Martin took St. Louis ‑112 in the nightcap of a doubleheader. The Cardinals are 19-9 at Busch and turn to Matt Liberatore, who owns a 3.00 ERA, sub-3.00 FIP, and an eye-popping 56-to-9 K/BB rate. Cole Ragans returns from the IL after shaky pre-injury form and managed only 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R in his lone AA rehab start—against a Cardinals affiliate, no less. With St. Louis five games over .500 at home and Liberatore trending up, Martin sees the modest price as a bargain and prefers the birds over a Rusty Ragans in his first start back.

It's The Final Round pointed out that Paul Goldschmidt owns Luis Ortiz, going 7-for-10 (.700) lifetime. Goldy is also hot overall with hits in 8 of his last 10 games. That combo fit the tout’s two-part filter—historical success versus pitcher and current form—making Goldschmidt’s 1+ hit or total bases props strong plays for June 4.

Drew Martin took Royals +112 in St. Louis, trusting rookie left-hander Noah Cameron’s 1.00 ERA through four MLB starts (26 IP, only 13 hits—one every two innings). Cameron has worked six-plus frames each time out and faces a Cardinals lineup that has struggled versus lefties. Miles Mikolas opposes him with declining velocity and just 34 strikeouts in 55 innings, leaving little margin for error. Kansas City’s bullpen grades out better than St. Louis’s, giving the underdog added late-game equity. Martin admits KC’s offense lags behind the Cards, but the superior pitching matchup and plus money make the Royals his preferred side.

Drew Martin took Royals +112 in St. Louis, trusting rookie left-hander Noah Cameron’s 1.00 ERA through four MLB starts (26 IP, only 13 hits—one every two innings). Cameron has worked six-plus frames each time out and faces a Cardinals lineup that has struggled versus lefties. Miles Mikolas opposes him with declining velocity and just 34 strikeouts in 55 innings, leaving little margin for error. Kansas City’s bullpen grades out better than St. Louis’s, giving the underdog added late-game equity. Martin admits KC’s offense lags behind the Cards, but the superior pitching matchup and plus money make the Royals his preferred side.

Kenny G leaned toward Kansas City at +110 and said it could end up being his "dog of the day." He trusts Noah Cameron’s early-season dominance—1.05 ERA, one earned run or fewer in every start—and likes that the Royals support him with a top-six bullpen. Conversely, Miles Mikolas is fresh off surrendering nine hits and four earned to a slumping Orioles lineup, and the St. Louis pen owns an ordinary 4.08 ERA. Kenny acknowledged KC’s 28th-ranked offense, but noted the Cards have lost three of four and their scoring has tailed off despite ranking fourth in batting average on the season. With Cameron’s ground-ball profile suppressing Busch Stadium’s short gaps and Kansas City 12-16 straight-up yet an NL-best 18-9-1 to the under on the road, he thinks any modest run support makes the plus-money Royals the sharper side.

B Wade hammered Noah Cameron under 2.5 earned runs. The rookie has surrendered only three runs across 25 innings (1.05 ERA) through four starts and already limited St. Louis to one run earlier this year. His WHIP sits at 0.80 overall and an even stingier 0.30 versus the Cardinals. For the bet to fail, Cameron would need to allow as many runs Wednesday as he has all season—a scenario Wade finds highly unlikely.

Jordan Cooper advised pivoting toward a Kansas City Royals stack to gain leverage on Tuesday’s main slate. After running thousands of builds in RotoGrinders SimLabs, he noticed Minnesota hitters will soak up the slate’s only concentrated ownership while Royals bats sit in the low-single-digit range. SimLabs still assigns Kansas City roughly a 4-6 % chance of landing in the optimal lineup—comparable to Detroit and Philadelphia—but at an even lower ownership tax. Cooper highlighted the matchup with Brian Bello and Boston’s bottom-10 bullpen xFIP over the past month, plus the fact that Royals pricing lets you pair them with popular pitching combos such as Pablo Lopez–Yusei Kikuchi without sacrificing projection. Because the Twins are twice as likely to be optimal as any other stack yet will be massively rostered, Cooper sees Kansas City as a clean path to tournament leverage without giving up ceiling.

John Venezia called Noah Cameron a priority add while he is still only 41% owned. The rookie left-hander has dazzled in his first four MLB outings, posting a 1.05 ERA with 16 strikeouts against eight walks across 25.2 innings—each start a quality start. Venezia conceded the strikeout rate is modest but raved about Cameron’s command and mound presence, noting the Royals’ recent track record of developing pitching studs. At such low ownership, Venezia believes fantasy managers can cheaply lock in ratio help and volume while Cameron’s breakout unfolds, with the upside of landing a season-long rotation anchor.

Boston recommended Michael Massey under 1.5 hits + runs + RBIs at –135. Massey has failed to clear this number in 7 of his last 10 games, 35 of 52 overall, and 16 of 26 road contests. Against right-handers on the road he’s 12-for-22 to the under. He’ll see a steady diet of fastballs and sliders from Riley Pint—exactly the two pitches that have given him fits, carrying .197 and .171 wOBA marks respectively. Boston is already on the Cardinals and the game under, and this prop dovetails with that script: limited Kansas City run production means fewer RBI chances, and Massey’s low hard-hit rate (26%) makes multi-hit nights unlikely.

Ross Benjamin recommended laying -132 with the St. Louis Cardinals at home against the Kansas City Royals. He underscored Michael Lorenzen’s travel struggles: a 5.17 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and eight homers allowed in 38.1 away innings overall, plus a 6.06 ERA with five homers in his last three road starts. Kansas City’s bullpen sports a 4.82 ERA and 1.39 WHIP over the past five games, while its sputtering offense has scored three runs or fewer in 16 of the last 21 contests, managing just 34 homers through 60 games and converting steals at a mediocre 68 % clip (47-22). Andre Pallante has thrived in this price range with St. Louis going 13-4 in his career starts when the team is between -100 and -150; he also tossed seven strong innings (2 ER, 0 BB) versus the Royals earlier this season. The Cardinals pen owns a 2.95 ERA, 1.07 WHIP at Busch Stadium, the club is 16-3 at home against right-handed starters and 6-0 at home after an off-day. St. Louis has limited Kansas City to two runs per game in three prior meetings this year. All metrics had Benjamin siding with the Cardinals money-line.

Craig Mish called St. Louis "the most overrated team through the first two months," saying he "cannot imagine" they maintain their current play. He expects "huge regression" after the All-Star break and believes the front office could start moving veterans soon. The advice is to fade Cardinals futures and treat them as a short-term sell in season-long fantasy formats.

Kenny G leaned to St. Louis at ‑145, arguing the Cardinals’ bats give them a clear edge over Michael Lorenzen’s inconsistent Royals. St. Louis ranks 9th in runs, 4th in batting average and 7th in OBP, while K.C. languishes 28th, 26th and 26th in those same categories even after promoting top prospects. Although Andre Pallante (4.23 ERA) has scuffled recently, Kenny pointed out he dominated Kansas City on May 16 (7 IP, 2 ER, 10-3 win) and now gets support from a bullpen that has steadily improved to a 4.08 ERA. Lorenzen’s form worries him more: the veteran has been torched for 17 earned runs across his last three starts, including seven by Cincinnati. With the Royals 12-16 on the road and 18-9-1 to the road under (a sign of anemic offense), Kenny felt the Cards’ superior lineup justifies laying the moderate chalk.

B Wade also took Maikel Garcia over 1.5 hits+runs+RBIs. Garcia has cashed this prop in 12 of his last 15 games (80% hit rate) and even when he misses he is still recording base knocks. He bats .327 against right-handed pitching—better than his overall clip—and faces Cardinals righty Andre Pallante, against whom he is just 2-for-9 lifetime. Wade expects Kansas City’s offense to rebound after facing tough Detroit pitching and noted Garcia received a rest day, so legs are fresh for a bounce-back.

Ron Romanelli bet the OVER in Royals-Cardinals because neither starter can be trusted. He reminded listeners that Michael Lorenzen’s Kaufman magic vanished last time out when he was tattooed for six runs on 11 hits, and Andre Pallante has issued seven walks across his last two turns. With first-pitch temps expected in the mid-80s, the wind blowing out 10-plus mph to left, and St. Louis’ offense finally getting healthy while Kansas City calls up slugger Jack Caglione to inject instant power, Romanelli believes both pens will be working early in a potential shoot-out.

Cash Out Sports Picks backed the Cardinals on the moneyline. The tout pointed to Michael Lorenzen’s ugly road profile – 5.17 ERA and .284 BAA across 38.1 away innings – plus the Royals’ 87 wRC+ against right-handed pitching over the last 10 days. Andre Pallante is no ace, but he tossed a quality start versus Kansas City on May 16 and has enough support from a St. Louis bullpen that, despite a 5.47 ERA, owns a 4-0 record and five saves the past 10 days. With Kansas City just 2-3 in that same stretch, their offense dipping on the road, and Busch Stadium continuing to be a comfortable spot for the Cards, the tout labelled St. Louis the better side.