On Friday, in a series opener at🦂 Busch Stadium, Kyle Gibson starts for the St. Louis Cardinals (77-75) versus Ben Lively and the Cleveland Guardians (89-65), with first pitch scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET.
Keep reading to see how to watch the St. Louis-Cleve🌼land matchup below.
When is Cardinals vs. Guardians and when does it start?
Where to watch Cardinals vs. Guardians
The Cardinals and Guardians will hit the diamond at Busch Stadium for this matchup on Sept. 20, and if you’d like to catch the action live, get your tickets now from !
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Cardinals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Cardinals have been the moneyline favorite 72 total times this season. They’ve finished 37-35 in those games.
St. Louis ranks 23rd i🏅n baseball with 156 total home runs.
The Cardinals’ .389 slugging percentage ranks 21st in MLB.
St. Louis has a 4.08 te♓am ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
The Cardinals average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.263).
Guardians Stats, Odds & Insights
The Guardians have won 27, or 46.6%, of the 58 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Cleveland has hit 175 homers this season, which r♊anks 13th in the majors.
The Guardians rank 17th in the maꦜjors with a .394 team slugging percentage.
Cleveland h🙈as the fifth-best ERA (3.68) in the maj𓆏ors this season.
🐲The Guardians have a combined 1.200 WHIP as a pitchi𝄹ng staff, third-lowest in MLB.
Cardinals Starter Recent Performance: Kyle Gibson
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Blue Jays | Sept. 14 | 5.1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| vs. Mariners | Sept. 7 | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| at Yankees | Aug. 31 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| vs. Padres | Aug. 26 | 4.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| vs. Brewers | Aug. 21 | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Guardians Starter Recent Performance: Ben Lively
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Rays | Sept. 15 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| at White Sox | Sept. 10 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| at Royals | Sept. 4 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| vs. Pirates | Aug. 30 | 4.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| vs. Rangers | Aug. 24 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Gibson (8-7) takes the mound for the Cardinals in his 29th start of the season. He has a 4.11 ERA in 159 2/3 innings pitched, with 144 strik🧜eouts.
The righty’s last appearance came on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he went 5 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
The 36-year-🐽old has an ERA of 4.11, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 28 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .250 batting average against💎 him.
Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 73 and his batting average of .271 is also besജt on his team.
Brendan Donovan is 🌼batting .271 to lead St. Louis, while adding 13 homers and 66 runs batted in this season.
Nolan Arenado has 148 hits this season and a s✃♏lash line of .269/.323/.396.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
The Guardඣians will hand the ball to Lively (12-9▨) for his 28th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed five innings without allowing a run on four hits in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The 32-year-old has pitched🐻 to a 3.87 ERA this season with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across 27 games.
Jose Ramirez leads the Guardian෴s in home runs (35) and runs batted in (107).
Josh Naylor is ܫbatting .244 with 26 doubles, 31 home runs and 55 walks.
Andres Gimenez꧟ has 21 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 26 walks while batting .253.
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