San Diego Padres (61-70) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (56-75)
San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals 8/29/2023 – The Padres are now having trouble, particularly on the road where they dropped five consecutive games. They will look to break their winning streak by defeating the Cardinals, which would be their second victory in their previous seven away contests. San Diego scores 4.50 runs per game on average. Their league-leading .237 batting average places them 25th. They rank 14th in on-base percentage (.324) and 17th in slugging percentage (.408). While Juan Soto tops the Padres with 25 home runs and 78 RBI, Ha-Seong Kim leads the team in batting average (.274).
The Cardinals had a difficult road trip, dropping five out of their six contests. With a victory versus the Padres, which would be their second straight victory at home, they will attempt to turn things around. St. Louis scores 4.50 runs per game on average. They have the tenth-best league batting average (.254). They are seventh in on-base percentage (.329) and eighth in slugging percentage (.427). The Cardinals’ big hitter of late was Nolan Arenado. He tops the squad in batting average (.279), home runs (26), and RBI (87), as suggested by the exclusive baseball picks.
Padres vs. Cardinals Game Info
| When: | Tuesday, August 29, 2023 7:45 PM ET |
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| Where: | Busch Stadium, MO |
| TV: | Bally Sports Midwest |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Seth Lugo (5-6, ERA: 3.70) vs Zack Thompson (3-4, ERA: 3.86)
Lugo has a 37-30 career win-loss record and has 2,500 major league plate appearances and a 3.65 FIP. He has 162 free passes and gave up 548 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings). His WHIP is 1.175 and his ERA is 3.52 (236 earned runs allowed). Throughout his career, Lugo tossed 604 innings and struck out 615 batters.
In 196 innings pitched throughout the course of his career, Thompson gave up 201 hits while recording 156 strikeouts. Thompson (6-17 career record) has a 4.44 ERA and allows 9.2 hits per 9 innings pitched. He has a WHIP of 1.398, a FIP of 4.4, and allowed a total of 97 runs that were earned. He has faced 858 hitters thus far in his career and has a K/BB ratio of 2.11.
MLB Odds/Point Spread: San Diego Padres -148, Total Odds: 9
The Cardinals dropped four of their previous five games at home and five of their previous six overall. They only scored three runs in the last three matches, showing poor offensive play. Because Lugo was excellent on the mound recently, giving up just two runs in his past three starts, their offensive problems will persist in this game. In his last two starts against the Cardinals, he only allowed one run, thus, he will restrain their offense. Four of the Padres’ last six games ended in losses.
Despite their skid, they are performing well offensively and scored 17 runs in their last four games. Because they did a terrific job batting against left-handers and Thompson struggled on the mound, giving up four runs in his past two outings, expect them to play well offensively in this game. St. Louis will struggle to slow down the Padres in this game as they have the eighth-worst bullpen in the league. San Diego is a good choice to cover the money line.
San Diego Padres Betting Trends
The San Diego Padres are 3-6 SU in their last 9 matches. The San Diego Padres are 3-7 SU in their last 10 matches against St. Louis. The San Diego Padres are 1-5 SU in their last 6 matches on the road. The San Diego Padres are 1-7 SU in their last 8 matches when playing on the road against St. Louis.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends
The total went UNDER in 9 of St. Louis’ last 13 matches. The St. Louis Cardinals are 1-6 SU in their last 7 matches. The total went UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’ last 6 matches against San Diego. The total went UNDER in 6 of St. Louis’ last 7 matches at home. The St. Louis Cardinals are 7-1 SU in their last 8 matches when playing at home against San Diego.
San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals 8/29/2023 Betting Picks
The total went UNDER in 4 of San Diego’s last 5 matches when playing as the favorite. The total went OVER in 5 of San Diego’s last 7 matches played on a Tuesday when on the road. As noted by the expert sports cappers, the St. Louis Cardinals are 2-10 SU in their last 12 matches against National League opponents. The total went UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’ last 6 matches against an opponent in the National League West Division.
Free Pick and Prediction: San Diego Padres will win 7-3.