Giants season spiraling downward

San Francisco is one of baseball's worst teams and will likely lose 95 or more games this year. Despite having talented roster pieces, the club has underperformed across the board.

Molina's mixed results with Giants

Anthony Molina was acquired at the deadline and has allowed 10 earned runs in 9.1 innings across four appearances. Seven of those runs came in one bad outing against the Padres.

Cardinals cooled off after hot start

St. Louis started strong but became sellers at the deadline instead of buyers. The team sits around .500 but was expected to be one of the division's worst.

Liberatore's rough 2026 season

Matthew Liberatore is 5-14 with a 5.53 ERA and 1.49 WHIP. At home, his numbers are worse with a 5.77 ERA, and he's allowed five or more earned runs in four of his last ten outings.

Cardinals have offensive bright spots

Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson each have 100 RBIs this season, giving the Cardinals reasons to be optimistic about next year despite their pitching struggles.

Neither starter in great form

Both Molina and Liberatore have been ineffective recently, and neither team has much experience against the other's starter. This sets up an offensive advantage.

Over 8 runs is the play

With two underperforming starters on the mound, expect both offenses to have more success than usual. The over on total runs is the smart bet for tonight.

“Give me the over eight runs.”