6:05 pm
July 5

Cardinals @ Giants

Who will WIN this matchup?

St. Louis Cardinals (41-44)

@ San Francisco Giants (53-30)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Kim (STL): 2-5; 3.79 ERA

Gausman (SF) 8-2; 1.68 ERA

 

Current odds:

St. Louis Cardinals: (+155)

San Francisco Giants: (-185)

 

• Starting pitcher Kevin Gausman will try to reestablish his All-Star form when the San Francisco Giants host the St. Louis Cardinals Monday. The Giants will start Gausman (8-2, 1.68 ERA) in the opener of their three-game series. In his last start, he allowed three runs on three hits and a season-high five walks in five innings in a 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. That was just the second time in 16 starts this season that Gausman allowed more than two runs. That consistency earned him a spot on the National League squad for the All-Star Game in Denver.

• He is 0-2 with a 4.60 ERA in six career appearances against the Cardinals, including two starts. Paul Goldschmidt (2-for-2, homer), Paul DeJong (2-for-4, homer, two RBIs) Matt Carpenter (3-for-7, two walks, RBI) and Jose Rondon (1-for-3, double) have fared well against him.

• The Giants come into this six-game homestand after taking three of four from the Arizona Diamondbacks. They lead the National League West by a half-game over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• Meanwhile the Cardinals extended their midseason swoon by losing three of four road games to the Colorado Rockies over the weekend. The Cardinals scored just six runs in those losses.

• The Cardinals will give Kwang Hyun Kim (2-5, 3.79 ERA) his first career start against the Giants. He won his last outing, holding the Arizona Diamondbacks to one run on three hits and three walks in five innings. “KK has been improved as far as just controlling counts, good pace and just making quality pitches,” Shildt said.

• Cardinals outfielder Tyler O’Neill is questionable for Monday’s game with a finger injury that sidelined him for the last two games.

• Giants catcher Buster Posey suffered a left thumb contusion Sunday night. The club reported that X-rays came back negative.

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