Red Sox vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some sizzling MLB action as the Boston Red Sox, trying to claw their way up from their 9.5-game hole, charge into Busch Stadium to face the St. Louis Cardinals, who are also looking to fly higher in the National League standings. It’s a perfect sunny day for baseball in St. Louis, with the first pitch at 01:05 PM EST promising a duel that’s as hot as the 87.8° weather. With both teams recently locking horns and the Cards taking the win, today’s game, set with an over/under of 8.5, is not just about revenge but also about climbing those conference ranks. Will the Red Sox paint the town red, or will the Cardinals play their cards right? Let’s find out if it’s going to be a feather in the cap for the Cardinals or if the Sox will pull up their socks and turn the tables!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 19, 2024 01:05PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NNW at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 87.8° with 49% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-115	-105	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-118	-102	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-3	+3	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

129W-136L

54.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

139W-121L

45.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/17/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	6	Over	+7.5
05/17/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	10	Over	+7.5
05/18/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	2	Over	+0.5
05/18/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+0.5
05/12/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	8	Over	+5.5
05/12/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	6	Over	+5.5
05/13/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-1.5
05/13/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	3	Under	-1.5
05/14/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	9	Over	+1.5
05/14/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	1	Over	+1.5

Red Sox Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Nick Pivetta

ERA 3.484 | IP 20.7 | 1.0W-2.0L | KO 22.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-14-24	vsTB	4-5W	5.7	4	2	8	Over
05-08-24	@ATL	0-5L	4.0	7	5	1	Under
04-03-24	@OAK	1-0W	5.0	5	0	3	Under
03-29-24	@SEA	0-1L	6.0	3	1	10	Under
09-29-23	@BAL	3-0W	7.0	2	0	10	Under
09-23-23	vsCWS	1-0L	7.0	3	0	7	Under
09-17-23	@TOR	2-3L	6.3	4	2	6	Under
09-12-23	vsNYY	3-2L	5.3	4	3	10	Under
09-06-23	@TB	1-3L	4.7	7	3	5	Under
09-02-23	@KC	9-5W	3.0	2	1	5	Over

Matthew Liberatore

ERA 4.563 | IP 23.7 | 1.0W-1.0L | KO 17.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-13-24	@LAA	10-5W	3.3	5	4	1	Over
05-10-24	@MIL	2-11L	0.3	3	2	1	Over
05-05-24	vsCWS	5-1L	3.7	3	1	5	Under
05-01-24	@DET	1-4L	1.0	0	0	1	Under
04-30-24	@DET	2-1W	1.0	0	0	2	Under
04-28-24	@NYM	2-4L	3.0	3	3	0	Under
04-21-24	vsMIL	2-0L	1.0	0	0	0	Under
04-19-24	vsMIL	2-1L	1.0	0	0	2	Under
04-17-24	@OAK	3-6L	1.7	1	0	0	Over
04-09-24	vsPHI	0-3W	0.7	0	0	0	Under

Red Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/20	vs STL	2-7L	6	1	Over
05/19	vs STL	6-10L	12	1	Over
05/18	@ TB	5-6L	9	2	Over
05/17	@ TB	3-4L	8	2	Under
05/16	@ TB	5-4W	7	1	Over
05/15	@ TB	3-5L	8	1	Push
05/14	@ WAS	3-2W	7	0	Under
05/13	@ WAS	4-2W	6	1	Under
05/12	@ WAS	1-5L	9	0	Under
05/10	vs ATL	0-5L	7	0	Under
05/09	vs ATL	2-4L	8	0	Under
05/07	vs MIN	9-2W	11	2	Over
05/06	vs MIN	1-3L	8	0	Under
05/05	vs MIN	2-5L	4	0	Under
05/04	@ SF	1-3L	4	0	Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/20	@ BOS	7-2W	14	1	Over
05/19	@ BOS	10-6W	14	4	Over
05/17	vs LAA	2-7L	9	1	Over
05/16	vs LAA	7-6W	12	1	Over
05/15	vs LAA	10-5W	10	1	Over
05/14	vs MIL	4-3W	11	1	Under
05/13	vs MIL	3-5L	12	0	Push
05/12	vs MIL	2-11L	5	1	Over
05/11	vs MIL	1-7L	6	1	Push
05/09	@ NYM	5-7L	11	3	Over
05/08	@ NYM	3-4L	8	0	Under
05/07	@ CWS	1-5L	4	1	Under
05/06	@ CWS	5-6L	5	1	Over
05/05	@ CWS	3-0W	6	0	Under
05/03	vs DET	1-4L	7	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Boston Red Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Romy Gonzalez	9.1	10.8	0.333	0.333	42.9%	76.2%	0.0%
#2 Rob Refsnyder	8.6	11.3	0.345	0.545	54.5%	109.1%	1.8%
#3 Tyler O’Neill	8.9	11.9	0.254	0.531	42.3%	95.4%	7.7%
#4 Rafael Devers	7.7	10.2	0.284	0.537	44.0%	97.8%	6.0%
#5 Connor Wong	8.0	10.1	0.349	0.532	40.4%	93.6%	4.6%
#6 Garrett Cooper	8.2	10.6	0.227	0.347	33.3%	68.0%	1.3%
#7 Vaughn Grissom	7.0	8.8	0.149	0.17	17.0%	34.0%	0.0%
#8 Jarren Duran	6.2	7.9	0.273	0.439	38.5%	82.4%	1.1%
#9 Ceddanne Rafaela	5.8	7.7	0.197	0.355	24.3%	59.9%	2.6%

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Brendan Donovan	8.2	10.8	0.233	0.378	36.0%	73.8%	2.3%
#2 Willson Contreras	9.8	13.0	0.28	0.551	47.7%	102.8%	5.6%
#2 Lars Nootbaar	8.6	11.5	0.217	0.383	39.1%	77.4%	3.5%
#3 Paul Goldschmidt	9.2	12.1	0.213	0.302	33.1%	63.3%	2.4%
#4 Nolan Arenado	8.4	10.9	0.269	0.374	36.3%	73.7%	1.8%
#5 Alec Burleson	7.1	9.0	0.293	0.474	33.6%	81.0%	4.3%
#6 Nolan Gorman	7.9	10.6	0.201	0.396	33.1%	72.7%	5.0%
#7 Masyn Winn	6.7	8.4	0.273	0.375	37.5%	75.0%	0.8%
#8 Michael Siani	5.5	6.9	0.23	0.27	32.4%	59.5%	0.0%
#9 Pedro Pages	4.4	6.7	0.125	0.25	50.0%	75.0%	0.0%