The St. Louis Cardinals will head to the west coast tonight to open a 3-game set with the Oakland Athletics. The Cards, who have lost their last two, are expected to send Sonny Gray to the hill to get them back on track. Gray was lights out in his season debut against a potent Philadelphia Phillies lineup. Gray pitched 5 scoreless innings, yielding 5 hits with 5 punch outs ,and the Cardinals went on to a 3-0 win. The Athletics are expected to counter with Ross Stripling. Stripling has struggled through his first 3 starts, going 0-3 with a 5.50 ERA and a 1.72 WHIP. I expect Sonny will be extra motivated tonight against his old team plus the Red Birds have the edge in runs scored, batting average, and hits.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS