Giants and Cardinals Open Three-Game Set at Busch Stadium with Matching Pitching Rematch

The San Francisco Giants arrive in St. Louis on Monday to kick off a three-game series against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 4:45 p.m. PT. The matchup features a rare quick turnaround rematch between the two starters from last week’s meeting between the clubs.

Right-hander Landen Roupp gets the ball for San Francisco. He carries a 4.00 ERA and 3.74 FIP across 150.2 innings, with 139 strikeouts against 72 walks. His most recent outing came in the Giants’ 2-1 victory over St. Louis last Tuesday, when he held the Cardinals to two hits over six innings, striking out two while issuing four walks.

Across the diamond, Cardinals left-hander Quinn Mathews draws the same opponent for a second straight start. Mathews owns a 4.11 ERA and 4.02 FIP over 30.2 innings this season, with 28 strikeouts and 14 walks. Last Tuesday against San Francisco, he surrendered two runs on five hits in six frames, recording four strikeouts and two walks.

Both clubs enter the series well out of postseason position. The Giants sit at 62-88, while the Cardinals are 74-76. Monday’s game is Game 151 for the Giants, leaving just over a week remaining in the regular season.

Broadcast Details

Viewers in the Giants’ regional market can watch on NBC Sports Bay Area, part of the Comcast (CMCSA) family of regional sports networks. No national television broadcast is scheduled for the contest. On the radio side, the game airs on KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM and KSFN 1510 AM.

Regional sports rights remain a notable thread in the sports-media landscape, with Comcast among the major distributors whose networks carry MLB games in local markets. The company’s shares closed at $25.16 on Friday and traded at $24.88 in recent activity, down 1.11% on the day, with a market capitalization of roughly $92.5 billion.

With both rotations sending the same starters from last Tuesday’s low-scoring affair, the series opener could again favor the pitchers — the first meeting between the two teams produced a combined three runs.

What to watch

• Whether Roupp and Mathews can replicate the efficiency of their six-inning outings from last week
• Giants’ record movement as they play out the final stretch of a 162-game season
• Comcast’s upcoming quarterly earnings report for updates on its Media and Residential Connectivity segments, which include regional sports networks

Source: original release