The St. Louis Cardinals (95-78) couldn’t put away the San Francisco Giants in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series and now have to head back to AT&T Park to try and advance to the World Series in Game 6. Starting pitchers for this pivotal clash are a pair of right-handers as Chris Carpenter (1-3, 1.35 WHIP, 3.04 ERA) of the Cardinals gets set to take on Ryan Vogelsong (15-9, 1.21 WHIP, 3.26 ERA) of the Giants.
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Carpenter was shaky when he started against the Giants earlier in this series, but it really wasn’t his entire fault as untimely errors kept innings alive where he should have been out of them. The veteran gave up 2 earned runs off 6 hits and 2 walks over 4.0 innings pitched, while 3 unearned runs also scored under his watch. Carpenter had guided the Cardinals to wins in 6 of his last 7 starts against the Giants before that miscue.
Vogelsong has given up just 3 earned runs over his last 5 combined starts which includes a 7.0 inning effort where he gave up 4 hits, 2 walks, and 1 unearned runs against the Cardinals in the National League Championship Series. He had a rough stretch previously but appears to be back in top form. Vogelsong has allowed just 2 earned runs off 13 hits and 7 walks over his last 3 starts totaling 19.0 innings against St. Louis.
The Giants will be a -116 favorite to win and extend the series to a Game 7, while the total for Sunday’s 7:30 PM ET game on FOX will be set low at only 6.5 runs. The road team has won 4 of the last 8 head-to-head meetings between these teams and the under has been a winner in 2 of the last 3 in the playoffs.
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