Major League Baseball Returns - Cardinals Cubs Betting Preview July 19
Baseball is back Thursday with a single game with the Cardinals-Cubs. Chicago was an overnight favorite with a money line of -148.
These teams have split wins and losses over the last ten meetings.
| 951 St. Louis Cardinals C. Martinez -R +138 o 952 Chicago Cubs K. Hendricks -R -148 o |
PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals RH Carlos Martinez (6-5, 3.08 ERA) vs. Cubs RH Kyle Hendricks (6-8, 3.92)
Martinez had won three straight starts, posting quality starts in all three, before losing to Cincinnati in his last outing of the first half. He is 4-4 with a 4.58 ERA in 25 games (15 starts) against the Cub.
Hendricks is 3-2 with a 3.43 ERA in 11 starts against the Cardinals, including a win June 16 in St. Louis.
The Cubs are 1-6 in Hendricks' last 7 starts with 4 days of rest but this is a team that went 12-3 in their last 15 overall prior to the All Star Break.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
