and the San Diego Padres will square off against and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in the third of a four-game series, on Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. ET. Here's everything you need to watch the Padres vs. Cardinals game. Paul Goldschmidt smacks a two-run homer to give Cardinals 5-4 lead over Padres Padres vs. Cardinals Game Larry Doby Jersey Information & How to Watch When: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 7:45 p.m. ET Where: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mi souri TV: Watch on BSMW Box Score: Learn more about the vs. the Sports! Padres vs. Cardinals Prediction Score Prediction: Padres 5, Cardinals 4 Total Prediction: Over 8 runs Win Probabilities: Padres 50%, Cardinals 50% Padres vs. Cardinals Head to Head Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result 8/27/2024 Padres -1.5 8 -146 +123 7-5 SD 8/26/2024 Cardinals -1.5 9 -122 +102 7-4 SD 4/3/2024 Padres -1.5 8.5 -159 +134 3-2 SD 4/2/2024 Padres -1.5 8 -158 +134 5-2 4/1/2024 Padres -1.5 8 -124 +104 6-2 STL 9/24/2023 Padres -1.5 8 -204 +170 12-2 SD 9/23/2023 Padres -1.5 8.5 -194 +162 5-2 STL 9/22/2023 Padres -1.5 9 -177 +150 4-2 SD 8/30/2023 Cardinals -1.5 9 -111 -109 5-4 STL 8/29/2023 Padres -1.5 9 -146 +125 6-5 STL Padres Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 6-4 Runs Per Game 4.6 HR 11 ERA 4.25 K/9 9.1 Padres Player Insights Jurickson Profar is the Padres RBI leader this season, knocking in 80 runs to go with his 21 home runs and .287 batting average. Of all hitters in the majors, Profar ranks 34th in home runs and 19th in RBI. Merrill is hitting .292 with 22 doubles, six triples, 19 home runs and 22 walks. Merrill is 54th in home runs and 27th in RBI on the season. Merrill has five straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .368 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI. has a team-best 22 home runs. Machado is on a three-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and five RBI. is batting .305 to lead his team. Arraez has recorded at least one hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with a home run and four RBI. Padres Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup August 23 Mets W 7-0 vs Paul Blackburn August 24 Mets L 7-1 vs David Peterson August 25 Mets W 3-2 Martn Prez vs Jos Quintana August 26 @ Cardinals W 7-4 vs August 27 @ Cardinals W 7-5 vs August 28 @ Cardinals - Joe Musgrove vs August 29 @ Cardinals - Michael King vs August 30 @ Rays - Martn Prez vs Taj Bradley August 31 @ Rays - TBA vs Shane Baz September 1 @ Rays - Dylan Cease vs Ryan Pepiot September 2 Tigers - Joe Musgrove vs Keider Montero Cardinals Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 5-5 Runs Per Game 3.9 HR 10 ERA 3.60 K/9 6.7 Cardinals Player Insights Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with 21 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 72. Burleson ranks 34th in homers and 31st in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues. Burleson carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with two doubles, a walk and two RBI. Donovan is batting .266 with 27 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 38 walks. Donovan is currently 169th in home runs and 82nd in RBI in the major leagues. leads the Cardinals' lineup with a .284 batting average. has 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 35 walks while batting .269. Cardinals Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup August 23 @ Twins W 6-1 Andre Pallante vs David Festa August 24 @ Twins L 6-0 Sonny Gray vs Pablo Lopez August 25 @ Twins W 3-2 vs Zebby Matthews August 26 Padres L 7-4 Kyle Gibson vs Randy Vasquez August 27 Padres L 7-5 Miles Mikolas vs Dylan Cease August 28 Padres - Andre Pallante vs Joe Musgrove August 29 Padres - Sonny Gray vs Michael King August 30 @ Yankees - Erick Fedde vs Marcus Stroman August 31 @ Yankees - Kyle Gibson vs Marcus Stroman September 1 @ Yankees - Miles Mikolas vs Nestor Cortes Jr. September 2 @ Brewers - Andre Pallante vs Freddy Peralta FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by and data from Sportradar. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience St. Louis Cardinals San Diego Padres Jose Mesa Jersey