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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.
The San Diego Padres look to extend their division lead when they visit the team that’s chasing them in the NL West, the San Francisco Giants. The game starts at 10:15 PM ET.
San Diego took the first game of their three-game series 3-2 handing Barry Zito of the Giants his first loss of the young season.
The San Francisco Giants (18-13, 10-6 home) are 0-4 against the Padres this season and need to reverse that trend if they are to have any hope of catching them. Three of the losses came by just a single run, so it’s not like they aren’t close.
Last night’s loss dropped the Giants to 1-3 in their last four, so it might not be the the best of times to be facing a rival who they have struggled against.
Leading the way on offense is Aubrey Huff. The first baseman has a .362 on base percentage and four homers. In last night’s loss he produced two hits and an RBI. He has also had a lot of success against tonight’s starter Clayton Richard going 4-7 in his career.
The San Diego Padres (20-12, 9-7 away) success this season has been one of the biggest surprises. They are tied for top spot in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies and enjoy a game and a half lead over the Giants for top spot in the NL West.
The Padres success has been almost entirely due to their pitching. They have the second best team ERA in the NL at 2.78. Closer Heath Bell is tied for third in the majors with nine saves and is one of the best closers playing the game today.
San Diego’s hitting could do a lot more to help this team. They are in the bottom six out of 16 NL teams in all major offensive categories.
Starting for San Diego will be Clayton Richard (1-2, 3.34 ERA). This will be the seventh start for the left-hander. In two career starts against the Giants, he is 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA.
Matt Cain (2-1, 2.79 ERA) takes the mound for the Giants. Cain had a disappointing start to the season, but he’s been ferocious in his last two pitching 8 innings againts the Colorado Rockies and 7 against the Florida Marlins. In those two starts, the right-hander has surrendered a combined five hits and two runs while picking up 14 strikeouts. In 19 career starts against San Diego, he is 4-6 with a 2.91 ERA.
