in all of baseball when the season is over.There will be talk about trading some players, including their superstar Mike Trout, but I'm guessing very little will happen.
They are in one of the worst positions as most analysts will tell you this team needs a complete rebuild and their farm system is empty.Although they hung in there for a few months, they've dropped down to 22 games under .500 and are no longer even sniffing contention.
At just 11.5 games back, crazier things have happened, but the team just doesn't seem to have the ability to get where they need to go.Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout talks with batting coach Johnny Washington in the dugout before a baseball game against the Seattle...