Game Details
- Date: Friday, August 1, 2025
- Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Venue: Petco Park, San Diego, CA
- Broadcast: Bally Sports Midwest, SDPA, MLB.tv
- Season Series: First game of the series
Team Overview & Momentum
San Diego Padres (60–49)
- Division Standing: 2nd in NL West
- Recent Form: 5-game win streak
- Home Record: 34–18
- Key Players:
- Manny Machado: .302 AVG, 20 HR, 71 RBI
- Fernando Tatis Jr.: .269 AVG, 17 HR, 60 BB
- Luis Arraez: .295 AVG, 13-game hit streak
- Pitching Starter: Nick Pivetta (10–3, 2.81 ERA, 131 K, .199 BAA)
- Team Trends:
- MLB’s fewest hits allowed
- 3rd-best team ERA (3.55)
- 58.9% win rate as favorites
St. Louis Cardinals (55–55)
- Division Standing: 4th in NL Central
- Recent Form: Lost 2 straight
- Road Record: 23–31
- Key Players:
- Alec Burleson: .287 AVG, 14 HR
- Brendan Donovan: .285 AVG, 24 doubles
- Willson Contreras: 14 HR, 61 RBI
- Pitching Starter: Matthew Liberatore (6–8, 4.04 ERA)
- Team Trends:
- 8th in MLB in batting average (.253)
- 13th in runs scored (483)
- 49.1% win rate as underdogs
- Pitching Matchup:
- Pivetta: 2.84 ERA vs. Cardinals this season
- Liberatore: 4.04 ERA, 6–8 record
Key Storylines
- Padres’ Pitching Dominance: San Diego leads MLB in fewest hits allowed and ranks top 3 in ERA, with Pivetta posting elite numbers across the board.
- Machado’s Hot Streak: Manny Machado enters with an 8-game hitting streak, batting .429 with 2 HR and 11 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Cardinals’ Road Struggles: St. Louis has a sub-.500 road record and faces a surging Padres team that’s 34–18 at home.
- Offensive Comparison: Both teams are batting .250, but the Cardinals rank higher in runs scored and slugging percentage.
Game Odds
St. Louis Cardinals 7.5
San Diego Padres – 189
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Thursday, July 31, 2025
