On Friday, June 3^rd, the (33-21) San Francisco Giants will be on the road to take on the (28-25) St. Louis Cardinals.  “The Crowd” projects a final score of Cardinals 4.0 – Giants 3.7 with an over/under of 7.6.  The Cardinals are (13-15) at home this season whereas the Giants are (17-10) on the road.  The Cardinals are (5-5) in their last ten games while the Giants are (8-2).

Starting Pitchers: STL- Wainwright (5-3, 5.71) vs SF- Cueto (8-1, 2.31)

Batting Stats:

Runs Scored: Cardinals 292 (2^nd) Giants 232 (10^th)

Batting Average: Cardinals .268 (6^th) Giants .259 (11^th)

On Base Percentage: Cardinals .340 (4^th) Giants .333 (5^th)

Total Bases: Cardinals 845 (2^nd) Giants 736 (11^th)

Stolen Bases: Giants 33 (11^th) Cardinals 15 (27^th)

Pitching Stats:

Team Earned Run Average: Giants 3.59 (7^th) Cardinals 4.20 (19^th)

Batting Average Against: .249 Cardinals (12^th) Giants .254 (18^th)

Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Giants 1.24 (10^th) Cardinals 1.28 (13^th)

Strikeouts: Giants 422 (11^th) Cardinals 409 (17^th)

Saves: Giants 14 (17^th) Cardinals 9 (28^th)

Fielding Stats:

Errors: Giants 23 (4^th) Cardinals 46 (30^th)

Summary:

Looking at the stats a couple of things really shocked me.  St. Louis is a team that is typically built on pitching and defense yet they are a top 5 offensive team this year and lead the league in errors.  Former Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright has struggled to a (5.71) ERA this season and is on pace to set career lows in a number of different categories.

Meanwhile, Giants struck gold in the form of pitcher Johnny Cueto, who is (8-1, 2.31 ERA) this season after struggling with Kansas City last year.  The Giants have been hot lately and an excellent road team.  Cueto is one of the best pitchers in baseball this year so I think he will keep a potent Cardinals offense in check.

**LISTEN HERE to Ryan Berger’s latest podcast “The Berger Shop”.  Ryan mentions The Crowd’s Line as growing platform and how their predictions are more accurate than the Vegas Line.  Also in the podcast is an in depth discussion about the ongoing NBA Playoffs.

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