St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals Free MLB Pick, 9–22–2020
Free MLB Pick by Pete Mac of SportsInvestorCentral.com
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals
Time: September 22, 2020, 8:05 PM EST
Current Odds: Cardinals -120 | Royals +100, O/U 9
The Kansas City Royals look to snap their three-game losing streak when they host the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of their three-game interleague series on Tuesday night from Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City aims to spoil the Cardinals postseason run after taking Game 1, 4–1 on Monday night.
St. Louis is 6–4 over their last 10 games and currently sit 4.5 games behind the Cubs in the NL Central and 3rd in the NL Wildcard standings. St. Louis hasn’t exactly hit well this season and the team’s .235 batting average is 25th in the league, led by Paul Goldschmidt (.309). However, St. Louis’ pitching is among the best in the league with opponents hitting just .213 which ranks 1st in MLB. The Cardinals will send LH Austin Gomber to the mound who is 0–1 with an ERA of 2.37, 21 Ks, and 13 BBs.
Kansas City will counter with Brady Singer (3–4, 4.14 ERA) and 52 strikeouts this season. The Royals are in last place in the American League Central, 13 games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox but they continue to fight after taking Game 1 of this series on Monday night. Whit Merrifield leads the Royals with a .281 batting average and nine home runs but as a team, the Royals are not very good offensively hitting .242 and average only 4 runs per game.
Cardinals are 4–1 in their last 5 overall
Cardinals are 4–1 in their last 5 interleague road games vs. a team with a losing record
Cardinals are 5–2 in their last 7 games as a road favorite
Royals are 4–0 in their last 4 home games
Royals are 2–6 in their last 8 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record
This is a good bounce-back spot for the Cardinals as they look to even the series. St Louis has won four of its last five overall and has dominated the head-to-head series with Kansas City winning five of the last six. The Cardinals will need to lean on their bullpen but look for their bats to come alive tonight vs. Brady Siger. Take the Cardinals (-120) as small chalk on the road.
Cardinals vs. Royals Free MLB Pick: St. Louis Cardinals -120
