St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Prediction 8-30-23 MLB Picks

The San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Wednesday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. This will be the finale in a three-game series. The Padres took a three-run win on Monday, then in game two St. Louis evened things up with a walk-off victory. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.

San Diego Padres 

The Padres didn’t get going until late in Monday’s game, but they ended up prevailing 4-1 on 12 team hits. San Diego got three hits and three RBI from Garrett Cooper alone. On Tuesday the Padres out-hit the Cardinals 12-9 but ended up losing 6-5 in 10 innings. Matthew Batten had four hits and two runs in the losing effort, while Jose Azocar turned in two hits and two RBI. 

In the starter role Wednesday the Padres will send out Rich Hill. Over his 26 games (25 starts) so far Hill is 7-13 with a 5.21 ERA and 115 Ks in 133.0 innings. Hill is 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA over his last four games (three starts). 

San Diego Padres Team Facts

• The Padres have lost eight of their last nine games at Busch Stadium.
• The Padres have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as road underdogs against the Cardinals following a loss.
• The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Padres' last five games as road underdogs against NL Central opponents.
• The Padres have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six games as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
• The Padres have led after 3 innings in each of their last three road day games.

St. Louis Cardinals 

Over on the Cardinals’ side, they had a rough offensive outing on Monday with just four hits total. Paul Goldschmidt had two of them, along with the lone RBI on a solo home run. In game two St. Louis got a walk-off base hit from Tommy Edman which scored Masyn Winn for the victory. Wilson Contreras had three runs, three RBI and two homers in a big effort. 

Miles Mikolas will make the start for the Cardinals on Wednesday. Across his 28 starts so far Mikolas is 6-10 with a 4.66 ERA and 110 Ks in 158.1 innings. Mikolas has gone 0-5 with a 6.38 ERA over his last seven starts. 

St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts

• The Cardinals have won 16 of their last 17 day games against NL West opponents following a home win.
• The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as favorites against the Padres following a home win.
• The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Cardinals' last seven Wednesday day games at Busch Stadium.
• The Cardinals have led after 7 innings in each of their last five day games against the Padres at Busch Stadium.

Matchup/League Facts

• The St. Louis Cardinals ranks 29th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.276).
• The St. Louis Cardinals ranks 2nd in the league for home runs allowed this season (136).
• The San Diego Padres ranks 1st in the league for walks this season (538).
• The San Diego Padres ranks 4th in the league for ERA this season (3.85).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’m staying with the Padres, but I’m not terribly excited about it. Hill has posted eight earned runs over his last three outings on 13 hits and four walks in 11.0 innings total. He’s 0-2 in that time. As for Mikolas, he’s having a rough time lately as well with 16 earned runs over 17.0 innings in his last three starts, going 0-2 as well. This one could be a high-scoring affair early if neither starter can find his groove. On Tuesday San Diego had a 5-3 lead going into the bottom of the eighth but the pen couldn’t hold on. It was a bad break for the Padres, who put up a competent effort overall otherwise. In any case, I like the Padres to bounce back and take the series Wednesday.