Happy Labor Day! We haven’t had a day off since March, but the Cardinals — after playing four games in two days — are working the holiday, as well. Red-eyed Redbirds get the Giants at home after back-to-back doubleheaders with the Reds. Cards have been tough to beat since the All-Star break and are flying atop the NL Central. Never know what you’ll get from pitcher Adam Wainwright. His 9-9 record speaks to his inconsistency. But the Giants’ Tyler Beede is 0-5 with a 7.09 ERA over his past seven starts. Hoping the Cards show up playing their fifth game in three days as we will back St. Louis for 20 units.
The Twins’ five-run second inning took the fight out of the Tigers. Minnesota beat Detroit 8-3. Twins’ well-balanced attack making things easy for Michael Pineda, who went six innings for the W. Victory takes us to -572 rodcarews.