Good Bye Dodgers, Hello Padres

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  The Cardinals continued their dominance of the Dodgers, just taking 2 of 3 in Los Angeles.  Now they head down I-5 to San Diego.  And expect more of the same in this 4-games series with the Padres.  STATS LLC provides the dominating numbers for the Redbirds:

Cardinals vs. Padres, Last 12 Meetings (Since 8/8/2007)

                  Cardinals            Padres

Wins                   11                 1

Runs/Game             6.8 (81/12)       3.3 (40/12)

Batting Avg          .328 (138/421)    .262 (106/405)

ERA                  3.28 (39/107.0)   7.04 (78/99.2)

- Relievers          1.75 (7/36.0)     7.52 (34/40.2)

Runs, Inning 7+        28                 7

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  The Cardinals are not only red hot against the Padres, they're the hottest team in baseball the last 3 weeks:

Cardinals vs. Padres, Last 12 Meetings (Since 8/8/2007)

                  Cardinals            Padres

Wins                   11                 1

Runs/Game             6.8 (81/12)       3.3 (40/12)

Batting Avg          .328 (138/421)    .262 (106/405)

ERA                  3.28 (39/107.0)   7.04 (78/99.2)

- Relievers          1.75 (7/36.0)     7.52 (34/40.2)

Runs, Inning 7+        28                 7