San Diego Padres (72-57) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (63-64)
August 27, 2024 7:45 pm EDT
The Line: St. Louis Cardinals +124 / San Diego Padres -147; Over/Under: +8.5
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In this article, we will formulate a St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, August 27th, at Busch Stadium.
Padres Keep Winning
The Padres keep winning and on Monday they were able to secure the 7-4 victory. Manny Machado hit a home run and drove in three RBIs. The Padres are averaging 4.74 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.25 runs per game.
The offense is ranked 11th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 13th. Jurickson Profar is having a strong season and has hit 21 home runs and driven in 79 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Padres will be Dylan Cease, who sits with a 12-10 record and an ERA of 3.43. In his last start against the New York Mets, he went 6.1 innings giving up nine hits and three runs.
Cardinals Pitching Let Them Down
The Cardinals pitching let them down on Monday and that led to the defeat. Kyle Gibson went 4.1 innings, giving up five hits and seven runs. The Cardinals are averaging 4.09 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.52 runs per game.
The offense is ranked 24th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 19th. Alec Burleson has hit 21 home runs and driven in 70 RBis so far this season. Getting the start for the Cardinals will be Miles Mikolas who sits with an 8-10 record and an ERA of 5.59. In his last start against the Milwaukee Brewers, he went six innings, giving up two hits and zero runs. If the Cardinals want to find success here, Mikolas is going to need to be lights out.
St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Prediction
The big question for the Cardinals is what Mikolas is going to show up? He was dominant in his last start, but overall this season he has struggled, sitting with an ERA of 5.59. In this game, I expect it’s going to be the bad Mikolas against the Padres. Cease sits with an ERA of 3.43, and he’s going to dominate here. The Cardinals are going to have no answer, and the Padres will get the job done. Back the Padres on the money line to cash.
