Cardinals vs Padres Odds and Picks
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright, proper, is congratulated by catcher Yadier Molina after throwing a simulated inning throughout baseball follow at Busch Stadium Sunday, July 5, 2020, in St. Louis. (AP Picture/Jeff Roberson)
- The San Diego Padres are -139 residence favorites over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday evening at Petco Park
- Chris Paddack (1-2, 4.78 ERA) is scheduled to pitch for the Padres towards Adam Wainwright (2-3, 3.80)
- A breakdown of Cardinals-Padres with wagering recommendation will be discovered beneath
The short-handed San Diego Padres, who’ve 5 gamers on the COVID-19 injured listing, will attempt to hold successful once they host the St. Louis Cardinals at 8:40pm ET Saturday at Petco Park.
Chris Paddack (1-3, 4.78) will pitch for the Padres towards Adam Wainwright (2-3, 3.80).
The Padres (22-17) have gained 4 of their final 5 video games and are favored once more. The final 4 have been with out first baseman Eric Hosmer, shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., proper fielder Wil Myers and utility gamers Jurickson Profar and Jorge Mateo.
The Cardinals (23-16), who lead the Nationwide League Central, have dropped two of three video games following a four-game successful streak.
Cardinals vs Padres Odds
| Group | Moneyline at DraftKings | Runline | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | +120 | +1.5 (-205) | Over 7 (-114) |
| San Diego Padres | -139 | -1.5 (+170) | Beneath 7 (-107) |
Odds as of Might fifteenth.
Wainwright is Ageless
The ageless Adam Wainwright is again on observe for the Cardinals following a rocky begin to the season.
The 39-year-old Wainwright has gained his final two begins after going 0-3 in his first 5, together with almost throwing a shutout in his final outing. He pitched 8.1 scoreless innings final Sunday to beat the Colorado Rockies, holding them to 3 hits whereas hanging out 5 and strolling three.
Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina once more proved that some previous guys can nonetheless play.
Right now for #STLCards:
Oldest participant within the NL Adam Wainwright – 8.1 IP, 0 ER, 5 Okay, W
Second-oldest participant within the NL Yadier Molina – 2/4 with two doubles.
It actually cannot be stated sufficient how spectacular it’s to see these guys nonetheless doing this.
📸: AP pic.twitter.com/ss6e5stxxQ
— Corey Miller (@corey_miller5) Might 9, 2021
Wainwright has additionally been a workhorse recently. He has pitched at the least seven innings in three of his final 4 begins.
The Padres have had their struggles towards Wainwright as he has a 7-4 lifetime file towards them with a 2.19 ERA in 15 video games, together with 12 begins. In final 12 months’s Nationwide League Wild Card Collection, Wainwright held them to 2 runs in six innings in a no-decision.
Padres Profession Stats vs Wainwright
| Participant | AB | H | HR | RBI | Okay | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Grisham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Manny Machado | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .250 |
| Jake Cronenworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tommy Pham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brian O’Grady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Austin Nola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tucapita Marcano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ha-Seong Kim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Along with taking Wainwright deep, Padres third baseman Manny Machado has good profession numbers towards the Cardinals with a .338 batting common and 9 residence runs in 20 video games.
The @Padres waste no time getting on the board! Manny Machado laces a double giving Grisham loads of time to attain from 1st!#HungryForMore pic.twitter.com/bWTGj2m7wH
— Bally Sports activities San Diego (@BallySportsSD) Might 15, 2021
Regardless of being shorthanded, the Padres have averaged 6.2 runs of their final 5 video games, scoring a complete of 31 occasions. San Diego’s 9.4% swinging strike price is greatest within the NL.
Paddack No Horse
Paddack will look to construct off a brief, but profitable begin final Sunday towards the San Francisco Giants when he pitched three scoreless innings. He was eased again into motion after lacking 11 days with an undisclosed harm.
Paddack scattered 4 hits and a stroll whereas hanging out 4. He threw 53 pitches.
The 25-year-old has had a comparatively gentle workload in six begins this season, as he has but to pitch greater than 5.1 innings. The brash Paddack can also be winless in his final three begins with a 5.40 ERA, which makes the haters pleased.
Wow take a look at this nasty breaking ball from Chris Paddack. Completely nasty! pic.twitter.com/2wZN9mCYmV
— David Rosenthal (@_therealdrose) April 28, 2021
Paddack had the look of a future ace throughout his rookie season in 2019 when he went 9-7 with a 3.33 ERA in 26 begins. But, within the two seasons since, he’s 5-8 with a 4.75 ERA in 18 begins.
As a rookie, Paddack confronted the Cardinals twice and was excellent with a 1-0 file and 0.93 ERA. Nonetheless, they tagged him for six runs in 2.1 innings in a loss throughout the playoffs final 12 months.
Cardinals Profession Stats vs Paddack
| Participant | AB | H | HR | RBI | Okay | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Edman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Dylan Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Nolan Arenado | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| Yadier Molina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Matt Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Tyler O’Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Harrison Bader | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
The Cardinals have scored simply 15 runs over their final 5 video games. Nonetheless, Nolan Arenado has been sizzling, going 8-for-22 (.364) throughout that span, and he has good profession numbers towards Paddack.
Make an awesome play ✅
Hit a house run ✅All in a day’s work for Nolan Arenado. pic.twitter.com/bWzlHG9AYK
— MLB (@MLB) Might 9, 2021
Tommy Edman has taken over because the Cardinals’ beginning shortstop briefly, shifting from second base Friday when Paul DeJong went on the injured listing with a non-displaced rib fracture. Matt Carpenter and Max Moroff are anticipated to platoon at second.
About Final Evening
The Padres gained 5-4 on Friday evening within the opener of the three-game sequence. Profitable pitcher Joe Musgrove held the Cardinals to at least one run in 5 innings regardless of giving up 5 hits and strolling 4.
Musgrove bought assist from his protection.
#SomeKindaNice @Mudcat55 @Padres | #HungryForMore pic.twitter.com/iyBmiQSnO9
— Bally Sports activities San Diego (@BallySportsSD) Might 15, 2021
Mark Melancon labored the ninth for his MLB-leading thirteenth save in as many possibilities, permitting Arenado’s solo residence run with two outs.
San Diego had solely 4 hits however drew 12 walks towards 5 Cardinals pitchers. Machado had two run-scoring hits, driving in Trent Grisham each occasions.
The Padres beat the Cardinals 2-1 within the NL Wild Card Collection final 12 months and gained the season sequence in each 2018 and 2019, taking eight of 13 video games.
Nonetheless, search for Wainwright to assist the Cardinals reverse this pattern on this one.
The Decide: Cardinals (+120)
John Perrotto has been protecting and writing about sports activities for varied retailers for over 40 years. His work has appeared within the likes of USA TODAY, ESPN.com, SI.com, Forbes.com, The Related Press, Baseball Digest, and extra. John is predicated out of Beaver Falls, PA.
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