Giants vs. St Louis Cardinals MLB Free Pick (Sunday)

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Big Al McMordie
San Francisco Giants vs. St Louis Cardinals (MLB) - Apr 20, 2008 2:15 PM EDT
Play: Total: 8/101 Over Pick Title: Big Al's Complimentary Sunday Afternoon Winner.

At 2:15pm ET our complimentary selection is on the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals 'over' the total. It may have taken righthander and converted closer Braden Looper one year to get in the groove as a starter but that patience appears to be paying off in 2008. Last season, in his first campaign on the mound as a member of the rotation, Looper put up numbers that were below-average at best, but so far in 2008, his strikeout ratio is up, his hits are down, and his ERA is a very nice 2.70. The other thing that has helped Looper go 3-0 in his first three starts this season, is the fact that he is getting great run support from a re-tooled Cardinal batting order. In his first three starts in '08, his team has plated a total of seventeen runs, helping Looper become one of the top starters in league so far. Giants southpaw Jonathan O. Sanchez is another converted reliever, but he is having a very different season than Looper. Sanchez hasn't pitched that badly at home, but in his last two road starts (one this season and one back in September of 2007) he has given up 11 earned runs in only five innings. These two teams have already met six times this season and four of those six have featured ten or more total runs.

Take the 'over'.

As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

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