In this article we will formulate a St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox prediction for this MLB game on Friday, May 3rd at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. To formulate this prediction for game one in this series, we will examine:
- The Cardinals recent form and recent player performance
- The White Sox recent form and recent play performance
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving St. Louis
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Chicago
- Recent betting trends in games played between St. Louis and Chicago
- A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between St. Louis and Chicago
Cardinals Looking for Offense
The St. Louis Cardinals are 14-17 this year and they have lost three of their last four games. St. Louis is coming off of a series loss against Detroit, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Cardinals won two out of three against the Mets and Diamondbacks. St. Louis is currently fourth in the NL Central behind the Brewers, Cubs, and Reds.
The St. Louis pitching staff has a 4.03 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and a .255 opponent batting average. The Cardinals offense has scored 109 runs with a .220 batting average and a .300 on base percentage. Paul Goldschmidt is batting .230 with two home runs and 11 RBI’s for the Cardinals this season. St. Louis has scored two runs or fewer in three of their last four games and they are 28th in runs scored.
White Sox Limp into this Series
The Chicago White Sox are 6-25 this season and they have lost 10 of their last 13 games. Chicago is coming off of a series loss against the Twins, where they were swept in three games. Prior to that series loss, the White Sox swept the Tampa Bay Rays and lost four in a row to the Twins. Chicago had some momentum after their series sweep of Tampa Bay last weekend, but couldn’t carry that momentum into their last series.
The Chicago pitching staff has a 5.15 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, and a .257 opponent batting average. The White Sox offense has scored 89 runs with a .212 batting average and a .276 on base percentage. Andrew Benintendi is batting .200 with three home runs and 13 RBI’s for the White Sox this year. Chicago is dead last in runs scored and second to last in team ERA. The White Sox have allowed at least six runs in 10 of their last 13 games.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for St. Louis is Sonny Gray, who is 3-1 with a 1.16 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP over 23.1 innings pitched this year. Gray has allowed three earned runs and 18 hits over his last four starts (23.1 IP). The projected starting pitcher for Chicago is Brad Keller, who is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP over 1.2 innings pitched this season. Keller threw 1.2 innings of scoreless relief against the Twins in his first appearance of the season.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last six Friday games as favorites.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games as home favorites against AL Central opponents.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last five home games against AL Central opponents.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games as home favorites.
Chicago White Sox Team Facts
- The White Sox have lost each of their last eight road games.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games against National League opponents.
- The White Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six games against National League opponents.
- The White Sox have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games against National League opponents.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction
St. Louis may be struggling over their last four games, but it is nowhere near the issues that the White Sox are having this season. Chicago is just 1-13 on the road and their offense has awful numbers on the season, but they have shown a little life in the last two series. St. Louis isn’t much better when it comes to offense, but they will have Sonny Gray on the mound, who has been fantastic. Gray should have a great outing in this matchup and I think the Cards will run away with it. My St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox prediction is for the Cardinals to win by at least two runs.