Friday, August 21, 2015

Petco Park

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Probable Pitchers: John Lackey (10-7) vs. Andrew Cashner (4-12)

The San Diego Padres host the St. Louis Cardinals at Petco Park on Friday. The Cardinals send John Lackey to the mound to face Andrew Cashner of the Padres. The opening line for this matchup has St. Louis at -128 and San Diego at +118. The over/under was set at 6.5. The Cardinals, with a 60-60 run line record, cover the spread 50% of the time. They also have a 43-71 over/under record. The Padres are 61-60 against the run line and have a 68-49 over/under record. They cover the spread 50% of the time.

The Cardinals come into this game with a 77-43 record, and they are 31-24 away from home. John Lackey has a 10-7 record on the season, an earned run average of 2.87 and a 1.18 WHIP. In his starts, the Cardinals are 13-11 over his 159.2 innings pitched this season while giving up 151 hits during those innings. The Cardinals are also 10-13 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates are averaging 4 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.21 and they have given up 304 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .228 against the bullpen while being struck out 313 times and walking 125 times this season. As a team, St. Louis has allowed 8.01 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.98 batters per nine. They are 1st in the league in team earned run average at 2.58.

St. Louis ranks 16th in the league in team batting average at .253 while hitting .245 on the road. The Cardinals hold a .389 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .319 which is good for 12th in baseball. They rank 14th in baseball with 8.59 hits per game and Jhonny Peralta leads the team with 126.

With a 59-62 overall record, San Diego will come into this game 29-29 at home. Andrew Cashner has a record of 4-12 while sporting an earned run average of 4.20 on the year with a 1.36 WHIP. In his starts, the Padres are 9-14 and he has allowed 147 hits over 139.1 innings pitched this season. The Padres are also 13-8 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates score an average of 3.4 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.77 and they have given up 327 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .234 against the Padres bullpen while being struck out 348 times and walking 121 times this season. As a team, San Diego has allowed 8.52 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.27 batters per nine. They are 17th in the league in team earned run average at 3.91.

They rank 28th in the league in team batting average with a .242 average while hitting .239 at home. The Padres hold a .380 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .298 which is good for 30th in baseball. They rank 27th in baseball with 8.2 hits per game and Matt Kemp leads the team with 123.

St. Louis has a team fielding percentage of .986 after having committed 66 errors with 1,203 assists and 3,292 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .985 team fielding percentage while committing 68 errors, accumulating 1199 assists and compiling 3,250 put outs.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 43-71 against the over/under so far this season

The St. Louis Cardinals are 60-60 against the run line so far this season

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 68-49 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 61-60 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

St. Louis Cardinals

08/19/15 RF Jason Heyward Hamstring "?" Friday vs. San Diego Padres
08/18/15 LF Randal Grichuk Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/16)
07/30/15 LF Matt Holliday Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/29)
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 60 day disabled list (6/26)
05/27/15 1B Matt Adams Quad Injury is on the 60 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 60 day disabled list (4/25); out for season

San Diego Padres

08/15/15 P Brandon Maurer Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
08/15/15 P Marcos Mateo Neck Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/6)
06/16/15 CF Wil Myers Wrist Injury is on the 60 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)

Josh's Pick: Take the Padres

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