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One team will end a losing skid when the 36-39 San Francisco Giants (two-game losing streak) and the 36-37 St. Louis Cardinals (two-game losing streak) meet Thursday at 7:15 PM ET. The Giants have been set as -114 favorites by oddsmakers for the contest at Rickwood Field.
San Francisco’s Keaton Winn and St. Louis’ Andre Pallante have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Giants have been the moneyline favorite 38 total times this season. They’ve finished 21-17 in those games.
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -114 or shorter, San Francisco has gone 18-16 (52.9%).
The Cardinals have entered the game as underdogs 37 times this season and won 17, or 45.9%, of those games.
This season, St. Louis has won 17 of its 36 games, or 47.2%, when it’s the underdog by at least -105 on the moneyline.
The Giants have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 75 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 40 of those games (40-33-2).
The Cardinals’ games have gone over the total in 30 of their 72 chances.
Giants Stats & Insights
The Giants are the 13th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.4 runs per game (329 total).
San Francisco averages one home run per game to rank 17th in baseball with 73 total home runs.
The Giants have the 12th-ranked batting average in the league (.246).
San Francisco’s 8.1 strikeouts per game rank 13th in MLB.
The Giants pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
San Francisco has a 4.42 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have scored the 26th-most runs in the league this season with just 287 (3.9 per game).
St. Louis ranks 19th in Major League Baseball with 72 home runs.
The Cardinals have a team batting average of .236 this season, which ranks 18th among MLB teams.
St. Louis ranks 18th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
The Cardinals average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.94 ERA this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
Giants Key Players to Watch
The Giants will send Winn (3-7) out for his 12th start of the season. He is 3-7 with a 6.66 ERA and 46 strikeouts through 52 2/3 innings pitched.
Thairo Estrada is batting .240 with nine home runs and 39 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among San Francisco hitters this season.
Matt Chapman is batting .227 with an OBP of .307 and a slugging percentage of .379 this season.
Jorge Soler’s nine home runs lead all San Francisco hitters, and he’s slugging .395.
Heliot Ramos leads San Francisco in home runs with nine while driving in 32 runs and slugging .545.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals’ Pallante (2-3) will make his fifth start of the season.
Brendan Donovan is batting .251 with 15 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 20 walks.
Nolan Arenado has 13 doubles, six home runs and 20 walks while hitting .260.
Masyn Winn leads the Cardinals with a .293 batting average.
Alec Burleson has eight doubles, 10 home runs and nine walks while hitting .268.
Giants and Cardinals Injuries
Giants: LaMonte Wade Jr: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Blake Snell: 15 Day IL (Groin), Kyle Harrison: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Tom Murphy: 60 Day IL (Head), Jung Hoo Lee: 60 Day IL (Labrum), Alex Cobb: 60 Day IL (Hip), Robbie Ray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Austin Warren: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ethan Small: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Tristan Beck: 60 Day IL (Arm)
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Arm), Lars Nootbaar: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Steven Matz: 15 Day IL (Back), Giovanny Gallegos: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Keynan Middleton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Nick Robertson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Riley O’Brien: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Tommy Edman: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Nolan Arenado: day-to-day (Elbow), Kyle Gibson: day-to-day (Back)
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