Baltimore at St. Louis

St. Louis obliterated the Orioles 10-1 on Wednesday as Paul Goldschmidt drove in three runs and Baltimore was held to five hits and fell to 4-11 on the road. Jordan Hicks will start for the Cardinals and figures to go three or four innings and he has allowed seven runs in 16 2/3 innings this season. The St. Louis bullpen is #6 in the majors in ERA and #11 in WHIP. Bryan Baker is scheduled to make his first start for Baltimore in what appears to be a bullpen game. Baker has given up six runs on 11 hits in only 10 innings. The Cardinals are 22-7 their past 29 games after scoring at least five runs their previous game and they have won 11 of their past 15 interleague games. The Orioles are 3-8 their last 11 interleague games and they are 26-70 after allowing five or more runs their previous game. Baltimore is 18-60 as a road underdog. Play the Cardinals.