Padres vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some sizzling Daily Fantasy action as the San Diego Padres, boasting a solid 76-59 record, storm into Busch Stadium, ready to clash bats with the St. Louis Cardinals, who are hanging on with a 66-66 slate. It’s a midday showdown with the first pitch hurling at 02:15 PM EST, and the stakes are sky-high as the Padres look to close a 4-game gap in the National League, while the Cardinals aim to cut down their 10.5-game deficit. Vegas is buzzing with an over/under of 8.0, hinting at a tight contest with the Padres slightly favored at -115 against the Cardinals at -105. Fresh off a nail-biter where the Cardinals edged out the Padres 4-3 just yesterday, the rematch promises to be a thriller under partly cloudy skies, a gentle northern breeze, and game-time temps pushing a sweaty 93 degrees. As these teams gear up, let’s see if the Padres can ride the waves to victory or if the Cardinals will keep flying high in their home nest!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 29, 2024 02:15PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the N at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 93.0° with 49% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	SD ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-115	-105	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	+1200	-3300	5.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+1315	-3195	-2.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

151W-152L

7.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

166W-141L

92.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/01/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Push	-0.0
04/01/24	San Diego Padres SD	2	Push	-0.0
04/02/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Under	-1.0
04/02/24	San Diego Padres SD	2	Under	-1.0
04/03/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-3.0
04/03/24	San Diego Padres SD	3	Under	-3.0
08/26/24	San Diego Padres SD	7	Over	+3.0
08/26/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Over	+3.0
08/27/24	San Diego Padres SD	7	Over	+4.0
08/27/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+4.0
08/28/24	San Diego Padres SD	3	Under	-1.0
08/28/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-1.0
08/28/23	San Diego Padres SD	4	Under	-3.0
08/28/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-3.0
08/29/23	San Diego Padres SD	5	Over	+3.0
08/29/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+3.0
08/30/23	San Diego Padres SD	4	Over	+1.0
08/30/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+1.0
09/22/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-2.0
09/22/23	San Diego Padres SD	4	Under	-2.0
09/23/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Under	-1.0
09/23/23	San Diego Padres SD	2	Under	-1.0
09/24/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Over	+6.0
09/24/23	San Diego Padres SD	12	Over	+6.0

Padres Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Michael King

ERA 3.021 | IP 143.0 | 10.0W-7.0L | KO 169.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-24-24	vsNYM	7-1L	5.0	3	5	7	Over
08-19-24	vsMIN	3-5W	6.0	4	2	6	Over
08-13-24	vsPIT	0-3W	6.0	7	0	10	Under
08-07-24	@PIT	9-8W	5.0	6	4	7	Over
07-27-24	@BAL	9-4W	6.3	2	2	9	Over
07-21-24	@CLE	2-1W	7.0	2	1	6	Under
07-10-24	vsSEA	2-0L	6.0	3	2	9	Under
07-04-24	@TEX	3-1W	5.3	4	1	5	Under
06-29-24	@BOS	11-1W	6.0	5	1	6	Over
06-23-24	vsMIL	6-2L	6.0	9	5	8	Over

Sonny Gray

ERA 4.066 | IP 141.7 | 11.0W-9.0L | KO 175.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-24-24	@MIN	0-6L	6.0	7	5	7	Over
08-18-24	vsLAD	2-1L	5.0	7	2	6	Under
08-12-24	@CIN	1-6L	5.0	5	6	9	Over
08-06-24	vsTB	3-4W	7.0	4	2	6	Over
08-01-24	@CHC	4-5L	7.0	5	2	9	Over
07-26-24	vsWAS	10-8L	5.0	7	5	7	Over
07-20-24	@ATL	9-5W	7.0	8	5	10	Over
07-12-24	vsCHC	5-1L	7.0	9	3	6	Over
07-05-24	@WAS	7-6W	5.0	8	5	6	Over
06-29-24	vsCIN	9-4L	4.3	7	6	6	Over

Padres Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/30	vs STL	3-4L	10	1	Over
08/29	vs STL	7-5W	10	1	Over
08/28	vs STL	7-4W	8	1	Over
08/27	@ NYM	3-2W	7	2	Under
08/26	@ NYM	1-7L	6	0	Over
08/25	@ NYM	7-0W	16	2	Over
08/24	@ NYM	3-8L	7	0	Over
08/23	@ MIN	4-11L	7	2	Over
08/22	@ MIN	7-5W	10	2	Over
08/21	@ MIN	5-3W	4	0	Over
08/20	vs COL	2-3L	7	1	Under
08/19	vs COL	8-3W	15	1	Over
08/18	vs COL	3-7L	9	2	Over
08/16	@ PIT	8-2W	10	2	Over
08/15	@ PIT	3-0W	7	1	Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/30	@ SD	4-3W	11	0	Over
08/29	@ SD	5-7L	11	1	Over
08/28	@ SD	4-7L	11	0	Over
08/27	vs MIN	3-2W	8	1	Under
08/26	vs MIN	0-6L	5	0	Over
08/25	vs MIN	6-1W	9	1	Over
08/24	@ MIL	3-0W	9	0	Under
08/23	@ MIL	10-6W	13	2	Over
08/22	@ MIL	2-3L	6	1	Under
08/20	@ LAD	1-2L	6	1	Under
08/19	@ LAD	5-2W	11	3	Over
08/18	@ LAD	6-7L	6	3	Over
08/16	vs CIN	2-9L	10	0	Over
08/15	vs CIN	1-4L	4	1	Under
08/14	vs CIN	1-6L	5	0	Over

Team’s Batting Order

San Diego Padres	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Luis Arraez	8.6	10.6	0.310	0.386	0.358	0.744	0.309	0.007
#2 Jurickson Profar	8.3	11.1	0.283	0.471	0.443	0.914	0.364	0.045
#3 Jake Cronenworth	7.5	10.0	0.243	0.397	0.359	0.755	0.309	0.032
#4 Manny Machado	7.7	10.0	0.273	0.459	0.346	0.805	0.330	0.044
#5 Donovan Solano	6.6	8.4	0.297	0.425	0.377	0.802	0.328	0.028
#6 Jackson Merrill	8.7	11.2	0.293	0.492	0.346	0.838	0.344	0.042
#7 David Peralta	6.1	8.0	0.271	0.420	0.362	0.782	0.320	0.032
#8 Kyle Higashioka	5.2	7.0	0.233	0.528	0.301	0.829	0.340	0.083
#9 Tyler Wade	4.6	6.0	0.207	0.223	0.306	0.529	0.225	0.000

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	7.5	9.6	0.286	0.429	0.365	0.795	0.325	0.024
#2 Alec Burleson	7.0	9.1	0.275	0.446	0.335	0.781	0.322	0.045
#3 Nolan Arenado	7.4	9.6	0.265	0.393	0.347	0.739	0.304	0.029
#3 Willson Contreras	8.3	11.0	0.263	0.470	0.453	0.923	0.364	0.050
#4 Luken Baker	5.7	8.2	0.154	0.462	0.462	0.923	0.353	0.077
#5 Brendan Donovan	7.1	9.2	0.257	0.383	0.358	0.741	0.305	0.021
#6 Paul Goldschmidt	7.1	9.2	0.237	0.400	0.323	0.722	0.298	0.041
#7 Lars Nootbaar	6.6	8.6	0.236	0.380	0.373	0.753	0.305	0.030
#8 Ivan Herrera	5.1	6.5	0.272	0.372	0.372	0.744	0.305	0.017
#9 Victor Scott II	4.6	5.9	0.164	0.270	0.221	0.492	0.210	0.016

Padres Notable Injuries

Ha-Seong Kim OUT (SS): Avg: 0.237 SLG:0.377 Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 2.6
Stephen Kolek OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 1.2

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Lance Lynn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 5.7
Willson Contreras OUT (C): Avg: 0.263 SLG:0.47 Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 2.9
Michael Siani OUT (OF): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.325 Last game: 08/05/24. Impact: 2.8