In a rematch of the 2013 World Series, the Cardinals host the Red Sox for game two of their three-game series on Wednesday night. St. Louis won the opener of this set, keeping pace in the NL Central. These two teams swapped a group of players at the trade deadline last week and one of them will take the mound for Boston tonight. Joe Kelly opposes his former mates tonight. Shelby Miller will take the ball for the Cardinals, who we like to win this game.
Cardinals out to tie for lead in NL Central
With a St. Louis win and a Milwaukee loss, the Cardinals can pull into a tie atop the Central. They will ask Shelby Miller to continue his rebound when he takes the ball tonight for St. Louis. Miller, after receiving some extended rest, has been much better since his return. He has not walked a batter in his last two starts after walking at least one in each of his previous 20 starts this year.
Red Sox counter with former Cardinals hurler
Boston acquired righty Joe Kelly from the Cardinals along with Allen Craig for John Lackey prior to the deadline. Kelly will take the mound tonight for Boston in his first start with his new club. He gets to face his former teammates at his former home. Kelly is 2-2 with an ERA close to 4.50 this season. Boston is out of the playoff race early in August after winning the World Series in 2013.
On Wednesday night, the Red Sox will visit the Cardinals for a rematch of the 2013 World Series. St. Louis already won the opener of this series and will look to win again tonight. We will place our bets at Sportsbook.ag, where the Cardinals are favorites at home. We will drop 10 percent of our bankroll on St. Louis and the -138 money line.
Chris Wassel
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CURRENTLY
Sports Writer and Journalist
RESIDES IN
Rahway, NJ
EDUCATION
Union County College, Montclair State University
EXPERTISE
Business, Writing, Sports, Food, Grilling, Olympics, Injuries, Politics, and more
Summary
Member of FSWA, FSGA, and a variety of Sports Betting Groups.
Lead arranger of news and injury reports for Rotoballer Hockey. Also did the news lead for NASCAR on the same site coming out of COVID.
Strategy and mapping out of various sports betting and sports articles for MyNHLTradeRumors and gambling.com.
Runs a hockey and fantasy hockey podcast that teaches fantasy hockey players how to improve their skills.
Experience
Chris Wassel has 20+ years of sports journalistic experience in various disciplines..
His ability to play sports is well documented. Most people in the business just write. However, Chris will race cars and even a super Moto bike from time to time. There is that fitness and hiking/cycling aspect too.
Chris has climbed mountains from Mount Washington to Mount San Jacinto in Palm Springs, California. For those that do not know. Chris also dabbles in food eating contests and challenges. Having a unique background with friends including Joey Chestnut and Casey Webb, Chris has the ability to eat a whole 16-pound turkey or a 32 inch meat lover's pizza.
Since 2013, Chris has primarily focused on sports writing and fitness. On social media, he will answer any question in many different aspects. Even Chris's ability to wager on Entertainment and US Elections is well documented. He was able to predict Joe Biden's inevitable dip in approval rating below 40%.
Throughout his career, Chris has worked at a lot of places from DraftKings to USA Today and much more.
Finally, Chris has been nominated for quite a few awards from the Fantasy Sports Writers Association for Hockey Writer Of The Year. Also, there have been a number of amazing fantasy hockey championships from expert to high-stake leagues.
Education
Chris received an Associates from Union Country College for business and accounting. Chris did sports journalism work at Montclair State University covering the hockey, baseball, and football teams.
Quote from Chris Wassel
"Do Not Think, Just Do.”
Education
1999 Graduate of Union County College
1993 Graduate of Rahway High School
Professional Achievements
Media credentialed member of the New Jersey Devils since 2010
Covered several NHL Drafts including the one day event in Newark in 2013
Been on countless podcasts, TV shows, and more including Sportsnet and even NHL Network