In our MLB predictions for Monday, May 30, we have prepared the best Padres vs. Cardinals betting pick and tips along with the latest odds for the first contest of a three-game National League battle at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. This is the first meeting between these teams this season.
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Padres vs Cardinals Betting Pick
This game will be played at Bush Stadium at 2:15 ET on Monday, May 30, 2022.
Why Bet The Padres:
✅ The San Diego Padres have been great on the road this season, going 17-7. In 12 road games in May, San Diego is 9-3. That includes sweeping the Giants in San Francisco May 20-22.
✅ The San Diego Padres Nick Martinez is 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA in eight appearances, including seven starts. Martinez has been very good over his last two appearances, allowing two total runs on seven hits in 9.0 innings. He has struck out 11 in that span and has allowed two or fewer runs in five of his last six appearances.
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✅ The St. Louis Cardinals have been an average team at home, going 13-11. That includes going 8-6 in their 12 home games in May. The club has not taken a series at home since winning two of three against the San Francisco Giants May 13-15.
San Diego Padres
The Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in 10 innings on Sunday, 4-2, taking two of the three games in the series. Trent Grisham delivered a walk-off two-run homer to give the Padres victory, the second homerun of the game hit by San Diego. The Padres are averaging 4.26 runs per game and are 26th in home runs with 34.
Pitching has been the key for San Diego, fifth in baseball with a 3.72 ERA. Martinez is a five-inning pticher, so they will need the bullpen, and the Padres have a good one, 12th overall with a 3.63 ERA. They have a 1.12 WHIP.
St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals lost to Milwaukee on Sunday, 8-0. The Cardinals are fifth in runs per game (4.84) thanks to a very solid lineup, ranked sixth in batting average (.252). Paul Goldschmidt is having an MVP season (.352, 10 HR, 40 RBI).
The Cardinals will start left-hander Packy Naughton. The lefty is 0-1 with a 2.89 ERA in six appearances. This will be just his second start of the season. Naughton allowed three runs in 3.1 innings in his only other start, giving up two home runs in that contest. In his five relief appearances, he has yet to give up an earned run, a span of 6.0 innings.