{"id":23273,"date":"2012-06-06T11:30:52","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T16:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=23273"},"modified":"2012-06-06T09:02:48","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T14:02:48","slug":"st-louis-cardinals-vs-houston-astros-nl-central-rivals-continue-3-game-series-at-minute-maid-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/st-louis-cardinals-vs-houston-astros-nl-central-rivals-continue-3-game-series-at-minute-maid-park-23273\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros: NL Central Rivals Continue 3-Game Series at Minute Maid Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

The St. Louis Cardinals (28-28) and Houston Astros (24-31) will continue a three-game National League Central series on Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park, with the first pitch scheduled for 8:05 ET<\/p>\n

St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Houston Astros SP Bud Norris is 3-0 with a 1.60 ERA in five home starts this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

St. Louis is now 1-6 on its current road trip after suffering a 9-8 setback to Houston on Tuesday night, while also falling to .500 on the season for the second time.\u00a0 The Cardinals are now just 28-33 inside this ball park since the start of the 2005 campaign.\u00a0 Despite the recent woes, the club has still managed to outscore opponents by 47 runs over the course of the season.\u00a0 St. Louis is 3-6 as a road favorite of -125 to -150, with the \u201cover\u201d going 6-3 in those contests.<\/p>\n

Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (4-6, 4.98 ERA) is coming off a dreadful outing in allowing seven runs and six hits in 6.1 innings of an 8-0 road loss to the New York Mets, but he lands in a favorable situation in this affair.\u00a0 The right-hander is 10-1 with a 1.54 ERA in 18 career games (12 starts) versus the Astros, including a 4-0 mark and 1.83 ERA in five starts at this ball park.\u00a0 St. Louis has won each of those outings.<\/p>\n

Houston has won its last two games as home underdogs, which isn\u2019t too surprising due to its 18-12 record at this venue in 2012.\u00a0 Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has been red hot at the plate, going 14 for 28 over his last six games, while hitting .442 in 10 career meetings against the Cardinals.\u00a0 He has compiled 24 multi-hit games this year, which ranks third overall in the majors.\u00a0 Houston is 12-9 against divisional foes, with the \u201cover\u201d going 12-9 in those contests.<\/p>\n

Astros starting pitcher Bud Norris (5-2, 4.52 ERA) has watched the club drop his last two efforts, including an 11-5 setback on the road to the Colorado Rockies last time out, giving up nine runs and seven hits over 1.2 innings.\u00a0 The right-hander has been incredible at home, posting a 3-0 record and 1.60 ERA in five outings, as opponents are hitting just .189 against him.\u00a0 In 11 lifetime starts versus the Cardinals, Norris has gone 7-2 with a 2.17 ERA, including an 8-2 victory on this field on May 5.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Astros due to their 11-4 mark in Norris\u2019 last 15 starts as a home underdog, while the Cardinals are 3-8 in Wainwright\u2019s last 11 efforts within the division.<\/p>\n

Make sure to check out our Major League Baseball picks<\/a> all season long and get the most up-to-date betting odds at Bookmaker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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