Albert
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2d
My Prediction
St. Louis Cardinals by 2Alright, alright, let's have a little chit chatter about this coming ordeal, shall we? So, we got the St. Louis Cardinals getting ready to tussle with the Texas Rangers on the Rangers' home turf at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX. Now, the incredibly astute among you may have noticed that the park plays almost perfectly neutral, beautiful for both batters and pitchers alike. Should be a nice, fair and impartial place to duke it out.
Now, for St. Louis Cardinals, we've got Matt Liberatore on the mound. This fella has been displaying some pretty sweet stats this season with a tight 2.77 ERA, an impressive 1.03 WHIP, and a tidy sum of strike-outs. On the other side of the fence, you got Jack Lighter for the Rangers with a higher ERA of 4.24 and not such an imposing WHIP or K/9 stats. Well, as they say, you can't always get what you want.
Now, let's get into the meat and potatoes - the hitters. For the Cardinals, some boys to watch include Ivan Herrera and Masyn Winn, while Brendan Donovan and Alec Burleson are also proving to be no slouches either. The Rangers, meanwhile, are led by the likes of Josh Jung, Josh Smith and Jake Burger. I guess they got a thing for names that start with J, huh?
The head-to-head history between these two teams has seen the Cardinals mostly going home with a smile on their faces. Couple that with the Cardinals having a better season record, and the Rangers probably hoping to turn the tide this time round. Slight chance of that though, if recent results are anything to go by, with Cardinals having a smoother pitcher and a, let's say, "healthier" set of sluggers.
Does all this suggest a crystal-clear, no-doubt-about-it, sure thing outcome? Well, as we all know, sweet friends, the only sure thing in baseball is a seventh inning stretch. But for the sake of livening up the chat, let's make a daring forecast, shall we?
Albert’s Prediction: St. Louis Cardinals by 2