San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 6/22/24, 7:20 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 6/23/24 at 1:16 AM in MLB Picks

The Cardinals continue with solid starting pitching and occasional and timely hitting with a record of 500 and would thus be obtaining the second wild card in the National League today. Burleson was the best player in the MLB yesterday, he practically won the game by himself, driving in 5 of the 9 Cardinals, hitting 2 HRs and overcoming the Giants' initial 3-run lead in the 1st inning. Goldschmidt and Donovan also gave HR by Cardinals. For Goldschmidt it was the 10th of the season and 350th of his career.

Webb and Gray face off in what will be a great pitching duel. Both have pitched at least 6 innings in their last 2 appearances. They have very similar seasons, Webb is the 19th pitcher in ERA with 2.99 while Gray is 17th with an ERA of 2.95. In the last 3 historical outings against the Cardinals, Webb has not allowed them to pitch more than 3 ER, while Gray has not allowed the Giants more than 3 ER, but he has always been able to pitch only 5 innings. Having lost games 1 and 2 vs. Cardinals, Giants are now on a 4-game losing streak and this will be their 6th straight game away from San Francisco.