St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals Prediction 5-29-23 MLB Picks

The Kansas City Royals and the St. Louis Cardinals meet in interleague MLB action from Busch Stadium on Monday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

St. Louis is listed as a -200 home favorite while Kansas City is a +170 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 10 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Josh Staumont will start for the Royals and is 0-0 with a 4.76 ERA and 21 strikeouts this season. Adam Wainwright will get the nod for the Cardinals and is 2-0 with a 6.33 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season.

Matchup History

St. Louis’ 10-0 win back on May 4, 2022, made it six wins in the last seven head-to-head meetings for the Cardinals in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Kansas City is 15-40 in their last 55 games overall and 17-46 in their last 63 road games while the under is 8-2 in their last 10 interleague road games. St. Louis is 14-6 in their last 20 games overall and 7-19 in their last 26 series-opening games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 interleague home games.

Pick

I’m rolling with the under here. It was hard for me to convince myself to an under with how Adam Wainwright’s pitched for much of the season, but that’s how anemic the Royals’ offense has been for much of the season. On the other side, the Cardinals have scored 3 runs or less in five straight games and I just think we could end up having a low-scoring game here. Give me the under.