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Brendan Donovan is just one hit away from his 100th of the season as his St. Louis Cardinals (87-62) ready for a matchup against the San Diego Padres (82-66) on Wednesday at 9:40 PM ET. The Cardinals are underdogs (+104) against the Padres (-124). Blake Snell starts for San Diego while St. Louis will counter with Miles Mikolas.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Padres vs. Cardinals
- Game Day: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Location: San Diego, California
- Stadium: PETCO Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Padres | -124 | 7.5 |
Padres Stats & Trends
Padres Batting
- The Padres average 1.0 home run per game to rank 20th in MLB play with 141 total home runs .
- The Padres’ .241 batting average ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Padres’ .318 on-base percentage is eighth-best in the league.
- Padres batters strike out 8.1 times per game, the 10th-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
- The Padres average 1.0 home run per home game this season (69 total at home).
- The Padres are averaging 2.4 extra-base hits per game while slugging .368 in home contests.
- The club is batting .230 with 522 hits (7.5 per game) at home this season.
Padres Key Batters
- Manny Machado leads San Diego in slugging percentage (.530) and total hits (157) this season.
- Machado ranks 13th in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage, and eighth in slugging among qualifying hitters in MLB.
- Machado will look for his fifth straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
- Juan Soto leads San Diego in OBP (.404) this season, fueled by 115 hits.
- Among qualifying hitters, Soto ranks 95th in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage and 46th in slugging percentage.
- Soto takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and six RBI.
- Josh Bell is batting .274 with a .439 slugging percentage and 68 RBI this year.
- Brandon Drury has been key for San Diego with 123 hits, an OBP of .318 plus a slugging percentage of .504.
Cardinals Stats & Trends
Cardinals Batting
- The Cardinals have hit 183 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
- The Cardinals’ .254 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.
- The Cardinals are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking third with an OBP of .327.
- The Cardinals have shown patience at the plate this season with the fourth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.5) among MLB offenses.
- They’ve hit 88 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 71 road contests this season.
- In 71 road games this season, they’re slugging .424 with 233 hits going for extra bases.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .256 with 9.1 base hits per contest.
Cardinals Key Batters
- Paul Goldschmidt has racked up 169 hits with a .410 on-base percentage and a .598 slugging percentage, all club-bests for the Cardinals.
- Goldschmidt is second in batting average, second in on-base percentage and third in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in the big leagues.
- Nolan Arenado has 40 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 47 walks while batting .296.
- Arenado is currently 15th in batting average, 23rd in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
- Tommy Edman has 29 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 41 walks while hitting .269.
- Donovan is hitting .280 with 18 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 53 walks.
Padres vs. Cardinals Probable Pitchers
| Snell | Mikolas | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GS | 30 |
| 7-9 | W-L | 11-12 |
| 3.93 | ERA | 3.46 |
| 110.0 | IP | 187.1 |
| 45 | BB | 36 |
| 146 | SO | 138 |
