Padres take on the Cardinals in first of 4-game series
By The Associated Press••Sky F1
St. Louis Cardinals (21-15, second in the NL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (22-14, second in the NL West) San Diego; Thursday, 10:10 p.
m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (1-1, 4. 50 ERA, 1.
50 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Padres: Michael King (3-2, 2. 95 ERA, 1. 13 WHIP, 39 strikeouts) LINE: Padres -177, Cardinals +148; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the St.
Louis Cardinals on Thursday to begin a four-game series. San Diego has a 22-14 record overall and an 11-8 record at home. The Padres have gone 15-1 in games when they scored at least five runs.
St. Louis has a 21-15 record overall and an 11-5 record in road games. The Cardinals rank ninth in MLB play with 44 total home runs, averaging 1.