The San Diego Padres will take the field against the St. Louis Cardinals (65-66) on Tuesday. The game begins at 7:45 p.m. ET on BSMW, with the Padres listed as -144 favorites on the moneyline.
Dylan Cease gets the starting nod for San Diego while Miles Mikolas is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.
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The Padres have a 47-36 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 56.6% of those games).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -144 or shorter, San Diego has a record of 25-17 (59.5%).
The Cardinals have entered the game as underdogs 64 times this season and won 32, or 50%, of those games.
This season, St. Louis has won seven of its 20 games, or 35%, when it’s the underdog by at least +122 on the moneyline.
The Padres have combined with opponents to go over the total 72 times this season for a 72-60-1 record against the over/under.
The Cardinals’ games have gone over the total in 62 of their 130 chances.
Padres Stats & Insights
The Padres have the No. 9 offense in MLB action scoring 4.8 runs per game (632 total runs).
San Diego ranks 13th in MLB action with 152 total home runs.
The Padres’ .265 batting average leads MLB.
San Diego strikes out the least in MLB, averaging 6.6 per game.
The pitching staff for the Padres has a collective 9.2 K/9, the third-best in the majors.
San Diego has a 3.97 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have scored 536 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
St. Louis has hit 135 homers this season, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a .246 team batting average.
St. Louis ranks 11th in strikeouts per game (8.2) among MLB offenses.
The Cardinals strike out just eight batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
St. Louis has pitched to a 4.15 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
Padres Key Players to Watch
Cease gets the start for the Padres, his 28th of the season. He is 12-10 with a 3.43 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 154 2/3 innings pitched.
Jurickson Profar leads San Diego in home runs (21) and runs batted in (79) this season while batting .290.
Jackson Merrill has 132 hits and an OBP of .321 to go with a slugging percentage of .488 this season.
Manny Machado leads San Diego in home runs with 21. He’s driven in 77 runs and is slugging .456.
Luis Arraez leads San Diego in batting average (.302) this season while adding four home runs and 37 RBI.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals will hand the ball to Mikolas (8-10) for his 27th start of the season.
Alec Burleson has put up a team-best 21 home runs and 72 runs batted in.
Brendan Donovan is hitting .266 with 27 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 37 walks.
Nolan Arenado has 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 35 walks while batting .270.
Masyn Winn has a club-high .282 batting average.
Padres and Cardinals Injuries
Padres: Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Stephen Kolek: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Yu Darvish: 15 Day IL (Groin), Wandy Peralta: 15 Day IL (Aductor), Fernando Tatis Jr.: 60 Day IL (Quadricep), Luis Patiño: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Finger), Mike Siani: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Lance Lynn: 15 Day IL (Knee), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Steven Matz: 60 Day IL (Back), Keynan Middleton: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
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