Cardinals at White Sox 7/11/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals play the second game of an interleague series on the road in the Windy City against the Chicago White Sox. The Cardinals were off Monday and lost Sunday 13-8 to the San Francisco Giants. Reliever John Brebbia suffered the loss for the Cardinals to fall to 1-3 on the season. Matt Carpenter and Yairo Munoz each hit home runs in the loss.

The White Sox were off on Monday as well and lost for the fifth straight time on Sunday falling to the Houston Astros 2-1. Chicago was swept in their four-game series by the Astros. Lucas Giolito is 5-8 on the season after allowing two runs and three hits across 7 1/3 innings. He pitched very well once again, but was plagued by little run support from his teammates. Jose Martinez leads St. Louis with a .296 batting average and a team high in RBIs with 53. Matt Carpenter is the leader in home runs with 17. St. Louis has a team batting average of .245 while opposing hitters are averaging .240 at the plate against Cardinals pitching. On Wednesday, the Cardinals will send Luke Weaver to the mound. The right-hander this season is 5-7 with an ERA of 4.92, 89 Ks and 34 BBs.

Jose Abreu leads Chicago with a .259 batting average and team highs in hits with 89 and RBIs with 50. Matt Davidson leads the White Sox in home runs with 14. Chicago has a team batting average of .243 while opposing hitters are averaging .256 at the plate against White Sox pitching. On Wednesday, the White Sox will send Carlos Rodon to the mound. The lefthander this season is 1-3 with an ERA of 4.29, 28 Ks and 15 BBs.