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The top two teams in team ERA meet today as the San Diego Padres host the St Louis Cardinals at 6:35 PM ET in the last of a three-game series.

The San Diego Padres (28-18, 14-9 home) are on the verge of their first series sweep of the Cardinals in almost 15 years. They badly needed the first two wins as they try to hold off the Los Angeles Dodgers for top spot in the NL West.

The Padres pitching staff have been particularly good at home where they have a 2.11 team ERA. They haven’t been getting consistent run support, though, which is why they’ve lost nine at home this season. They are currently thirteenth in the NL in runs this season.

After losing two straight, the St Louis Cardinals (26-21, 11-13 away) now sit one game back of the Cincinnati Reds in the NL Central race.

The Reds have an easy one against the Pirates today, so the Cards will likely need a win today to keep pace.

One of the main reasons they’ve dropped the first two games is their offense has disappeared narrowly avoiding shutouts in both games. Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday were a combined 0-10 yesterday.

Starting for the Padres will be Wade LeBlanc (2-2, 3.32 ERA). The left-hander is coming off of his worst start of the season when he gave up eight runs in a 15-8 loss on Friday. This will be LeBlanc’s first career game against the Cards.

PJ Walters (0-0, 4.50 ERA) gets the call for the Cardinals in place of the injured Brad Penny. This will be just his second career start. He only lasted four innings in his first start giving up three runs against the Chicago Cubs a year ago.