Saturday, July 4, 2015

Busch Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Odrisamer Despaigne (3-6) vs. Carlos Martinez (9-3)

The St. Louis Cardinals host the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium on Saturday. The probable starters are Odrisamer Despaigne for the Padres and Carlos Martinez for the Cardinals. The opening line for this matchup has San Diego at +170 and St. Louis at -180. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Padres have a 48-30 over/under record and a 39-42 run line mark, meaning they cover 48% of the time. The Cardinals are 43-35 against the run line and have a 29-46 over/under record. They cover the spread 55% of the time.

The Padres come into this game with a 38-43 record, and they are 20-21 away from home. Odrisamer Despaigne has an earned run average of 4.94 and is 3-6 so far on the season while having a 1.25 WHIP. The Padres are 5-7 over his 78.1 innings pitched and he's also given up 82 hits over that time period. The Padres are also 7-5 against the over/under in his starts. The team is averaging 3.5 runs when he starts. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.86 and they have given up 230 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .242 against the bullpen while being struck out 229 times and walking 89 times this season. As a team, San Diego has allowed 8.85 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.47 batters per nine. They are 22nd in the league in team earned run average at 4.07.

San Diego is batting .240 as a team, which is good for 27th in the league and hitting .242 away from home. The Padres hold a .374 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .295 which is good for 28th in baseball. They rank 24th in baseball with 8.23 hits per game and Justin Upton leads the team with 77.

With a 51-27 overall record, St. Louis will come into this game 29-10 at home. Carlos Martinez is starting this game 9-3 for the season with an earned run average of 2.80 and a WHIP of 1.23. The Cardinals have a record of 12-3 over the 93.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 76 hits. The Cardinals are also 5-8 against the over/under in his starts. The team is averaging 4.6 runs when he takes the field. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.18 and they have given up 203 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .236 against the Cardinals bullpen while being struck out 208 times and walking 76 times this season. As a team, St. Louis has allowed 8.16 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.07 batters per nine. They are 1st in the league in team earned run average at 2.65.

They are batting .262 as a team, which is good for 6th in the league and hitting .271 at home. The Cardinals hold a .399 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .327 which is good for 5th in baseball. They rank 9th in baseball with 8.94 hits per game and Jhonny Peralta leads the team with 86.

San Diego has a team fielding percentage of .983 after having committed 50 errors with 785 assists and 2,188 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .984 team fielding percentage while committing 46 errors, accumulating 768 assists and compiling 2,120 put outs.

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 48-30 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 39-42 against the run line so far this season

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 29-46 against the over/under so far this season

The St. Louis Cardinals are 43-35 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Diego Padres

07/03/15 3B Will Middlebrooks Ankle probable Friday vs. St. Louis Cardinals
06/30/15 2B Cory Spangenberg Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
06/25/15 P Dale Thayer Rotator Cuff Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/17)
06/16/15 CF Wil Myers Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/14)
05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/3)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

St. Louis Cardinals

07/03/15 CF Jon Jay Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/1)
07/01/15 P Matt Belisle Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/26)
06/30/15 P Jaime Garcia Groin "?" for next scheduled start Tuesday
06/09/15 LF Matt Holliday Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (06/10)
05/27/15 1B Matt Adams Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (05/26), out for regular season
05/03/15 P Jordan Walden Bicep Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/30)
04/28/15 P Adam Wainwright Achilles Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/25); out for season
04/04/15 LF Tommy Pham Quad Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Guy's Pick: Take the Padres

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