St. Louis at San Diego

St. Louis has lost four in a row ranked 25th in pitching ERA (4.76), 27th in WHIP, and 22nd in the pen (4.52 ERA). Jake Woodford (5.31 ERA) makes his sixth start in 2023. He has allowed 70 base runners in 42+ innings with batters hitting over .300 off him. The Cardinals are 12-22 after scoring three runs or fewer in back-to-back games, plus 24-43 versus NL teams with a batting average of .255 or worse. San Diego is finally living up to its talent (and payroll) on a 9-1 run. The pitching is fifth in ERA (3.86) and 12th in the pen (3.85 ERA). Nick Martinez has been strong at home where he sports a 2.78 ERA while holding batters to a .208 average, so back home field. Play San Diego.