Giants Open First Series With Cardinals as St. Louis Searches for Offense
The matchup begins in St. Louis with San Francisco on a four-game surge against a lineup that has produced the fewest runs in MLB over the last 55 games.
Overview
- San Francisco (71-69) visits St. Louis (70-71) at Busch Stadium for a Friday–Sunday set, their first meeting of the season, with Saturday on FOX.
- Friday’s probable starters are Giants right-hander Carson Seymour (0-2, 4.74 ERA) and Cardinals right-hander Michael McGreevy (6-2, 4.17).
- The Giants enter 9-1 in their last 10 games and have outscored opponents by 33 runs over that span.
- The Cardinals have scored 210 runs over their past 55 games, the fewest in MLB, a drought that contributed to their slide from 47-39 on June 30 to 70-71 and near-remote postseason odds.
- St. Louis remains shorthanded with Nolan Arenado on the 10-day IL and Willson Contreras serving a reduced four-game suspension that keeps him out for this series, as the club proceeds through a reported front-office handoff from John Mozeliak to Chaim Bloom.