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Gambling911.com has your Major League Baseball series betting picks and DFS plays for May 3.
Cardinals -139 (BetOnline.ag) - PITCHING MATCHUP: Pirates RH Vance Worley (2-2, 4.50 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH Michael Wacha (4-0, 2.42)
Wacha had allowed one run and five hits in each of his first three turns. Wacha is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in three career games (two starts) against Pittsburgh.
St. Louis has won the last five in this series and are 40-14 in their last 54 home games. The Cardinals are 16-5 in their last 21 overall.
Worley has not fared well in three career starts against St. Louis, allowing a total of nine runs, 24 hits and five walks in 16 1/3 innings.
Bryce Harper is 7-for-19 with two homers off Mets starter Dillon Gee.
Evan Longoria (8-for-25) and Kevin Kiermaier (3-for-7, one homer) have hit well against Orioles LH Wei-Yin Chen (0-1, 2.78).
Adam LaRoche is 10-for-15 vs. Twins RH Mike Pelfrey (2-0, 2.25). He is priced at $3.5K on Sunday.
Twins DH Torii Hunter is 6-for-11 with a homer, two RBIs and three runs scored in the series.
Anibal Sanchez is 5-2 with a 1.07 ERA in his career against the Royals. He is also 1.33 ERA in four career starts in Kansas City. Sanchez is priced at $7.6K.
Ian Kinsler is 14-for-42 with a home run in his career against Royals RH Jeremy Guthrie (1-1, 5.87).
Carlos Gonzalez and Nolan Arenado, are a combined 10-for-19 with three home runs against Padres RH James Shields (2-0, 2.90).
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
