Expert Top Pick of the Day: St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants
The Cardinals make the trip to San Francisco for a Thursday night clash with the Giants in their four-game series-opening game at Oracle Park. St. Louis took their previous series in Kansas City against the Royals 2-1 and have won three of their last four games.
The Giants were swept 2-0 in their recent mini-series vs. the Dodgers. After going on a five-game winning streak, they have lost three straight and five of their last six games.
This season, San Francisco is 6-5 at home and is ranked fifth in the NL in ERA at 3.33. In their last ten games, they’re batting .245 with a 4.50 ERA with a 5-5 record. The Cards have struggled at the plate during their current three-game losing streak and are 4-6 with a 3.58 ERA, but are batting .202 for their last ten contests.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants Schedule
- Date: Thursday, May 5, 2022
- Time: 06:45 PM PDT
- Location: Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA
Cards Seek Fourth Straight Win
The St. Louis bats were hot in last night’s 10-0 win over the Kansas City Royals. In the third inning, Adam Wainwright only allowed one hit against Michael Taylor and improved his record to 3-3 on the season. However, the Royals continued to have problems at the plate, with only four runners reaching base against the right-hander.
The Cardinals’ bats came alive again last night in their third straight victory, as Tyler O’Neill hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs, while Nolan Arenado led the team with five RBIs and a three-run homer himself. The All-Star third baseman leads the team in all offensive categories, batting .360 with seven home runs, 23 RBIs, 31 hits, and a .427 on-base percentage.
Giants Need A Quick Turnaround
The Giants have lost three straight and five of their last six games to fall from the top of the NL West standings, where they now trail by 2.5 games behind the first-place Dodgers, who just took two games from them at Los Angeles.
In the second game of their series last night, the Giants were defeated 9-1, with their only run coming on a Brandon Crawford home run in the second inning.
Wilmer Flores is the Giants’ leader at the plate, hitting .268 while leading the team with 22 hits. Joc Pederson is the home run leader with six, and Thairo Estrada leads the team in RBIs with 14. Despite the team struggling at the plate, Carlos Rodon is the bright spot on the pitching staff with a 3-1 record in 29 innings pitched, a 1.55 ERA, and 41 strikeouts.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants Odds Comparison
The total has gone under in six of their last eight road games for the Cardinals, and they are 5-2 straight up in their previous seven games against the Giants. The total has gone over in four of the last six games for San Francisco, and they are 1-5 straight up in their last six games overall.
- DraftKings had not posted the lines by the time of publication.
- FanDuel has the Cardinals at -132, and the game total is 7.
- Caesars has the Giants at -130, and the game total is 7.
Godds Pick or Prediction of the Game
The Giants are hoping to get back to the top of the division and must get a win tonight to avoid falling any further in the standings. However, if the Cardinals’ bats can stay hot, they should be able to triumph over the struggling Giants.Godds Pick/Prediction: The Cardinals will win, and the total goes over.