The Padres and Cardinals meet in St. Louis to kick off a three-game series. Blake Snell gets the call for the Padres. He is 10-9 with a 2.73 ERA. The Cards will send out Adam Wainwright to the mound. He is 3-9 with a bloated 8.61 ERA this season. The Padres have been a disappointment this season. They have struggled down the stretch and are just 5-9 over their last 14 games. The offense has let them down as they have scored a run or less in five of those losses. Their 3.82 team ERA is fourth-best overall. Snell is 6-2 over his last nine starts, with a 1.96 ERA. The Cardinals, like the Padres, have struggled all season. They have lost eight of their last ten. They have a 4.73 team ERA, which is the sixth-highest mark overall. Wainright is 0-8 over his last nine starts with a 12.56 ERA, a 2.44 WHIP. The offense has scored two runs or less in seven of their last eight losses. The Padres have a huge advantage on the mound. Snell has been really good as of late and Wainright has been downright terrible. Neither offense has been great but I have more faith in the Padres scoring off of Wainright then the Cards scoring off of Snell..

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