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Oakland Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Oakland Athletics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
Paul Blackburn will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Right hander Blackburn is 2-3 this season with a 4.52 ERA.
The Cardinals will counter Blackburn with Matthew Liberatore. Left hander Liberatore has a 5.72 ERA to go along with a 2-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -175-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 6-2 winner on the road against the Athletics. Bettors on St. Louis at -225 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Oakland, they were a 6-2 loser as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -225 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Oakland:
Team record: 33-87 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Oakland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Oakland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 54-66 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of St. Louis's last 16 games
Next up:
Oakland home to Baltimore Friday, August 18
St. Louis home to New York Thursday, August 17