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Padres vs. Cardinals: Injury report, updates and likely starters – August 29

The St. Louis Cardinals (65-67) will play the San Diego Padres (76-58) at 2:15 p.m. ET on Thursday at Busch Stadium, who will look to extend their three-game winning streak.

Want to see who can play for the Padres and the Cardinals? Keep scrolling to see the full injury reports for both teams.

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Game info Padres vs. Cardinals

  • Matchday: Thursday, August 29, 2024
  • Playing time: 2:15 p.m. ET
  • TV channels: BSMW
  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Stadium: Busch Stadium
  • Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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    Padres vs. Cardinals injury news today

    Padres injuries

    name status Injury Statistics for 2024
    Ha-Seong Kim 10-day injury list shoulder .233 / .330 / .370, 11, 47
    Fernando Tatis Jr. 60-day injury list Quadriceps .279 / .354 / .468, 14, 36
    Stephen Kolek 15-day injury list forearm 3-0, 5.21 ERA, 7.5 K/9
    Wanda Peralta 15-day injury list Adductors 2-2, 4.5 ERA, 5.3 K/9
    Yu Darvish 15-day injury list bar 4-3, 3.2 ERA, 8.5 K/9
    Luis Patino 60-day injury list elbow

    Cardinals injuries

    name status Injury Statistics for 2024
    Mike Siani 10-day injury list Oblique .256 / .297 / .325, 2, 18
    Wilson Contreras 10-day injury list finger .262 / .380 / .468, 15, 36
    Lance Lynn 15-day injury list Knee 6-4, 4.06 ERA, 8.2 K/9
    Steven Matz 60-day injury list Back 1-2, 6.18 ERA, 5.5 K/9
    Keynan Middleton 60-day injury list forearm
    Drew Rome 60-day injury list biceps

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    The latest hitting insights from the Padres

  • San Diego has hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games.
  • In their last 10 games, the Padres have 26 extra-base hits (2.6 per game) with a slugging average of .395.
  • In the last 10 games, San Diego has averaged 8.3 hits per game and a batting average of .249.
  • Manny Machado has a batting average of .278 over his last ten games and has the most home runs on his team with four.
  • Jackson Merrill has three doubles, two home runs and one walk with a batting average of .308 in the last 10 games.
  • The latest hitting insights from the Cardinals

  • In the last 10 games, St. Louis has hit 10 home runs.
  • The Cardinals have a .399 slugging average with 26 extra-base hits in their last 10 games.
  • In the last 10 games, St. Louis as a team has a batting average of .261 with 8.9 hits per game.
  • In the last 10 games, Masyn Winn has a batting average of .381 with two doubles, one home run and two walks.
  • Nolan Arenado has 11 hits and a slash line of .282/.300/.487 in his last 10 games.
  • Padres starting pitcher

  • The Padres will hand the ball to Michael King (11-7) for his 26th start of the season.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he allowed one earned run and three hits in five innings against the New York Mets.
  • The 29-year-old has a 3.14 ERA and 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .218 in 26 games this season.
  • In the last 10 games, the Padres had an ERA of 4.25 with their entire pitching staff.
  • In the last ten games, opposing batters have hit eight home runs against San Diego pitchers.
  • Cardinals starting pitcher

  • Sonny Gray (11-9) takes the mound first for the Cardinals in his 25th start of the season. He has a 4.07 ERA and 175 strikeouts in 141 2/3 innings pitched.
  • In his last appearance on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, the right-hander threw six innings, allowed five earned runs and took seven hits.
  • In 24 games this season, the 34-year-old has an ERA of 4.07 and 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings. His opponents' batting average is .233.
  • The Cardinals pitchers have an ERA of 3.60 in their last 10 games.
  • St. Louis has allowed eight home runs in their last ten games.
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