Miles Mikolas takes the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals (37-37) when they host starting pitcher Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants (36-40) at 2:15 PM ET on Saturday.
The article below will give you everything you need to watch St. Louis take on San Francisco.
When is Cardinals vs. Giants and when does it start?
Where to watch Cardinals vs. Giants
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What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on NBCS-BA.
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Cardinals vs. Giants Game Preview
These squads meet again following the Cardinals’ 6-5 victory over the Giants Saturday. Andre Pallante (5.1 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 5 K) picked up the win for the Cardinals. Brendan Donovan went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI to lead the team on offense. Keaton Winn (2.2 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 2 K) took the loss on the mound for the Giants.
Cardinals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Cardinals have an 18-17 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 51.4% of those games).
St. Louis ranks 20th in MLB play with 73 home runs. They average one per game.
The Cardinals rank 19th in baseball with a .375 slugging percentage.
St. Louis has a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
The Cardinals have the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.264).
Giants Stats, Odds & Insights
This season, the Giants have been the underdog 37 times and won 15, or 40.5%, of those games.
San Francisco ranks 19th in Major League Baseball with 74 home runs.
The Giants rank 16th in the majors with a .386 team slugging percentage.
San Francisco pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.45 ERA this year, which ranks 26th in MLB.
The Giants rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.340 WHIP this season.
Cardinals Starter Recent Performance: Miles Mikolas
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Cubs | June 16 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
vs. Pirates | June 11 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
at Astros | June 5 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
at Phillies | May 31 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
vs. Cubs | May 25 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Giants Starter Recent Performance: Jordan Hicks
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Cubs | June 17 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
vs. Astros | June 11 | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
at Diamondbacks | June 5 | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
vs. Yankees | May 31 | 5.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
at Mets | May 25 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Mikolas gets the start for the Cardinals, his 16th of the season. He is 5-6 with a 4.59 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 84 1/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Sunday, the righty went 6 1/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
In 15 games this season, the 35-year-old has an ERA of 4.59, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .255 against him.
Donovan leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 36 and has a batting average of .258.
Nolan Arenado is batting .260 with an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .375 this season.
Alec Burleson has collected 63 base hits, an OBP of .306 and a slugging percentage of .437 this season.
Giants Key Players to Watch
Hicks (4-3) will take to the mound for the Giants and make his 16th start of the season.
The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he allowed four hits in five scoreless innings against the Chicago Cubs.
The 27-year-old has pitched in 15 games this season with an ERA of 2.82 and 8 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .231.
Thairo Estrada leads the Giants with 39 runs batted in while putting up a team-best batting average of .240.
Matt Chapman has 19 doubles, eight home runs and 29 walks while batting .227.
Jorge Soler is hitting .226 with 12 doubles, nine home runs and 28 walks.
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