St. Louis at Oakland

Last place St. Louis is a long way from home playing its fifth straight road contest. This will be their 12th road game against only six home contests, and the bats have been quiet. The Cardinals are 21st in runs scored, 24th in on-base percentage, 22nd in slugging, and 27th in steals. St. Louis is 36-45 versus losing teams and 37-45 as chalk of -110 or higher. Oakland is on a 6-3 run winning four times as an underdog. They're playing their fifth consecutive home game. Starter J.P. Sears comes off a 1-0 victory over Texas as a +175 dog allowing one hit and no runs in 6+ innings, so back the home dog. Play Oakland.