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Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Boston Red Sox will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
Kutter Crawford will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Right hander Crawford is 2-2 this season with a 2.24 ERA.
It'll be Miles Mikolas toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Right hander Mikolas is 3-5 with a 6.19 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -113-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Cardinals were a 10-6 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Sox. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (16) was good news for OVER bettors.
Boston lost its last outing, a 10-6 result against the Cardinals on May 17. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at -110 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (16) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Boston:
Team record: 22-23 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Boston's last 17 games
St. Louis:
Team record: 19-25 SU
St. Louis is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Next up:
Boston at St. Louis Sunday, May 19