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San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals: Both teams are just under .500
The San Francisco Giants are visiting the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Thursday evening.
The Giants have won the last three against the Cardinals
The San Francisco Giants are fourth in the NL West with a 36-39 record. Thy have lost 4 of the last 6 games and are coming off a back-to-back losses to the Chicago Cubs. San Francisco has a 4.42 ERA, a .256 batting average, a .325 on-base percentage, and 1.26 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Matt Chapman player on the team with 63 hits, 44 runs, and 8 home runs.
The Cardinals have lost the last two games
The St. Louis Cardinals are secon in the NL Central with a 36-37 record. They have lost 3 of the last 5 games and came into this series after losing the last two against the Miami Marlins. The Cardinals have a 3.96 ERA, a .242 batting average, a .307 on-base percentage, and 1.26 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Nolan Arenado leads the team with 70 hits, Paul Goldschmidt is on top with 35 runs and Nolan Gorman has 16 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Cardinals are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games played on Thursday and 3-11 SU in their last 14 home games played on Thursday. They have played under the total run line in 8 of their last 10 games overall and in 4 of their last 5 home games. The Giants are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games overall, 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against the Cardinals, 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against teams from the NL and 3-7 SU in their last 10 games playing as underdogs. They have played over the total run line in 5 of their last 7 games overall, 12 of their last 17 games on the road and 4 of their last 6 games in St. Louis.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams are in divisions where every game matters since most of the teams have very similar records at this point in the season. Both of them are coming into the series after losing the last two games, and it will be interesting to see which one recovers tonight. The Giants have won six of the last seven games against the Cardinals and will go with Keaton Winn on the mound, who is 3-7 for the season with a 6.66 ERA, 46 K, 52.2 IP, and 1.33 WHIP. The Cardinals will try to win their first game against the Giants after three consecutive losses, with Andre Pallante on the mound, who is 2-3 for the season with a 4.61 ERA, 21 K, 27.1 IP, and 1.57 WHIP. None of the pitchers give any confidence tonight, and given the fact that they allow many runs and the total run line is set at 8.5, we go with over in this one.
