This is an 8* play on OVER Atlanta-St. Louis

Atlanta has played well of late, winning seven of nine. They wrapped up a 4-game series in San Francisco (won 3 of 4) yesterday by winning 5-4. St. Louis did not play Thursday and has won just three times in its previous nine games. But at home, we expect the Cardinals bats to "wake up" today, much in the same way they did the last time they faced Atlanta. These teams just played down in Atlanta last week and the Cards opened that series by scoring 14 runs in the opener. They did so mostly at the expense of the same pitcher they'll see today, Mike Foltynewicz, who has struggled mightily since returning from injury. Foltynewicz gave up eight runs in that last start vs. St. Louis and has an 0-5 team start record with a 6.91 ERA. The Cardinals go with Mikolas, who has pitched well at home, but has also lost his last two starts. His last one was a real disaster as he failed to get out of the second inning before allowing seven runs. The Over is 3-0-1 the last four times St. Louis had the previous day off. Play OVER Atlanta-St. Louis

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