The St. Louis Cardinals (77-76) and Cleveland Guardians (89-65) meet Friday at Busch Stadium, with first pitch at 8:15 p.m. ET on BSMW. The Cardinals are -116 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Guardians are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +161 odds.
Kyle Gibson takes the mound for St. Louis while Ben Lively is Cleveland’s starter for the contest.
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Cardinals and Guardians Betting Trends
The Cardinals have put together a 37-36 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 50.7% of those games).
St. Louis has gone 31-31 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -116 or shorter (50% winning percentage).
This season, the Guardians have been the underdog 58 times and won 27, or 46.6%, of those games.
Cleveland has a record of 20-28 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least -102 on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have played in 152 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 71 times (71-77-4).
The Guardians and their opponents have hit the over in 67 of their 154 games with a total this season.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals rank 24th in runs scored with 626, 4.1 per game.
St. Louis ranks 23rd in baseball with 156 total home runs.
The Cardinals’ .246 batting average ranks 13th in MLB.
St. Louis strikes out 8.1 times per game, the ninth-best mark in baseball.
The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
St. Louis has a 4.07 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians have scored the 14th-most runs in the league this season with 681 (4.4 per game).
Cleveland ranks 13th in Major League Baseball with 175 home runs.
The Guardians rank 20th in MLB with a .238 team batting average.
Cleveland is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking fourth with an average of 7.4 strikeouts per game.
The Guardians strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
Cleveland pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.68 ERA this year, fifth-best in baseball.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Gibson (8-7 with a 4.11 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 159 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Cardinals, his 29th of the season.
Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in batting average (.277) this season while adding 13 home runs and 68 RBI.
Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in home runs (21) and runs batted in (73) this season while batting .269.
Nolan Arenado is slashing .268/.322/.394 this season for the Cardinals.
Masyn Winn has collected 148 hits this season and has an OBP of .315. He’s slugging .408 on the year.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Lively (12-9) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his 28th start of the season.
Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians in home runs (35) and runs batted in (107).
Josh Naylor has 26 doubles, 31 home runs and 55 walks while hitting .244.
Andres Gimenez is hitting .253 with 21 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 26 walks.
Lane Thomas has 26 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 43 walks while hitting .241.
Cardinals and Guardians Injuries
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Finger), Lance Lynn: 15 Day IL (Knee), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Keynan Middleton: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
Guardians: Steven Kwan: 10 Day IL (Undisclosed), Alex Cobb: 15 Day IL (Finger), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sam Hentges: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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