Inside the Chalk

St. Louis should bounce back tonight with a win at home against the Giants. Garcia’s on the hill for the birds and has been outstanding with an ERA of 1.57 and a WHIP of 0.90. Cards’ bats were silent last night but that should change tonight with Cain going for the Giants. He has struggled since his return, posting an ERA of 6.05 and a WHIP of 1.58. Giants are 4-11 in Cain’s last 15 road starts and 0-5 in his last 5 against the Cardinals at home. Cardinals should get this game.

Today’s pick:

Saint Louis Cardinals

Washington should end their 6 game skid tonight in Colorado. Zimmerman is pitching for the Nats and has been sharp over his last 3 outings, with a 3.20 ERA and a WHIP of 0.76. Washington is 6-2 in Zimmerman’s last 8 starts against the Rockies. Nationals also 4-1 in their last 5 meetings in Colorado. Harper and company should get this one.

Today’s pick:

Washington Nationals

The Cardinals are the play today at home against the Giants. Wacha is on the hill for the Cards and over his last 3 he’s been lights out, with an ERA of 0.90 and a WHIP of 1.15. Heston is going for the Giants and over his last 3 games, his ERA is 5.40 with a WHIP of 1.53. Cardinals are excellent at home with a 44-18 record. Giants are 0-4 in their last 4 road games and the Cardinals are 4-1 in Wacha’s last 5 starts as a favorite. Cardinals should win this game.

Today’s pick:

St. Louis Cardinals

Let’s keep it rolling today with Houston at home against the Tigers. Fiers is on the hill for Houston and over his last 3 games, his ERA is 1.35 and his WHIP is 0.90. On the flip side, Boyd is going for Detroit. His ERA is 8.02 and a WHIP of 1.95 over his last 3. Houston’s been stellar at home with a 39-19 record. They have an edge in starting pitching, bullpen, power, speed and bench. Eddings is behind home plate and teams are 8-3 in his last 11 against the Tigers. Astros are 8-0 in their last 8 at home against southpaws. Astros should win this game.

Today’s pick:

Houston Astros

St. Louis is the play for today. Lackey’s on the bump and he loves pitching at home. Over his last 3 games, his ERA is 3.15 and his WHIP is 0.85. On the flip side, Hand from Miami has an ERA of 5.40 with a WHIP of 1.46 over his last 3 games. St. Louis is 7-2 in their last 9 Saturday games and 7-2 in their last 9 overall. Cardinals should get this game.

Today’s pick:

St. Louis Cardinals

Let’s roll with the Yankees again today. They are good against lefties. Yanks are 9-2 in their last 11 games against southpaws. Nova loves Fridays and is 9-2 in his last 11 Friday games. Blue Jays streak ends today. Yankees should win this one.

Today’s pick:

New York Yankees

Girardi lost that game for the Yankees last night. He should have pulled CC at 90 pitches and he didn’t. And we know the results. Yankees are going to avoid their second sweep with Eovaldi. Yanks are 5-0 in Eovaldi’s last 5 road starts and are 5-0 in his last 5 games against AL Central teams. Bauer’s on the hill for the Indians and they are 1-4 in his last 5 starts. Hirschbeck is behind home plate and that favors the Yankees because they are 4-0 in the last 4 that he has umped.

Today’s pick:

New York Yankees