Rating: 8/10*

We have won with the St. Louis Cardinals two days in a row, and I think they'll set themselves up for a sweep of this four-game home-and-home series with the Kansas City Royals with another victory Wednesday night.

Mike Leake (7-10, 3.34 ERA) takes the ball for the Cards. He has allowed just six runs through 18 innings in his last three starts combined. The Cards have still lost five of Leake's last six starts, but he should get plenty of run support tonight. Note that the Cards have scored a total of 34 runs in their last three games.

The Royals turn to Trevor Cahill (4-3, 4.13 ERA) who has allowed seven runs on 14 hits while serving up four homers in 8 2/3 innings since coming over from the Padres. There are several hitters in in the Cards' lineup with good numbers against the right-hander, among them Dexter Fowler who is 7-for-14 with a double and two triples.

The Cardinals are 7-2 in their last nine home games overall and 28-13 in their last 41 home games following a road trip of seven or more days.

My selection is an 8* play on St. Louis Cardinals ML.