The San Francisco Giants (20-12) will visit the St. Louis Cardinals (17-15), Saturday at 2:15 PM ET, with the Giants on a six-game winning run. The scheduled starters are Jakob Junis (1-0) for the Giants, and Dakota Hudson (2-2) for the Cardinals.
The Giants won yesterday's matchup with the Cardinals by an 8-2 score. Logan Webb earned the win on the mound for the Giants after throwing six innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out one.
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What time is San Francisco vs. St. Louis?
- Game Day: Saturday, May 14, 2022
- Game Time: 14:15 ET, 13:15 CT, 12:15 MT, 11:15 PT
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV: NBC Sports Networks (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Live Stream: Watch online with fuboTV!
Who is favored to win San Francisco vs. St. Louis?
- San Francisco odds: -111
- St. Louis odds: -107
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Who are the key players for San Francisco?
Starting pitcher (Junis)
- Junis will take to the mound for the Giants, his second start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals, throwing 5 2/3 innings and giving up two earned runs.
- He has pitched in three games this season with an ERA of 1.20, a batting average against of .192 and 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Cardinals have gone 3-for-18 with a double, a home run and two RBI in five innings this season against the right-hander.
Key hitters
- Thairo Estrada has a .350 slugging percentage, which paces the Giants. He's batting .242 with seven doubles, two home runs and five walks.
- Wilmer Flores has racked up 27 hits to pace his team, and has six doubles, three home runs and 11 walks while batting .260.
- Brandon Crawford is hitting .222 with five doubles, three home runs and 13 walks.
- Joc Pederson has two doubles, six home runs and five walks while hitting .250.
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Who are the key players for St. Louis?
Starting pitcher (Hudson)
- Hudson makes the start for the Cardinals, his seventh of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.56 ERA and 18 strikeouts through 30 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his last appearance on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, the right-hander went 4 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- During six games this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.56 ERA and 5.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .231 to his opponents.
- Head-to-head against the Giants this season, Hudson has thrown 4 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits.
Key hitters
- Nolan Arenado has put up a team-high slugging percentage (.576) and leads the Cardinals in hits (36).
- Tommy Edman has three doubles, two triples, three home runs and 15 walks while batting .277.
- Paul Goldschmidt a has .388 on-base percentage to lead the Cardinals.
- Harrison Bader is hitting .233 with four doubles, three home runs and nine walks.
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Key stats for San Francisco vs. St. Louis
- The Giants average 1.0 home run per game to rank 10th in MLB action with 33 total home runs.
- The Giants average 1.1 homers per game when playing away from home this season (15 total in road contests).
- The Cardinals have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- In 16 games at home this season, their pitchers average 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Cardinals have hit 28 homers this season, which ranks 20th in the league.
- They have averaged 1.1 home runs per game in their 16 home contests this season.
- The 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Giants pitching staff ranks ninth in the league.
- The Giants average 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings in road games this season.
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