St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres play in game 4 of series

6 days ago

San Diego Padres (56-49, second in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (54-52, fourth in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Sunday, 2:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Stephen Kolek (3-5, 4.28 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (2-1, 3.49 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -132, Padres +110; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the San Diego Padres.
St. Louis has a 31-21 record at home and a 54-52 record overall. The Cardinals have gone 41-9 in games when they scored at least five runs.
San Diego is 56-49 overall and 25-31 in road games. The Padres have a 37-19 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
The teams meet Sunday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Cardinals with 14 home runs while slugging .455. Masyn Winn is 14 for 38 with two doubles and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
Fernando Tatis Jr. has 16 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 44 RBIs while hitting .266 for the Padres. Luis Arraez is 13 for 40 with three doubles over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .251 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
Padres: 4-6, .258 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Nolan Gorman: 10-Day IL (back), Lars Nootbaar: 10-Day IL (ribs), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Padres: Michael King: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (forearm), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow)
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hashtags

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Comments

No comments yet...

Why Philip Rivers likely won't be a first ballot entry into Hall of Fame in 2026

Yahoo

18 minutes ago

Yahoo

Why Philip Rivers likely won't be a first ballot entry into Hall of Fame in 2026

Former Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers becomes eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026. And while his former teammate, tight end Antonio Gates, was enshrined into Canton on Saturday, Rivers may have to wait a but longer. Rivers will be part of a loaded list of first-time candidates in 2026, and that is the main reason why Rivers could be bypassed when the committee votes next spring. On that list are Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald and Bill Belichick. All three of them should pretty much be considered locks to be chosen for next year's class and since a class is generally pretty small (the 2025 class only had four members), Rivers will probably be waiting at least one more year. Eli Manning, who was chosen in the same draft as Rivers and is connected to him historically as the two were traded for each other, won two Super Bowls while Rivers never played in the big game. Manning was not chosen in his first year of eligibility, but because he won those two Super Bowls (and beat Tom Brady in each of them), one would think he'll get in ahead of Rivers. Then you have the fact that the committee often doesn't choose multiple players who played the same position to be in the same class, and that could keep Rivers waiting for several years. Make no mistake, though there are some who will argue whether or not Rivers deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, he undoubtedly does. He ranks sixth in NFL history in passing yards (63,440), sixth in touchdown passes (421) and ninth in wins (134). READ:Chargers great Antonio Gates elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame Four of the quarterbacks who have more wins than Rivers (Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, John Elway and Dan Marino) have already made it to Canton. The other four are Tom Brady, Brees, Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers, four players who will all join them at some point. Rivers was Chargers football for many years, a passionate player who left everything on the field and is one of the most loved and respected players in franchise history. He took the team to the playoffs six times and to the AFC Championship Game once. The only thing that eluded him was the Super Bowl. Rivers will be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame at some point, but fans may have to wait a few years for that to be a reality. MORE CHARGERS CONTENT Chargers acquire Micah Parsons in proposed deal that sends Cowboys Najee Harris Trey Lance has potentially career-altering performance in Hall of Fame Game Chargers late-round pick has already locked himself into a roster spot These 4 Chargers players must show us something in Hall of Fame Game Chargers given close to no chance to win their first Super Bowl in 2025