St. Louis at Miami

This is the fourth road game of 10-game trek for the Cardinals. They've dropped three of the last five by scores of 3-1, 9-6 and 7-2. Cardinals' righty Michael Wacha (5-7, 4.37 ERA) has struggled much of the year and has allowed 40 hits his last five starts (27+ innings). He has a 6.75 ERA against Miami this season and the Cardinals are 3-7 when Wacha is on the road against a team with a winning record. They face a Miami Marlins team that is playing well, and would be in the playoffs as a Wild Card if the season ended today. The Marlins are off a pair of victories by a 16-1 count and have their red-hot ace going. Miami's pitching is #10 in baseball and righty Jose Fernandez (12-4, 2.54 ERA) takes the hill with the team 30-3 his last 33 home starts! He is second in the majors with 175 strikeouts, plus 9-1 at home with a 1.63 ERA. Miami is playing the seventh game of 10-game homestand on an 11-5 run, making this a great spot for a one-sided tilt. Play Miami on the runline.