Preview the July 26 matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

The Cardinal received five-plus scoreless innings from Miles Mikolas in a 3-0 shutout of the Padres on Friday night at Busch Stadium.

The Padres will try to avoid their first four-game losing streak since mid-May when they play the Cardinals Friday night. They are doing so against a pitcher who has mostly fared well against them in a city that has been historically inhospitable for them.

Preview the July 26 matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Padres have dropped three consecutive games, losing two straight and the series to the Marlins, then the opener to the Cardinals. St. Louis won 9-7 as Willson Contreras and Brendan Donovan hit three-run homers in a six-run second inning to pull ahead.

Can’t put this one on the offense. Seven runs will win a game almost 90% of the time in the major leagues. A sweaty Thursday night did not work out that way for the Padres, as their offense found some potency but their pitchers threw too many pitches that found the seats and the Cardinals outlasted them,