Cardinals are 13-4 in last 17 Mulder starts, but in his last two outings, he lasted 5.2 innings and yielded ten runs, so must be some concern. Under is 8-2 in last ten Mulder home starts. He beat Padres 4-2 at Petco July 26, giving up two runs in 5.2 IP. Astacio made 11 starts for Texas, was awful, got booted and found new life in San Diego; he is 4-0, 2.54 in his last seven starts, with six of those starts staying under total. He did not face Cards this year
Braves are 6-1 in last seven Smoltz starts, winning ten of his last eleven at Turner Field; he has 3.33 RA in his last four starts. He allowed one run in five IP in winning 9-4 over Astros at home on May 6. Clemens is 0-3, 5.40 in his last four road starts; his last start helped Astros clinch playoff spot (3-1 win), but he missed start prior to that with injured hamstring. Clemens shut Atlanta out for 7 innings back on April 18, but Astros lost game, 1-0.
National League Divisional Series
Game Two
Cardinals Lead, 1-0
San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals, 4:05 EST
Pedro Astacio (R) vs. Mark Mulder (L)
Astacio:
San Diego 4-13 away playing with double revenge
Astacio 4-10 TSR, 5.82 ERA vs. St. Louis
Mulder:
Mulder 20-2 TSR pitching off 4+ wins
Mulder 19-2 TSR after allowing 0 runs last start
National League Divisional Series
Game Two
Series Tied, 0-0
Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves, 8:05 EST
Roger Clemens (R) vs. John Smoltz (R)
SAN DIEGO (82 - 81) at ST LOUIS (101 - 62) - 4:05 PM
PEDRO ASTACIO (R) vs. MARK MULDER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 82-80 (-6.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 80-79 (-9.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 39-41 (-9.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ST LOUIS is 206-123 (+31.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 152-94 (+24.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 88-54 (+22.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 211-127 (+31.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 67-37 (+19.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MULDER is 26-3 (+21.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997. (Team's Record)
ASTACIO is 18-10 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 49-49 (-21.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ST LOUIS is 6-12 (-12.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 4-4 (+1.6 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)
PEDRO ASTACIO vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
ASTACIO is 4-8 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.82 and a WHIP of 1.419.
His team's record is 4-10 (-8.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-5. (+1.7 units)
MARK MULDER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
MULDER is 1-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.999.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)
Braves are 6-1 in last seven Smoltz starts, winning ten of his last eleven at Turner Field; he has 3.33 RA in his last four starts. He allowed one run in five IP in winning 9-4 over Astros at home on May 6. Clemens is 0-3, 5.40 in his last four road starts; his last start helped Astros clinch playoff spot (3-1 win), but he missed start prior to that with injured hamstring. Clemens shut Atlanta out for 7 innings back on April 18, but Astros lost game, 1-0.
National League Divisional Series
Game Two
Cardinals Lead, 1-0
San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals, 4:05 EST
Pedro Astacio (R) vs. Mark Mulder (L)
Astacio:
San Diego 4-13 away playing with double revenge
Astacio 4-10 TSR, 5.82 ERA vs. St. Louis
Mulder:
Mulder 20-2 TSR pitching off 4+ wins
Mulder 19-2 TSR after allowing 0 runs last start
National League Divisional Series
Game Two
Series Tied, 0-0
Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves, 8:05 EST
Roger Clemens (R) vs. John Smoltz (R)
SAN DIEGO (82 - 81) at ST LOUIS (101 - 62) - 4:05 PM
PEDRO ASTACIO (R) vs. MARK MULDER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 82-80 (-6.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 80-79 (-9.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 39-41 (-9.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ST LOUIS is 206-123 (+31.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 152-94 (+24.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 88-54 (+22.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 211-127 (+31.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 67-37 (+19.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MULDER is 26-3 (+21.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997. (Team's Record)
ASTACIO is 18-10 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 49-49 (-21.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ST LOUIS is 6-12 (-12.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 4-4 (+1.6 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)
PEDRO ASTACIO vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
ASTACIO is 4-8 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.82 and a WHIP of 1.419.
His team's record is 4-10 (-8.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-5. (+1.7 units)
MARK MULDER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
MULDER is 1-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.999.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)
