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Padres vs Cardinals: How to Watch, Odds, Predictions, and More For Game 2

J.P. Hoornstra|
Aug 26, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill (3) reacts after hitting a one run single against the St. Louis Cardinals during the fifth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 26, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill (3) reacts after hitting a one run single against the St. Louis Cardinals during the fifth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports | Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

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San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres will send Dylan Cease to the mound searching for their second consecutive win against the St. Louis Cardinals. Here's how they'll line up at Busch Stadium:

Here's what else you need to know in advance of the second game of the series:

How to Watch

• Time: 6:40 p.m. PT

• Location: Petco Park, San Diego

• TV Broadcast: Padres.tv. Local channels and cable packages are listed below:

Spectrum - Hawaii: 230 or 443, SoCal: 305 or 443
Cox - San Diego – 83, Las Vegas - Yurview Channel
DTV DBS – 694-3
DTV Stream – 694
AT&T U-verse – 781/1781

• Radio: 97.3-FM

Odds

• Moneyline: Padres -142/Cardinals +120

• Over/under: 8

• All odds via DraftKings

Prediction

Dylan Cease's 3.43 ERA and 193 strikeouts this season make him a formidable opponent on the mound. Meanwhile, Miles Mikolas has struggled with a 5.19 ERA and has been especially vulnerable at home. The Padres' consistent scoring, combined with the Cardinals' defensive struggles, suggest a win for San Diego.

More

• Jackson Merrill's 3.9 WAR (per Fangraphs) leads all MLB rookies this year. He also leads all rookies in AVG (.290), hits (132), OPS (.809), XBH (46), and RBI (75).

• Merrill's 75 RBI are now the 2nd most of any Padres rookie in a single season,
all-time, trailing just Benito Santiago's 79 RBI in 1987.

• The Padres lead the National League in hitting with runners on base (.282) and rank just behind the Royals (.294) for the highest in baseball. Their 554 total hits with runners on base lead the Majors.

Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.

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J.P. Hoornstra
J.P. HOORNSTRA

J.P. Hoornstra is an On SI Contributor. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.

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