Angels at Cardinals MLB Picks – May 21, 2010: The National League Central Division leaders St. Louis Cardinals expect a challenge when the Los Angeles Angels come to to the Gateway City for three games of Interleague Play betinning Friday. The Angels are currently the third place club in the American League West with a losing record.
Starting the game for the Angels is former Cardinal Joel Pineiro. The Angels righthander is currently 3-4 on the year with a 3.71 ERA. Brad Penny (3-4, 2.73 ERA_ gets the call for St. Louis.
MLB oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com list the Cardinals as -140 favorites with an 8-run total. Angels backers are getting +130 odds on the Sportsbook moneyline. St. Louis is listed on the series board as -210 favorites while LA is giving +165.
Pineiro yielded four hits and a walk, striking out five for his finest performance with the Angels in his last start at Angels Stadium against the Athletics. Only two A's reached scoring position as Pineiro used his sinker to produce 14 ground-ball outs, needing only 98 pitches to record his sixth career shutout and first with the Angels. Pineiro is 1-1 with a 1.13 ERA and 0.88 WHIP in two career starts against the Cardinals. He's 13-8 with a 3.29 ERA in 29 appearances, 28 as a starter, at Busch Stadium.
Penny struggled his last time out getting hit hard by the Reds. Penny needs to get back to the efficient ways that marked his first seven starts, when he enjoyed quick outs and quick innings. In his loss to the Reds on Sunday, he needed more than 100 pitches to get through five innings.
MLB Picks: Calling for a slight upset in this game because Pineiro is the better pitcher. Take LA and the +130 moneyline odds offered at Sportsbook.com
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