MLB: Milw/StL

BatMaster · July 2005

Monday, July 18, 2005, MLB Record 66-52-1 ( Last Post:::: Sunday, July 17,::::1-0, Cubs/Zambrano=W ) _________________________________ At 710pm cdt: #908 StL/Morris (-220) hosting Milw/Santos, ----StL appears to be one of the better behaved teams on the week-ends, as they show up to play on Mondays with a sparkling 8-1 record on Mondays...Milw has a 5-6 record on Mondays ....StL is 30-16 at home, StL is 5-1 vs Milw this season. ----Morris (10-2, 3.10 era, in 16 starts,whip 1.07),..Milw current players batting avg against him only .198 in 101 at bats, on base percentage a low .250..Career vs Milw 10-4, 3.14 era, but has not faced them this year, at home Morris is 4-1, 3.12 era, in 8 starts..he seldom gives up a home run indicating he's on top of his game this yr ----Santos (2-9, 3.50 era, in 17 starts & 1 relief, whip 1.35), StL batting avg against him .265 in 98 at bats with an on base percentage of .365...career vs StL he is 1-2, 3.21 era..He has faced StL twice this yr, 4.50 era--again demostrating his "Jekyl ad Hyde" at Home threw 8 inn allowing 1 erun in a 2-3 loss, but "on the road", a couple weeks later,on the road, where he is awful, at StL he threw 4 inn 7 hits and 5 eruns in a 3-6 loss.. On the Road Santos is 1-6, 3.65 era, in 10 starts, so what is his problem, for one thing he walks too many batters, and while he is not in the home run "danger zone" he flirts with it giving up a home run of 1 in just over each 7 innings..walks/home runs-a dangerous combo. ----Both bullpens are capable.. ----This appears to be another true 2-1 game, though I thought the Cubs,who won yesterday were a little better play ---- Pick: StL/Morris (-220) ---- Good Luck to All