The 55-47 San Diego Padres and the 52-51 St. Louis Cardinals will open a 4-game set tonight at Busch Stadium. Both teams are riding a 2-game losing streak with the Padres dropping their last two to the Miami Marlins and the Cardinals to the Colorado Rockies. Tonight’s expected starters are Yu Darvish for the Padres and Sonny Gray for the Cardinals. Darvish’s best days might be behind him. He has struggled this year, posting a record of 0-2 with a bloated ERA of 6.08 and a 1.50 WHIP. Sonny Gray was lit up in his last turn against the Diamondbacks, but he is still an elite pitcher and should rebound tonight. Gray is 9-4 with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. In his career Gray has been a Friar-slayer, going 3-0 with an ERA of only 1.58. San Diego does not score a lot of runs so Sonny should keep them in check. The Cardinals have been solid at home with a record of 29-20, have won the last two meetings with the Padres and are worth considering.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS