St. Louis at Atlanta

St. Louis has crushed the Braves in the first two games of his road trip, 10-6 and 11-6. Can they keep it going? Let's not forget the Cardinals are a last-place team, 7-12 in their past 19. The offense is 17th in runs scored, while the pitching is 23rd in ERA (4.72), 27th in WHIP, and 22nd in the pen (4.65 ERA). Batters are hitting .359 off 42-year-old starter Adam Wainwright (8.10 ERA) with the team 2-12 in his last 14 starts. The Cardinals are 17-29 against NL squads averaging 4.5+ runs, plus 5-17 after a win by 4 or more runs. First place Atlanta is on a 20-8 run outscoring opponents by +230 runs, the best differential in all of baseball. The offense is No. 1 in runs scored, slugging, and on-base percentage, while the pitching is fifth in ERA (3.87) and second in the bullpen (3.48 ERA). Max Fried (2.52 ERA) comes off a 6-3 win over the Dodgers throwing 7 shutout innings with 10 strikeouts and Atlanta is 13-2 at home after a loss by 4 or more runs. Play Atlanta.