{"id":361196,"date":"2026-05-09T04:46:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T23:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:47:04","slug":"top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Picks: Player Prop Picks for Cardinals vs Padres &#8211; Saturday, May 9th, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/STL.png\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>St. Louis Cardinals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/SD.png\" alt=\"San Diego Padres logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>San Diego Padres<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+120<\/span><span>O\/U: 7.5<br \/>(-120\/+100)<\/span><span>-140<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">St. Louis Cardinals Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Dustin May &#8211; Over\/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+125\/-160)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher&#8217;s least effective pitch.  Dustin May has relied on his non-fastballs 5% more often this year (55.2%) than he did last season (50.2%).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> A pitcher who limits has fastball usage will instead heavily use change-ups, curveballs, sliders, etc. These are far more effective pitches at preventing runs and generating strikeouts.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Nolan Gorman &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-140\/+110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Nolan Gorman has big-time power (94th percentile) if he makes contact, but that&#8217;s never a sure thing (31.7% K%).  Today, however, opposing pitcher Randy Vasquez struggles to strike batters out (4th percentile K%) \u2014 great news for Gorman.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> If he is less likely to strikeout, he&#8217;ll be more likely to make contact, which is often hard, home-run contact.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">St. Louis Cardinals bats jointly rank near the top of MLB this year (10th-) when it comes to their 89.2-mph average exit velocity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">San Diego Padres Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Randy Vasquez &#8211; Over\/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+120\/-155)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Among all starters, Randy Vasquez&#8217;s fastball spin rate of 2432 rpm ranks in the 79th percentile this year.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Spin rate is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Manny Machado &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+140\/-180)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Manny Machado has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 95.7-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal 90.2-mph mark.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Fernando Tatis Jr. &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+125\/-165)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.2% \u2014 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he&#8217;ll be hitting towards the game&#8217;s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today&#8217;s matchup.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>San Diego Padres &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Team Total (-145\/+115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The San Diego Padres have hit the Team Total Under in 15 of their last 22 games (+7.05 Units \/ 28% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>St. Louis Cardinals &#8211; Moneyline (+120)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The St. Louis Cardinals have hit the Moneyline in 13 of their last 19 away games (+9.75 Units \/ 50% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Xander Bogaerts &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Runs (+140\/-180)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Xander Bogaerts has hit the Runs Under in 15 of his last 20 games at home (+6.20 Units \/ 17% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"4.23.1\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"PLAYER\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"0\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Louis Cardinals @ San Diego Padres +120O\/U: 7.5(-120\/+100)-140 St. Louis Cardinals Insights Dustin May &#8211; Over\/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+125\/-160) Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher&#8217;s least effective&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[830,770,589,73,766,231,234,230,229,227,228,225,233,232,226,71,21,17],"class_list":["post-361196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-game-previews","tag-dustin-may","tag-fernando-tatis-jr","tag-manny-machado","tag-mlb","tag-pedro-pages","tag-player-analysis","tag-player-insights","tag-player-predictions","tag-player-prop-bets","tag-player-prop-odds","tag-player-prop-picks","tag-player-props","tag-player-rankings","tag-player-stats","tag-player-trends","tag-randy-vasquez","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-st-louis-cardinals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Top Picks: Player Prop Picks for Cardinals vs Padres - Saturday, May 9th, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres matchup on May 9, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top Picks: Player Prop Picks for Cardinals vs Padres - Saturday, May 9th, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres matchup on May 9, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-09T08:46:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-10T03:47:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_sd_stl.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"EV Analytics\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"EV Analytics\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"EV Analytics\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41\"},\"headline\":\"Top Picks: Player Prop Picks for Cardinals vs Padres &#8211; Saturday, May 9th, 2026\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-09T08:46:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-10T03:47:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":454,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260509_sd_stl.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Dustin May\",\"Fernando Tatis Jr.\",\"Manny Machado\",\"MLB\",\"Pedro Pages\",\"Player Analysis\",\"Player Insights\",\"Player Predictions\",\"Player Prop Bets\",\"Player Prop Odds\",\"Player Prop Picks\",\"Player Props\",\"Player Rankings\",\"Player Stats\",\"Player Trends\",\"Randy Vasquez\",\"San Diego Padres\",\"St. Louis Cardinals\"],\"articleSection\":[\"MLB Game Previews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"Top Picks: Player Prop Picks for Cardinals vs Padres - Saturday, May 9th, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260509_sd_stl.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-09T08:46:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-10T03:47:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres matchup on May 9, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260509_sd_stl.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260509_sd_stl.png\",\"width\":800,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Top Picks: Player Prop Picks for Cardinals vs Padres &#8211; Saturday, May 9th, 2026\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/\",\"name\":\"EV Analytics - WriteNow\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EV Analytics\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"EV Analytics\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41\",\"name\":\"EV Analytics\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"EV Analytics\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/author\\\/evanalytics\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Top Picks: Player Prop Picks for Cardinals vs Padres - Saturday, May 9th, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","description":"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres matchup on May 9, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Top Picks: Player Prop Picks for Cardinals vs Padres - Saturday, May 9th, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","og_description":"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres matchup on May 9, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!","og_url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/","og_site_name":"WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","article_published_time":"2026-05-09T08:46:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-10T03:47:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_sd_stl.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"EV Analytics","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"EV Analytics","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/"},"author":{"name":"EV Analytics","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41"},"headline":"Top Picks: Player Prop Picks for Cardinals vs Padres &#8211; Saturday, May 9th, 2026","datePublished":"2026-05-09T08:46:04+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-10T03:47:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/"},"wordCount":454,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_sd_stl.png","keywords":["Dustin May","Fernando Tatis Jr.","Manny Machado","MLB","Pedro Pages","Player Analysis","Player Insights","Player Predictions","Player Prop Bets","Player Prop Odds","Player Prop Picks","Player Props","Player Rankings","Player Stats","Player Trends","Randy Vasquez","San Diego Padres","St. Louis Cardinals"],"articleSection":["MLB Game Previews"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/","name":"Top Picks: Player Prop Picks for Cardinals vs Padres - Saturday, May 9th, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_sd_stl.png","datePublished":"2026-05-09T08:46:04+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-10T03:47:04+00:00","description":"Discover the top player props, prop odds, player picks, and prop bets for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres matchup on May 9, 2026. Get match player stats, player rankings, player predictions, and player insights to stay ahead of player trends!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_sd_stl.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_sd_stl.png","width":800,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/top-picks-player-prop-picks-for-cardinals-vs-padres-saturday-may-9th-2026\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Top Picks: Player Prop Picks for Cardinals vs Padres &#8211; Saturday, May 9th, 2026"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#website","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/","name":"EV Analytics - WriteNow","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization","name":"EV Analytics","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"EV Analytics"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41","name":"EV Analytics","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"EV Analytics"},"url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/author\/evanalytics\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361196"}],"version-history":[{"count":96,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":362461,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361196\/revisions\/362461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}