Cardinals vs Giants Game Breakdown

Today’s MLB showdown at Oracle Park is setting up to be a classic as the St. Louis Cardinals, flying high with 82 wins, swoop into San Francisco to clash with the Giants, who are standing tall despite their 79 victories. With the first pitch at 04:05 PM EST, the Cardinals are looking to build on their recent triumph over the Giants, who are eager to even the score and shake off yesterday’s defeat. The stakes are high with the Cardinals 10 games behind in the National League race and the Giants trailing by 17, making every play crucial. The betting world is buzzing too; the over/under tantalizingly set at 7.0, hinting at a tight contest. As the partly cloudy skies loom over the field with a gentle western wind, fans are in for an atmospheric battle. So, as the Giants try to stand their ground and the Cardinals aim to soar, expect a game where every pitch and swing could tip the scales!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 28, 2024 04:05PM EST

Location: Oracle Park, San Francisco

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WSW at 4.3 mph. Temperature is at 62.1° with 93% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	SF ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+141	-170	7.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+101	-121	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-40	+49	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

154W-161L

49.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

178W-138L

50.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/20/24	San Francisco Giants SF	5	Over	+4.0
06/20/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+4.0
06/22/24	San Francisco Giants SF	4	Over	+6.0
06/22/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	9	Over	+6.0
06/23/24	San Francisco Giants SF	3	Over	+1.0
06/23/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+1.0
09/27/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+2.0
09/27/24	San Francisco Giants SF	3	Over	+2.0
04/24/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-3.0
04/24/23	San Francisco Giants SF	4	Under	-3.0
04/25/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Over	+2.0
04/25/23	San Francisco Giants SF	5	Over	+2.0
04/26/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+3.0
04/26/23	San Francisco Giants SF	7	Over	+3.0
04/27/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Under	-1.0
04/27/23	San Francisco Giants SF	0	Under	-1.0
06/12/23	San Francisco Giants SF	4	Push	-0.0
06/12/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Push	-0.0
06/13/23	San Francisco Giants SF	11	Over	+7.0
06/13/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+7.0
06/14/23	San Francisco Giants SF	8	Over	+6.0
06/14/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+6.0

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Giants Vs Over/Under

Andre Pallante

ERA 3.576 | IP 123.3 | 9.0W-8.0L | KO 94.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-22-24	vsCLE	1-2W	7.0	1	1	4	Under
09-22-24	vsCLE	1-2W	7.0	1	1	4	Under
09-16-24	vsPIT	0-4W	7.0	4	0	9	Under
09-10-24	vsCIN	3-0L	5.0	6	3	6	Under
09-02-24	@MIL	3-9L	5.0	5	5	3	Over
08-28-24	vsSD	3-4W	5.7	8	2	3	Under
08-23-24	@MIN	6-1W	7.0	5	1	5	Under
08-17-24	vsLAD	2-5W	7.0	4	2	5	Under
08-10-24	@KC	3-8L	5.7	3	2	4	Over
08-05-24	vsNYM	6-0L	4.7	5	5	2	Under

Tristan Beck

ERA 1.5 | IP 12.0 | 0.0W-0.0L | KO 11.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-24-24	@ARI	11-0W	1.0	1	0	0	Over
09-21-24	@KC	9-0W	2.0	0	0	1	Over
09-17-24	@BAL	10-0W	1.0	2	0	1	Over
09-13-24	vsSD	5-0L	2.7	2	0	4	Under
09-10-24	vsMIL	3-2L	2.0	3	1	1	Under
09-03-24	vsARI	8-7L	3.3	2	1	4	Over
09-30-23	vsLAD	1-2W	5.0	6	1	3	Under
09-24-23	@LAD	2-3L	4.3	4	2	3	Under
09-04-23	@CHC	0-5L	1.3	1	2	0	Under
09-01-23	@SD	3-7L	2.7	9	6	0	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/29	vs SF	6-3W	13	1	Over
09/28	vs COL	8-10L	12	4	Over
09/27	vs COL	5-2W	9	0	Under
09/26	vs COL	7-3W	11	1	Over
09/24	@ CLE	1-1L	5	0	Under
09/24	@ CLE	1-1L	5	0	Under
09/23	@ CLE	6-5W	8	2	Over
09/22	@ CLE	1-5L	7	0	Under
09/21	@ PIT	2-3L	6	0	Under
09/20	@ PIT	10-5W	14	2	Over
09/19	@ PIT	3-1W	5	1	Under
09/18	@ PIT	4-0W	7	0	Under
09/17	vs TOR	2-3L	7	1	Under
09/16	vs TOR	2-7L	3	1	Over
09/15	vs TOR	3-4L	12	1	Under

Giants Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/29	@ STL	3-6L	9	1	Over
09/27	vs ARI	2-8L	6	0	Over
09/26	vs ARI	11-0W	14	5	Over
09/25	vs ARI	6-3W	9	3	Over
09/24	vs KC	2-0W	3	0	Under
09/24	vs KC	2-0W	3	0	Under
09/23	vs KC	9-0W	9	5	Over
09/22	vs KC	2-1W	8	0	Under
09/21	vs BAL	3-5L	8	1	Over
09/20	vs BAL	5-3W	9	2	Over
09/19	vs BAL	10-0W	10	1	Over
09/17	@ SD	3-4L	4	2	Under
09/16	@ SD	0-8L	5	0	Over
09/15	@ SD	0-5L	4	0	Under
09/14	@ MIL	0-3L	5	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	7.3	9.4	0.269	0.420	0.341	0.761	0.313	0.026
#2 Alec Burleson	6.5	8.5	0.260	0.406	0.328	0.735	0.303	0.037
#3 Willson Contreras	8.8	11.6	0.263	0.470	0.453	0.923	0.364	0.050
#3 Paul Goldschmidt	8.0	10.4	0.241	0.406	0.324	0.730	0.301	0.037
#4 Nolan Arenado	7.5	9.7	0.266	0.388	0.351	0.739	0.304	0.028
#5 Brendan Donovan	6.6	8.5	0.269	0.407	0.367	0.774	0.317	0.022
#6 Jordan Walker	6.7	8.9	0.196	0.367	0.272	0.639	0.267	0.032
#7 Lars Nootbaar	6.7	8.8	0.251	0.429	0.408	0.837	0.335	0.036
#8 Pedro Pages	5.6	7.2	0.232	0.371	0.294	0.665	0.276	0.036
#9 Michael Siani	4.0	5.1	0.231	0.289	0.306	0.595	0.249	0.007

San Francisco Giants	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Mike Yastrzemski	7.3	9.7	0.226	0.425	0.328	0.752	0.308	0.042
#2 Heliot Ramos	7.6	9.9	0.270	0.471	0.352	0.824	0.336	0.047
#3 LaMonte Wade Jr.	7.0	9.2	0.255	0.375	0.458	0.834	0.330	0.025
#4 Matt Chapman	8.2	10.9	0.246	0.460	0.371	0.831	0.336	0.047
#5 Michael Conforto	6.5	8.6	0.237	0.452	0.343	0.796	0.324	0.046
#6 Patrick Bailey	5.8	7.6	0.234	0.339	0.332	0.671	0.277	0.020
#7 Tyler Fitzgerald	7.0	9.0	0.274	0.490	0.355	0.845	0.345	0.048
#8 Grant McCray	5.2	6.6	0.200	0.400	0.250	0.650	0.270	0.042
#9 Brett Wisely	4.4	5.7	0.238	0.347	0.294	0.641	0.268	0.016

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Sonny Gray OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/20/24. Impact: 8.7
Lance Lynn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/19/24. Impact: 6.6
Luken Baker OUT (1B): Avg: 0.189 SLG:0.432 Last game: 09/23/24. Impact: 1.2
JoJo Romero OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/23/24. Impact: 0.0

Giants Notable Injuries

Kyle Harrison OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/05/24. Impact: 4.9
Jordan Hicks OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/16/24. Impact: 0.6
Randy Rodriguez OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/29/24. Impact: 1.5