At Busch Stadium on Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals (26-21) open a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers (31-16), at 7:45 p.m. ET.
The Tigers (+134 underdog on the moneyline) are away versus the Cardinals (-158). The scheduled starters are Sonny Gray (4-1) for the St. Louis Cardinals, and Keider Montero (1-1) for the Detroit Tigers.
The Tigers took down the Blue Jays 3-2 yesterday, with Jackson Jobe getting the win while pitching six innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out five. Spencer Torkelson went 2 for 4 with a double and three RBIs to pace the Tigers’ offense.
Prepare for the Cardinals vs. Tigers with what you need to know before Monday’s game, including viewing options.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Detroit Tigers odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 12:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Cardinals (-158, bet $158 to win $100)Underdog: Tigers (+134, bet $100 to win $134)Over/under: 8.5Cardinals vs. Tigers: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, May 19, 2025Game time: 7:45 p.m. ETLocation: St. Louis, MissouriStadium: Busch StadiumTV channel: FDSMW and FDSDETLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Cardinals stats and trendsCardinals betting recordsThe Cardinals have won eight, or 53.3%, of the 15 games they’ve played as favorites this season.St. Louis has played as favorites of -158 or more twice this season and split those games.The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 61.2% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 24 of 47 opportunities.The Cardinals are 27-20-0 against the spread this season.Sonny Gray (Cardinals probable starter)Gray makes the start for the Cardinals, his 10th of the season. He is 4-1 with a 4.50 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 50 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent outing on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies, the righty went 3 2/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs while surrendering eight hits.In nine games this season, the 35-year-old has put up a 4.50 ERA and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .249 to opposing batters.Gray heads into this outing with four quality starts under his belt this year.Gray will try to pick up his eighth matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.6 innings per appearance.He has had two appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.He will face a Tigers offense that ranks fourth in the league with 253 runs while batting .260 as a squad. It has a collective .424 slugging percentage (fifth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 60 home runs (seventh in MLB).The 35-year-old ranks 67th in ERA (4.50), 38th in WHIP (1.180), and 26th in K/9 (9.2) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.Cardinals batting statsThe Cardinals have hit 45 homers this season, which ranks 19th in the league.Hitters for St. Louis rank ninth in the majors with a combined .404 team slugging percentage.The Cardinals rank second in MLB with a .262 team batting average.St. Louis has scored the seventh-most runs in the majors this season with 224.The Cardinals have an OBP of .334 this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.St. Louis is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking seventh with an average of 7.6 strikeouts per game.Tigers stats and trendsTigers betting recordsThe Tigers have been underdogs in 19 games this season and have come away with the win 10 times (52.6%) in those contests.This season, Detroit has been victorious two times in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +134 or longer on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 42.7% chance of pulling out a win.Detroit and its opponents have gone over in 23 of its 47 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The Tigers have posted a record of 27-20-0 against the spread this season.Keider Montero (Tigers probable starter)The Tigers are sending Montero (1-1) to make his fifth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 4.68 ERA and 18 strikeouts over 25 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent time out — in relief on Tuesday — the right-hander tossed 3 1/3 innings against the Boston Red Sox, giving up three earned runs while surrendering five hits.In five games this season, the 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.68, with 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .284 against him.Montero has collected one quality start this season.Montero has pitched five or more innings in a game two times this season heading into this matchup.He will face a Cardinals offense that ranks seventh in the league with 224 total runs scored while batting .262 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .404 slugging percentage (ninth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 45 home runs (19th in the league).Tigers batting statsThe Tigers rank seventh in MLB play with 60 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.So far this year, Detroit is fifth in baseball, slugging .424.The Tigers have the fifth-best batting average in the league (.260).Detroit scores the fourth-most runs in baseball (253 total, 5.4 per game).The Tigers are sixth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .333.