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Why should we take 2 of 3 from the Cards?


swheeler, don't forget the Astros usually play Cardinals well at Minute Maid Park. I think we split a mini 2 game series with Cardinals in April in Houston. And even though we lost 2 out of 3 vs Cardinals in Houston back in June. the two games we lost were by scores of 2-0 and 11-9. A couple of 2 run losses.

Astros are 2-3 vs Cardinals in Minute Maid Park this season and 2 of the 3 losses were by 2 runs each, the other was a 3 run loss.

Cardinals do not exactly own us at Minute Maid Park like they do at St.Louis.

For that matter, we play Cardinals tough at St.Louis as well even though we lose.

But at Minute Maid Park, ask Tony LaRussa, ask any Cardinals player, they know they got to play well to beat us, especially in Houston.

I stick by what I say, Astros will take at least 2 out of 3 vs Cardinals this weekend. Heck, we might even sweep Cardinals. That is how confindent I am in the Astros playing at Minute Maid Park.

We have played well at home all season long. If not for one bad homestand we had a few weeks ago, we would have been on pace for the best home record in a season in nearly 2 decades.