Cardinals at Giants 7/5/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants
MLB: 10:15 PM EST
Jul. 05, 2019
TV: FSMW
Latest Odds : STL -128 O/U 8
The St. Louis Cardinals open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the red-hot San Francisco Giants. The Cardinals rallied for five runs in the top of the ninth inning on Wednesday to defeat the Seattle Mariners 5-2. Tommy Edman hit a three-run homer with two-outs in the ninth to cap off the Cardinals five-run rally to beat the Mariners.
San Francisco has won its fourth straight and fifth in its last six by defeating the San Diego Padres 7-5. The win completed a three-game sweep over their National League West rivals. Alex Dickerson and Evan Longoria hit back-to-back home runs during the third inning and the Giants scored four runs in the sixth inning to clinch the win.
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Yadier Molina leads St. Louis with a .258 batting average. Marcell Ozuna is the Cardinals leader in home runs with 20 and leads in RBIs with 62. Paul DeJong leads in hits with 82. The Cardinals are averaging .242 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .243. On Friday, the Cardinals will send Dakota Hudson to the mound. The right-hander is 6-4 with an ERA of 3.40, 62 Ks and 38 BBs.
Kevin Pillar is leading the Giants with a .256 batting average, in home runs with 12, in RBIs with 46 and hits with 77.The Giants are averaging .231 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .253. On Friday, the Giants will send Drew Pomeranz to the mound. The lefthander is 2-8 with an ERA of 6.25, 77 Ks and 30 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
St. Louis is 7-1 in Hudson’s last 8 starts
The UNDER has cashed in 6 of Hudson’s last 8 starts for the Cardinals
San Francisco is 4-0 in its last 4
The OVER has cashed in 3 of Pomeranz’s last 4 starts at home for the Giants
Free Betting Pick: San Francisco Giants +118
Although the Cardinals have dominated this matchup of late, the Giants are red hot winning 4 straight and 5 of the last 6. San Francisco has won each of its last 6 versus a starter with a WHIP higher than 1.30, 7 of the last 9 during game 1 of a series and each of the last 4 played on grass. St. Louis has lost 6 of its last 8 overall. Final Score Prediction, San Francisco Giants win 6-3