Padres vs. Cardinals: Breaking Down Thursday's Pitching Matchup

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00:00Sonny Gray for St. Louis, Hugh Darvish for San Diego.

00:03The Redbirds, a home favorite at minus 142.

00:06Total stands at eight and a half.

00:07What do you like today under the arch?

00:10You know what?

00:10Like, hey, Sonny Gray's on the mound.

00:12He's actually the best analytical pitcher on this short card today.

00:14But sometimes those analytics get a little bit tripped up in my mind when you say,

00:18well, what's Sonny doing in his last start?

00:19Was he any good?

00:20He was terrible in his last start.

00:22So you are looking for a bounce back.

00:23And much like we just talked about Detroit, you know, that heat wave,

00:26I guess moving across the country, 92 degrees in St. Louis with a light wind

00:30blowing out to left field.

00:31That should help.

00:32Sonny Gray, yes, should be in for a bounce back.

00:34I don't love that San Diego lineup either.

00:36Hugh Darvish on the opposite side, limited innings as well.

00:3913 and a third innings pitched, 6.08 ERA.

00:43I don't like either one of these offenses.

00:45But these two pitchers, I think, might be had.

00:47You see an eight and a half in those heat, hot conditions.

00:51Why not get nine runs today?

00:52Like, just go again.

00:53If you just look at the two pitchers and the names,

00:55you want to get out there and say to yourself,

00:56let me just hit that under.

00:57No, I'm going to go over.

00:58I'm playing contrarian in this game with the St. Louis Cardinals

01:01and the San Diego Padres.