MLB: Monday's plays

Play: St. Louis +1.5 +110 (Wacha vs. Arrieta)

Time: 6 p.m. ET

TV: TBS

Reasoning: The Cardinals would be 124-40 if they were given 1.5 rpg. Chicago would be 64-100 if it gave 1.5 rpg. Michael Wacha is 4-2 with a 3.48 ERA in six career postseason games (five starts). St. Louis scores a half-run more per game vs. RH. Kolten Wong and Randall Grichuk hit back-to-back homers in Game 2 and Matt Carpenter added a homer and has five round-trippers in his last 11 postseason contests. The Cubs are hitting .200 and are averaging 2.11 rpg in their last five vs. RH. Kris Bryant is 0-for-11 with four strikeouts so far in the playoffs. Cardinals relievers have a 2.79 ERA and Chicago relievers have a 3.36 ERA.


Play: L.A. Dodgers +1.5 -143 (Anderson vs. Harvey)

Time: 8:30 p.m. ET

TV: TBS

Reasoning: Los Angeles would be 119-45 if it was given 1.5 rpg. New York would be 66-98 if it gave 1.5 rpg. Brett Anderson allowed just two runs on four hits over 7.2 IP in his playoff tuneup on Oct. 1. The Mets have never seen him and he allowed one run on three hits over 6.1 IP in the 2012 and 2013 playoffs. Matt Harvey, who is making his postseason debut, went 1-1 and allowed five runs and 13 hits over 12 innings against L.A. in 2015. New York scores about a half-run fewer per game vs. LH. It has averaged 1.43 rpg over its last five overall. Over their last five games, Dodgers relievers have a 2.13 ERA and Mets relievers have a 3.95 ERA.


Record: 424-342-20 (55.4%)
Bankroll: +156.00%