St. Louis Cardinals (65-65) vs San Diego Padres (73-58)
Game Info: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 7:45 pm (Busch Stadium)
Andre Pallante (6-6) (3.84) vs Joe Musgrove (4-4) (4.29)
Betting Odds: St. Louis Cardinals +110 / San Diego Padres -120 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Wednesday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The San Diego Padres will send out Joe Musgrove for the start here and Musgrove is 4-4 with a 4.43 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against St. Louis, Musgrove is 2-1 with a 1.95 ERA and 34 strikeouts. Andre Pallante will start for the Cardinals here and is 6-6 with a 3.84 ERA and 65 strikeouts this season. This will be Pallante’s first career start against the Padres.
San Diego Padres Recap
The San Diego Padres come into this one looking to build on their 7-5 win over the Cards from Tuesday’s matchup. The Padres with a win here will pick up another series win to build on a series split with the Mets from this past weekend.
Padres Trying To Stay In NL West Race
Jurickson Profar has 135 hits along with a .287 batting average and 24 doubles with 21 homers and 80 RBIs. Jake Cronenworth has 75 RBIs while Fernando Tatis Jr. has belted 14 home runs, 86 hits, 71 strikeouts and 8 stolen bases as well this season, but is out of the lineup because of injury. Manny Machado has 22 home runs and 78 RBIs but also has 99 strikeouts while Ha-Seong Kim has 94 hits with 3 triples, 16 doubles, 11 home runs, 47 RBIs and a team-high 22 stolen bases.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Padres have won each of their last nine night games against NL Central opponents.
- The Cardinals have lost seven of their last eight home games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the last five games between the Padres and Cardinals.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line each of their last three night games against teams that held a winning record.
St. Louis Cardinals Recap
The St. Louis Cardinals come into this game in the hopes of bouncing back from their loss to San Diego on Tuesday. The best the Cardinals can do here is salvage a split to build on series wins over the Twins and Brewers in the last week.
Cardinals Trying To Get Back To .500
Nolan Arenado has 128 hits along with 19 doubles and 60 RBIs while Brendan Donovan has 124 hits and 56 RBIs with 27 doubles. Nolan Gorman has 19 home runs along with 50 RBIs in addition to 15 doubles while Masyn Winn has a .278 batting average, 128 hits and 10 stolen bases. Paul Goldschmidt also has 147 K’s while Gorman has a team-high 151 strikeouts as well this season. Alec Burleson also has a team-high 21 home runs and 70 RBIs as well this year.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Cardinals have won five of their last six games as home underdogs following a home loss.
- The Padres have lost four of their last five games as favorites following a win.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in eight of their last nine night games against NL West opponents following a loss.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games as road favorites following a win.
Padres vs. Cardinals Prediction
I’m on the Padres here. Musgrove’s just in great form after that win over the Mets, and while Pallante’s pitched well in his own right, it just feels like he’s pitching a bit above his pay grade. The Padres are still one of the hottest teams in baseball in the second half and I can’t get there with St. Louis and their continuously inconsistent play. Give me the Padres in this one.
Chris’s Pick San Diego -120
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
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