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St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Betting Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants will wrap up the first half of the regular season with a game on Sunday afternoon. These two teams have split the first two games of the series, and neither game has been close. St. Louis won the series opener by a score of 8-4, and the Giants responded with a 9-4 win in game two.

St. Louis has been playing great baseball of late, and they are back in the playoff race in the National League Central. The Cardinals come into this game with a record of 44-43 and are just two games out of first place. San Francisco is just 40-48 on the season, and they are buried in last place in the National League West. Expect the Giants to start to unload some talent at the trade deadline. The St. Louis Cardinals are -120 over the Giants in the series finale.

Hoping For Repeat Performance

The San Francisco Giants have struggled to get good starts from their rotation this season, and that includes Jeff Samardzija. The hard-throwing right-hander is just 5-7 with a 4.32 earned run average this season, even though he pitches in a very pitcher-friendly ballpark. Samardzija did go eight innings in his last start, and the Giants will be looking for the same type of outing in this game.

San Francisco doesn’t score many runs, and its lack of power is one of the biggest reasons why. Outfielder Kevin Pillar leads the team with just 12 home runs and 47 runs batted in, which is not even close to being up with the league leaders. The Giants have scored 13 runs in the first two games of this series, and they might need another big game to beat the Cardinals again.

Cardinals Need More From Goldschmidt

The St. Louis Cardinals brought in first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to be the leader of their offense, but it hasn’t worked out yet this season. Goldschmidt is hitting just .254 this season and has belted just 16 home runs. Leftfielder Marcell Ozuna is having a huge year for the Cardinals, as he leads the team with 20 homers and 62 runs batted in, though he’s currently on the injured list. The Cardinals have the potential to be a great offense, but that hasn’t always shown up on the field.

St. Louis will have one of their young pitching prospects on the mound in this game. Jack Flaherty will be making his 22nd appearance of the season in this game, and the Cardinals have gotten mix results from the youngster. Flaherty is 4-5 with a 4.90 earned run average this season, but he hasn’t won a game since May 14.

Cardinals Win Series Finale

Expect a much lower scoring game on Sunday afternoon as the two starting pitchers have some great stuff. The Cardinals have a much better lineup, and their offense has the potential to hit some long balls. Flaherty is just too good to continue to lose games, and he will earn the win in this one. Bet the St. Louis Cardinals -120 over the San Francisco Giants.

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