Everything about Game 1 of the Cardinals-Phillies National League Division Series screams David versus Goliath, doesn\u2019t it? <\/p>\n
Date: <\/strong>Saturday, October 1, 2011 St. Louis Cardinals (90-72; series tied 0-0)<\/strong> Because Chris Carpenter had to pitch St. Louis into the playoffs this week, he isn\u2019t ready to start Game 1, meaning St. Louis must turn to Kyle Lohse opposite Roy Halladay.<\/p>\n Lohse, a product of masterful pitching coach Dave Duncan, was an unsung hero down the stretch for St. Louis, losing just once in his final 11 starts and allowing no homers in his last five outings.<\/p>\n One of the few teams to consistently touch \u2019em all against Lohse is the Phillies. They\u2019ve taken him deep seven times over 60.1 innings during his career. Two of those long balls belong to Ryan Howard, a.k.a. the certified Kyle Lohse killer. Howard is 8 for 16 (.500) with two homers and eight RBI against him in his career.<\/p>\n Philadelphia Phillies (102-60; series tied 0-0)<\/strong> Trotting Roy Halladay out to the hill to start a series must feel great. Last year, all he did was throw a no-hitter in his first career playoff start. What will his encore be against St. Louis? [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n As usual, Doc\u2019s numbers look phenomenal no matter how you split them up. He\u2019s 8-3 with a 2.48 ERA at home. He\u2019s 2-1 with a 2.10 ERA against the Cardinals in his career. He\u2019s 18-6 with a 2.32 ERA on grass this season. It\u2019s hard to find something wrong.<\/p>\n Optimistic Cardinals fans can only hope Halladay\u2019s start against the St. Louis on September 19 was a sign of things to come. He had a rare off day, allowing four runs in eight innings, walking four and taking his first career loss to the Cards.<\/p>\n The pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n One my primary rules in baseball betting: unless he\u2019s facing the Milwaukee Brewers or Cody Ross, never, ever bet against Roy Halladay. You\u2019ll win 80 per cent the time. Lohse has pitched admirably for St. Louis this season, and he may keep the Phillies in check, but Doc should be even better. One mighty swing from Howard may be all the run support Halladay needs on Saturday.<\/p>\n Cardinals vs Phillies prediction: <\/strong>Phillies 4, Cardinals 2<\/p>\n Money Line: Phillies -220 We’re almost at the end of another MLB gambling season. It\u2019s time to NOW bring your best\u00a0baseball betting<\/a> hat to the table for gambling on baseball. Cappers Picks all season long provides\u00a0MLB baseball gambling<\/a> predictions, so check back often.<\/p>\n Shea weighs in with his MLB playoffs Free Pick for Saturday. It\u2019s the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies matching up at Citizens Bank Park\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":44124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[670],"tags":[111,28563,458,22527,681,683,2771,28565,28568,28756],"class_list":["post-44110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-baseball","tag-baseball-picks","tag-cardinals-phillies-lines","tag-free-mlb-pick","tag-major-league-baseball","tag-mlb-gambling","tag-mlb-handicapping","tag-nlds","tag-st-louis-cardinals-vs-philadelphia-phillies-gambling","tag-st-louis-philadelphia-odds","tag-st-louis-vs-philadelphia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44110"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44135,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44110\/revisions\/44135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nVenue: <\/strong>Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
\nBroadcast: <\/strong>TBS
\nGame 1: St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies Betting Lines from 5Dimes.com<\/strong>
\nMoney Line: <\/strong>Cardinals +200, Phillies =220
\nOver\/Under: <\/strong>6.5<\/p>\n
\nKyle Lohse (Regular season: 14-8, 3.39)<\/p>\n
\nRoy Halladay (Regular season: 19-6, 2.35)<\/p>\n
\nOver\/Under: UNDER 6.5<\/p>\n**CLICK HERE TO GRAB OUR BEST Picks Packages for 2011 MLB Betting!**<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"