The St. Louis Cardinals (77-76) and the Cleveland Guardians (89-65) will square off in the series opener on Friday, Sept. 20 at Busch Stadium, with Kyle Gibson pitching for the Cardinals and Ben Lively taking the hill for the Guardians. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:15 p.m. ET.

The Cardinals (-110), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this contest versus the Guardians (-110) Oddsmakers have set the over/under for this matchup at 8 runs.

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Cardinals vs. Guardians Game Info

• Date: Friday, September 20, 2024
• Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Venue: Busch Stadium
• TV Channel: BSMW
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Cardinals -110
• Moneyline Underdog: Guardians -110
• Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)

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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher

• Gibson gets the start for the Cardinals, his 29th of the season. He is 8-7 with a 4.11 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 159 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty’s last time out was on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he went 5 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
• Gibson has 12 quality starts under his belt this season.
• Gibson will try to continue a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.7 frames per outing).
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 28 outings this season.

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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Cardinals are 23rd in baseball with 156 home runs. They average one per game.
• St. Louis is 21st in baseball, slugging .388.
• The Cardinals’ .246 batting average ranks 13th in MLB.
• St. Louis has the No. 24 offense in baseball, scoring 4.1 runs per game (626 total runs).
• The Cardinals’ .310 on-base percentage is 14th in MLB.
• The Cardinals strike out 8.1 times per game, the ninth-best average in the majors.
• St. Louis has a 4.07 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• St. Louis’ pitching staff is 26th in MLB with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.263).

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