The St. Louis Cardinals'(9-14) and'San Francisco Giants'(9-13) play the 2nd contest of a 4-game series Tuesday. First pitch from Oracle Park is set for 9:45 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Giants'odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: San Francisco leads 1-0
San Francisco won 4-0 as -109 home favorites Monday. The 7th inning was big for the Giants as they scored all 4 runs in that inning — 1 run on a sacrifice fly by LF Mitch'Haniger and 3 runs on a 3B J.D. Davis HR.
Pitching struggles have continued to plague St. Louis to start the season, as they are tied for 2nd-to-last in the league in quality starts with 4. They also rank 21st in the league in ERA (4.48). St. Louis has now lost 3 of their last 5.