St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres 9/20/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The St Louis Cardinals will travel on the road to the state of California after a 5 game series with the Cincinnati Reds in which they won three out of their last five. The Cardinals opponents are the San Diego Padres. This game has a scheduled first pitch time of 9:40 PM Eastern and will be available on MLB extra innings. Saint Louis has a record on the year of 87-61 and are firmly in playoff contention. 

San Diego comes into this game with a record on the season of 81-66, and looks like they will finish in second place in the National League West division as they have won three out of their last five games, 3 consecutively against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Adam Wainwright will be the starter for the Cardinals in this matchup with a record on the season of 11 wins, nine losses, and an earned run average of 3.29 to go along with 137 strikeouts on the season. Adam Wainwright has given up 174 hits, 47 walks, and 14 home runs. 

Mike Clevenger will be the starter for San Diego in this matchup with a record on the season of five wins, seven losses, and an unusual earned run average for him at 4.47 giving up 88 hits, thirty two walks, and 18 home runs this season.