On Friday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the St. Louis Cardinals (81-78) visiting the San Francisco Giants (79-80) at 10:15 p.m. ET.
The Cardinals are an away underdog (+105) against the Giants (-125). The starting pitchers are Landen Roupp (1-1) for the San Francisco Giants, and Miles Mikolas (9-11) for the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Giants lost 8-2 to the Diamondbacks Wednesday, with Mason Black (2 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out three) on the hook for the loss. Heliot Ramos went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI to lead the Giants offensively in the defeat.
The Cardinals fell to the Rockies 10-8 yesterday. Lars Nootbaar led the way offensively after going 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI in the defeat, while Ryan Fernandez took the loss on the mound, pitching one inning, giving up four earned runs on three hits while striking out two.
Here is what you need to get ready for Friday’s Giants vs. Cardinals contest, including viewing options.
San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:17 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Giants (-125, bet $125 to win $100)
Underdog: Cardinals (+105, bet $100 to win $105)
Over/under: 7.5
Giants vs. Cardinals: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Friday, September 27, 2024
Game Time: 10:15 p.m. ET
Stadium: Oracle Park
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Giants stats and trends
Giants betting records
The Giants have won 45, or 58.4%, of the 77 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
San Francisco has a record of 33-24, a 57.9% win rate, when favored by -125 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for the Giants.
San Francisco’s games have gone over the total in 81 of its 158 chances.
The Giants have an ATS record of 79-78-0 in 157 games with a spread this season.
Landen Roupp (Giants probable starter)
Roupp (1-1) gets the starting nod for the Giants in his fourth start of the season. He’s put together a 2.70 ERA in 46 2/3 innings pitched, with 43 strikeouts.
The right-hander’s last time out was on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, when he threw five scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
The 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.70, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 22 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .200 batting average against him.
Roupp will look to pitch five or more innings for his fourth straight appearance. He’s averaging 2.1 innings per outing.
He is trying to have his third straight appearance with no earned runs surrendered.
He will take the hill against a Cardinals offense that ranks 10th in MLB with 1329 total hits (on a .246 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .390 (21st in MLB) with 163 total home runs (22nd in MLB).
Giants batting stats
The Giants have hit 176 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
Hitters for San Francisco have combined for a team rank of 15th in the majors with a .396 team slugging percentage.
The Giants rank 20th in MLB with a .238 team batting average.
San Francisco has scored 683 runs (4.3 per game) this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
The Giants have an on-base percentage of .305 this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
San Francisco ranks 22nd in strikeouts per game (9.0) among MLB offenses.
Cardinals stats and trends
Cardinals betting records
The Cardinals have been chosen as underdogs in 80 games this year and have walked away with the win 40 times (50%) in those games.
This season, St. Louis has been victorious 21 times in 55 chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or longer on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 48.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Contests with St. Louis has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 72 of 158 chances this season.
The Cardinals have an against the spread mark of 80-77-0 in 157 games with a line this season.
Miles Mikolas (Cardinals probable starter)
Mikolas (9-11 with a 5.35 ERA and 118 strikeouts in 166 2/3 innings pitched) tries for his 10th victory when he gets the start for the Cardinals, his 32nd of the season.
In his last outing on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians, the right-hander tossed six innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering four hits.
The 36-year-old has an ERA of 5.35, with 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 31 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .283 batting average against him.
Mikolas is looking to secure his 16th quality start of the season.
Mikolas will try to pitch five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing.
In three of his appearances this season he has not surrender an earned run.
He will take the hill against a Giants team that is hitting .238 as a unit (20th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .396 (15th in the league) with 176 total home runs (16th in MLB play).
Mikolas has a 6.00 ERA and a 1.333 WHIP against the Giants this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .261 batting average over one appearance.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 36-year-old ranks 57th in ERA (5.35), 44th in WHIP (1.266), and 57th in K/9 (6.4).
Cardinals batting stats
The Cardinals average 1.0 home run per game to rank 22nd in MLB play with 163 total home runs.
So far this season, St. Louis’ .390 slugging percentage is 21st in the majors.
The Cardinals are 13th in the majors with a .246 batting average.
St. Louis scores the 23rd-most runs in baseball (655 total, 4.1 per game).
The Cardinals rank 15th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .310.
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