St. Louis at Kansas City

St. Louis is getting pitching from unsuspecting places that is holding them in the playoffs chase in the NL Central. The problem has been Adam Wainwright and his projected 20+ team wins in his starts will miss the season. His mound-mate Chris Carpenter is also penciled in for 20+ team wins, but is leaking oil at the quarter pole with just one win and an ERA approaching 5. Has Carpenter at 35-years-old started to slip? He may be of that age, but this Royals team is coming of age, especially at home where they are 16-11 on the season. The Cards are now just 2-8 behind Carpenter on the road in his last 10 road starts. Kansas City is 5-2 in their last seven vs. the NL Central, and tonight it is a Royal flush, so Kansas City gets the call.