Our Saturday night MLB selection is on the St. Louis Cardinals on the road in the Lone Star State over the Houston Astros.

Veteran right-hander Braden Looper is a bit of a hard luck pitcher.  Despite an excellent ERA of 3.94, and playing for a team that wins about 55% of the time, Looper has only won 12 of his 27 starts this season.  Looper has had six quality starts in a row, but only three wins to show for it.  Looper gets most of his wins on the road, where he is 7-3 with a 3.66 ERA this season, including a win against this Houston team in his second start of the year.

Houston's Brian Moehler has pitched well enough this year (9-5 with a 3.99 ERA in 20 starts) that the Astros decided to offer him a contract extension through the 2009 season.  Despite his team showing faith in him in this way, Moehler has been less-than-spectacular lately, only throwing 5.1 innings in each of his last three starts while compiling a 1-1 record and 5.06 ERA along with a 1.62 WHIP.

The Cards have dominated their division rivals this season, and even with their 3-2 loss on Friday, St. Louis is 10-5 in its last 15 games against the 'Stros.  Take the Cards.

Free Pick: Cardinals -126