MLB Baseball Odds Tigers at Cardinals - Wainwright vs Verlander

Runs could be at a premium on Tuesday night at 8:15pm EST as the St. Louis Cardinals (34-30) host the Detroit Tigers (34-29). The Tigers send Justin Verlander to the mound while the Cardinals counter with Adam Wainwright in MLB baseball odds. This will be the first visit for Detroit to St. Louis since the 2006 World Series. St. Louis is not scoring many runs lately and it has cost them as they have dropped seven of their last ten. They were nearly no-hit by Cleveland’s Cliff Lee on Sunday and lost 3-0.

"I think we're pretty close to where we need to be, even though we just got (three-hit)," Skip Schumaker said. "We have the type of lineup that I really do believe in." The only player producing for St. Louis is Albert Pujols who is among the leaders in home runs, RBIs, on-base percentage and slugging. Pujols is 3 for 5 in his career against Verlander. MLB baseball odds have the Tigers -113 on the road against the Cardinals -107 in baseball betting odds with a total of 7.5 UNDER -115. Verlander is 7-2 on the season with a 3.02 ERA. He is 7-0 with a major league-low 1.10 ERA in nine starts since April 27th. He is coming off a 2-1 complete game win over the White Sox last Wednesday.

"It's hard to describe how well he pitched," manager Jim Leyland said, "Just absolutely tremendous." Verlander is 8-0 with a 2.30 ERA in 10 career Interleague starts. Detroit has won five of the last six games against St. Louis but those were all in Detroit. Detroit is not hitting the ball either as they are batting .220 in their last five games. They could have trouble against Adam Wainwright who is 6-4 with a 3.49 ERA. It will be Wainwright’s first career start against the Tigers although he did pitch against them in relief in 2006. Vegas baseball odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Tigers -115 favorites in MLB baseball odds against the Cardinals +105 with a betting total of 7.5 UNDER 120.

MLB Baseball Odds and Stats for Tigers at Cardinals

The Tigers are 23-7 in their last 30 games as a road favorite. The Tigers are 45-19 in their last 64 Interleague games. The Tigers are 5-1 in Verlander’s last 6 road starts. The Tigers are 0-4 in MLB baseball odds for the last 4 meetings in St. Louis. The Cardinals are 3-7 in baseball odds for their last 10 overall. The Cardinals are 0-4 in their last 4 home games. The Cardinals are 17-6 in Wainwright’s last 23 home starts. The Under is 4-1 in MLB baseball odds for the Tigers last 5 road games. The Over is 6-2 in Verlander’s last 8 road starts. The Under is 6-0 in the Cardinals last 6 interleague home games. The Over is 4-0 in Wainwright’s last 4 starts overall.