Cardinals vs. Padres: In-Depth Game Analysis & Statistics

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00:03Cardinals at home going against the Padres.

00:05San Diego have been playing some fantastic baseball

00:08over the last couple of weeks.

00:09They're right in the mix here for the National League,

00:11holding a wild card spot.

00:13They've now rattled off four of the last five

00:16and they get Joey Musgrove out there on the hill.

00:19What do we make of Musgrove and the chances here

00:21for the Padres who are booked as your favorites?

00:25Yeah, some rain in the forecast.

00:26You see that total at eight and a half,

00:27but let's take a look at some statistics here.

00:29Andre Palante will be on the mound,

00:30the right-handed pitcher for the Cardinals.

00:32If you look at his last 60, actually 30 days,

00:34let's just go with the last month,

00:36122 batters he's faced and 055 ISO power number

00:40to weighted on base percentage of 262 against.

00:43Now also keep in mind, this Padres lineup, Dubs,

00:46he is fantastic, particularly against right-handed pitching

00:49over the past 30 days.

00:50Every single batter we anticipate

00:53to be in the lineup today, all above average

00:55with the weighted on base percentages

00:57against right-handed pitching.

00:58If we flip it over to Musgrove,

00:59his last 56 batters that he's faced in the past 30 days

01:03since coming back from the IEL,

01:04how about an 059 ISO and a weighted on base percentage

01:07of 178?

01:09So even though we're looking at a game tonight

01:10that's going to be played in St. Louis,

01:12give me the San Diego Padres.

01:14Better lineup, better pitcher for me tonight.