Baseball Betting – Cards Fly to Top of Central
In expectation of the St Louis Cardinals and their 7-game winning streak with the baseball odds that put them into first place, and baseball betting excitement is building. 
Baseball gambling odds makers at the site for baseball bets were becoming distressed with the Redbirds at the All Star break as they were trailing Cincinnati and taking a loss as overlays with the baseball odds.
But since heading back from the break, the Redbirds have met expectations in their pre season billing as the team to beat in the NL Central Division as they swept the la dodgers in a 4 game series before claiming the next two games, also at home, versus the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Redbirds confidence, as well as the confidence of gamblers, has been boosted by their results versus two playoff squads from last year.
St Louis’ problem at the midway point of the season was a lineup that was not producing runs in the same manner as previous seasons. The Redbirds rated 15th for run production, and that was causing the work of their great pitching staff to go to waste.
St Louis rated 2nd in the big leagues for staff earned run average and had one of the top starting rotations in the game.
The major 3 of the St Louis rotation are as impressive as any in the game. Adam Wainwright had a record of 14-5 with an earned run average of 2.02 and with 4 complete competitions, a rarity in today’s game.
Jaime Garcia was 8-4 with a 2.27 earned run average and Chris Carpenter was 11-3 with a 3.05 earned run average. Wainwright had 130 strikeouts in 142 innings while Carpenter had 118 in 141 innings of work.
Since Ryan Franklin had a high 3.41 earned run average, closer has been the one area of worry with MLB wagering odds makers.
The lineup was topped by Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols. Holliday was hitting .309 with 17 home runs and 56 runs batted in whilst Pujols was additionally hitting .309 with 22 home runs and 67 runs batted in.
Even though Pujols’ figures are great for most players, they’re a sharp drop-off from his production of recent years. Pujols hasn’t ever hit below last year’s .327 and hit 47 home runs a year ago with 135 runs batted in, figures that will likely not be achieved in 2010.
The Redbirds have at least re-proven themselves as a team that can make the World Series and as the baseball betting favorite in the NL Central.
Said manager Tony LaRussa, “We’re playing at a high level. We’re doing a lot of good things, but we’re not mistake-proof.”
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