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2022 MLB Handicapping
(87-63) St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres (83-66)
Date: Thursday, September 22
Time: 1:10 PM ET
Venue: Petco Park, San Diego, CA.
Listed Starters: Flaherty (STL), Musgrove (SD)
MLB Money Line Odds: STL +125 | SD -145
MLB run line Betting Odds: STL -170 | Padres +150
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 7.5
This is going to be a battle between two National League teams for crucial wins down the stretch. There just over 10 games left for each of these teams and while both are currently in playoff position, things can change with one bad run.
St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals have had a solid second half of the season with 37 wins after the All-Star Break. They enter this contest with a 87-63 overall record and are an even 36-36 on the road.
Right now they are on a 3 game slide which is their first losing streak of over 2 games since July 6th.
They’ve lost the last game of their series with the Reds and have lost the first two of a 3 game set against the Padres. In fact, they haven’t scored in any of their last 3 contest, being outscored 9-0.
It’s not like them to be shutout for like this as they have a top ten average at the plate of .253 on the year.
When you narrow the scope though to the last 30 days, they have a 27th ranked batting average of .208. During that same stretch they have an OPS of .626 which is 26th in the league.
St. Louis is giving the nod to the 0-1 Jack Flaherty with his 5.09 ERA and a 1.83 WHIP through six starts.
In his most recent contest, he went 5.0 innings with 4 earned runs on 6 hits for a single game ERA of 7.20. He’s only thrown in 23.0 innings this season with a batting average against of .283.
San Diego Padres
The 83-66 San Diego Padres are playing some great ball recently.
They are on a five-game win streak right now after taking the last 3 games against the Diamondbacks and the first two against the Cardinals. In that span they surrendered just 4 runs while scoring 26 of their own.
Through the last week they have a 12th ranked batting average of .246 and a 13th ranked OPS of .715. They are 40-31 at home this season and are currently in the Wild Card picture in the National League. Entering Thursday they are 4 games up on the 4th placed Milwaukee Brewers for the last Wild Card spot.
Finally we’re seeing some dividends from the acquisition of Juan Soto as he is heating up at the right time. The former right fielder is sporting an 11th best .364 average through the last week.
The Padres are responding with Joe Musgrove who is 10-7 on the year with a 3.16 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP in 27 starts. The club has won 5 of their last 6 with Musgrove on the mound.
He was excellent in his most recent start, coming against the Diamondbacks, where he went 6 scoreless innings and allowed 0 runs while throwing 8 strikeouts for the win.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Cardinals are 0-7 in the last 7 meetings in San Diego
- Padres are 5-0 in their last 5 overall
- Padres are 9-0 in their last 9 vs. National League Central
- Padres are 5-2 in their last 7 home games
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres MLB Prediction:
The Cardinals are slumping at the wrong time of the year and while I don’t think it will be a complete shutout, I see the slump continuing.
When it comes down to it, Flaherty hasn’t been good since returning from a shoulder injury. He is probably doing to much simply because he’s trying to earn a spot in the playoff rotation.
Musgrove is the better pitcher and will lock it down early on for San Diego in what could be a potential playoff preview.
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