Thursday's Free Pick (3-0 This Week, 18-8 L26!)

[Pick Bot]

2 DIME FREE CARDINALS -111
This is a pitching mismatch in my opinion with Joel Pineiro vs. Manny Parra. Parra will start for the first time since 6/13 and he has awful numbers against the Cardinals. Cardinals have a .310 average with a .385 2HR coming from Pujols' protection Ryan Ludwick. I really like the emergence of Colby Rasmus 13-29 4HR in his last 8 games hitting in the two hole in front of Pujols.

Pineiro has a .84 whip and 1.99 ERA and should keep the ball on the ground in Milwaukee. He has 2 quality starts in Milwaukee 13.1IP and 4ER giving up just 9H in his career. Expect much of the same here today with a Brewers team who has a .250 avg of Pineiro.