San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals 6/12/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB action on the field will get underway this Monday when the San Francisco Giants invade Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, to open a National League Interleague three-game series on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals.
San Francisco improved to 33-32 overall after winning the recent home outing, split the last 30 road games played after winning each of the last three road contests, and placed third in the NL West, seven games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in first place.
The Giants have accumulated a total of 302 runs scored to date, dropping 287 for a +15 run differential over the course of the season.
The San Francisco Giants enter this inter-division competition after winning four of the last six contests, including a massive 13-3 home triumph in the series finale versus the Chicago Cubs that prevented a sweep last time out.
On Sunday afternoon, SP Tristan Beck (1-0, 3.73 ERA) won San Francisco’s victory after allowing one earned run and one free walk but striking out two batters in 2.0 innings pitched.
The San Francisco Giants management will give the ball to right-hander Logan Webb to start the series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday evening.
The 26-year-old righty thrower is 4-6 on the season with a nice 3.09 ERA and a solid 109 WHIP and has retired 85 batters in his starts while yielding 75 hits, 17 free walks, and 10 home runs.
The Giants won Webb’s recent start when the right-hander gave up four runs but fanned out three hitters in 5.10 innings pitched with a strong 1.88 WHIP recorded in a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on June 7.
The totals went under in four of San Francisco’s last five outings, while the Giants are 4-2 SU in their last six matches.
The San Francisco Giants are 6-3 straight up in their last nine contests played versus St. Louis, and the Giants are 6-1 SU in their last seven road games.
The SF Giants are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 outings when playing on the road against the Cardinals.
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San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Predictions 6/12/2023
The St. Louis Cardinals are staying on their home field, looking to end a two-game losing streak with a victory over the San Francisco Giants in game 1 of a series on Monday night.
St. Louis dropped to 27-39 overall and posted a 13-18 record at home after losing two of the last three home contests while staying stuck in the basement of the NL Central, 8 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first place.
The Cardinals have tallied a total of 304 runs scored to date, dropping 305 for a run differential of -1 over the year.
The St. Louis Cardinals enter this competition after losing seven of the last ten contests played, including the last two installments of a series against the Cincinnati Reds.
On Sunday afternoon, St. Louis scored 3 runs on 7 hits in a 3-4 home loss to Cincinnati, while RP Jordan Hicks (1-4, 4.73 ERA) took the loss for the Cardinals with one earned run and one free base granted while striking out one batter in 1.0 frames of work in relief.
Left-handed pitcher Matthew Liberatore will be heading to the hill to start for St. Louis in the opening game of a series facing the SF Giants on Monday evening.
The twenty-three-year-old southpaw thrower posted a 1-2 record for the year with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.60 and has retired 11 hitters while conceding 16 hits, 8 bases on balls, and one long ball in pitching for 15.0 frames in his starts.
In his last appearance on the mound, Liberatore (4.0 LP) has given away 5 runs (4 earned runs) on 7 hits, 2 free walks, and one homer in a 4-6 loss to the Texas Rangers on June 7.
The totals went under in 11 of St. Louis’ last 15 contests, while the Cardinals are 2-7 SU in their last nine games played.
The totals went under in 4 of St. Louis’ last 6 outings played versus San Francisco and also went over in 13 of the Cardinals’ last 20 home matches.
The St. Louis Cardinals are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 contests when playing at home against the San Francisco Giants.
San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals. The MLB Pick for this contest is San Francisco Giants.
After 65 games, the Giants ranked 11th in OPS and 15th in runs scored, while the Cardinals ranked 12th in OPS and 11th in runs scored for the season.
San Francisco gained momentum after winning four of the last six, while St. Louis lost four of the last six. Take the visiting team in this one. The prediction is that the San Francisco Giants will win 5-3.
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San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals 6/12/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 7:45 PM ET
Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
Date: Monday, June 12, 2023
TV: BSMW
MLB Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco Giants -119
MLB Totals: 8.0