St. Louis at Oakland

St. Louis is so dominant and balanced, including in the field, third in baseball with the fewest errors made. That great defense in the field has aided veteran righty Jake Westbrook, a guy who throws strikes and has a 2.21 ERA. The St. Louis offense is third in baseball in runs scored, batting average, and on-base percentage. All of which explains a sizzling 27-15 road record, better than Oakland has at home. The Cardinals are 21-9 in their last 30 road games and 4-1 in Westbrook's last five starts. The Cardinals lead the majors with a .338 batting average with runners in scoring position. No other team in baseball is hitting over .300. Oakland is the favorite here, but why? Oakland is just 6-8 the last 14 games and has shaky starter Tommy Milone (6-7, 4.06 ERA) going. He is 0-2 with a 5.94 ERA his last three starts, walking eight in 16+ innings, and Oakand’s bullpen has surrendered 15 runs over its last 17 2/3 innings. The Athletics are 3-8 in Milone's last 11 starts as a favorite, and the Cardinals are 8-3 in the last 11 meetings. Play the Cardinals.