St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres Betting Analysis
The Cardinals will visit Padres at Petco Park for the second of a three-game set on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
The Cardinals currently pace the National League Central with a record of 87-62, despite owning a lackluster 36-35 record away from Busch Stadium on the year. San Diego is in the second place in the National League West with a record of 82-66 overall and 39-31 at home, which trails Milwaukee by 21.5 games for the division lead.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres Betting Resources
- Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
- Matchup: NL Central vs. NL West
- Venue: Petco Park
- Location: San Diego, California, USA
- Time-TV: 9:40 PM p.m. ET – MLB.tv
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres – Current Form
The Cardinals split the series against the Brewers last Wednesday with 1-1, but climbed back up by winning against the Reds last Sunday. St. Louis didn’t allow the Reds any runs Saturday in the third of four contests. The Padres split the series against the Mariners last Wednesday with 1-1, but climbed back up by winning against the Diamondbacks last Sunday. They kept the Arizona Diamondbacks from scoring any runs in the third contest of the series on Saturday.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres – Pitching Matchup
St. Louis: Miles Mikolas (11-12, 3.46 ERA)
The Cardinals’ right-hander Miles Mikolas owns a 11-12 record and 3.46 ERA in his 30th start of the season. Mikolas also posted a 1.05 WHIP, while striking out 138 and walking 36 batters in 187.1 innings this season. Mikolas got assigned the loss in his last start, which came at home against the Cincinnati Reds on September 15, 2022. He threw six innings, allowing three runs on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts in an eventual 2-3 the Cardinals defeat. Pitching on the road this season, Mikolas is 5-9 with a 4.57 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, 21 walks and 69 strikeouts over 92.2 innings in 16 starts.
San Diego: Blake Snell (7-9, 3.85 ERA)
Blake Snell will make his 21th start of the season for San Diego, who’s hoping to find some traction after posting a 7-9 record and 3.85 ERA thus far, while tallying a 1.29 WHIP, 45 walks, and 146 strikeouts across 110 innings of action. San Diego’s 29-year-old left-hander earned the win in his last start, which came on the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks September 16, 2022. He threw seven innings, allowing one runs on four hits with walks and seven strikeouts in a 3-12 the Padres victory. Snell owns a 3-7 home record this season in 12 starts at the PETCO Park. In those outings, he has posted a 4.43 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, 20 walks, and 83 strikeouts in 63 innings of work.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres – Series History
The rivalry between the Cardinals and the Padres is evident, with each grabbing 3 out of 6 games in the 2021 season. The Cardinals have won 3 of four contests against the Padres this season.