Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals

After that disappointing series against the division rival Philadelphia Phillies, the Marlins are getting a visit from the St. Louis Cardinals. Let’s hope this goes a bit better than the previous series.

St. Louis Cardinals (60-48) @ Florida Marlins, August 6-8, Games 109-111

NL East Standings

Tm	W	L	Win%	GB
ATL	62	46	.574	—
PHI	60	48	.556	2.0
NYM	54	54	.500	8.0
FLA	53	55	.491	9.0
WSN	48	61	.440	14.5

Stadium: Sun Life Stadium
Five-year Run PF*: 0.99
Five-year HR PF*: 0.97
Stadium Dimensions:
Left Field: 330 ft.
Left-Center: 361
Center Field: 404
Right-Center: 361
Right Field: 345

*Five-year regressed park factors provided by Patriot here

Projected Pitching Matchups

August 6: Ricky Nolasco vs. Adam Wainright
August 7: Josh Johnson vs. Jake Westbrook
August 8: Sean West vs. Jeff Suppan

ZiPS In-Season Projections

FIP	Proj. FIP	Win%	Marlins	Date	Cardinals	Win%	Proj. FIP	FIP
3.99	3.63	.560	Nolasco	August 6	Wainright	.635	3.04	2.98
2.32	2.68	.683	Johnson	August 7	Westbrook	.523	3.94	4.54
7.31	5.43	.371	West	August 8	Suppan	.400	5.11	5.26

Projected Lineup

Lineup	Player	Current wOBA	Proj. wOBA v. RHP	Proj. wOBA v. LHP
1	Hanley Ramirez	.348	.384	.399
2	Logan Morrison	.289	—	—
3	Gaby Sanchez	.360	.343	.367
4	Dan Uggla	.382	.360	.373
5	Cody Ross	.323	.330	.364
6	Mike Stanton	.347	—	—
7	Wes Helms	.296	.296	.321
8	Ronny Paulino	.303	.303	.317

Notes

– I did a Cardinals version of this preview for fellow BBA blogger Daniel Shoptaw over at his site, C70 at the Bat; you can check it out here. Hope all is going well for Daniel while he is on vacation.

– I must say this: Mike Stanton is really impressing me. There isn’t much else to say about that; his power is monstrous.

– Marlins fans are still looking for a recognition of a poor call by umpire Bob Davidson. I doubt we’ll be getting it.

Bold Prediction: Marlins win one of three games

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