St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants

SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — The St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants, two teams hovering near .500 in the season’s final week, will continue a four-game series Tuesday at Oracle Park.

Both clubs are coming off series wins, with the Cardinals (76-80) taking two of three from Milwaukee, including a 5-1 victory Sunday. Matthew Liberatore earned the win with five strong innings, while José Fermín drove in three runs and Iván Herrera homered.

The Giants (77-79) arrive home after splitting a four-game set with the Dodgers, capped by a 3-1 win on Sunday behind Trevor McDonald’s six-inning start and scoreless relief from Ryan Walker and Joey Lucchesi.

The season series has been tightly contested. St. Louis won three of the four meetings in early September, including two one-run victories. The series opener on Monday was a rare scoreless tie, suspended due to inclement weather.

Despite the Cardinals’ recent head-to-head success, statistical models are split. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 4-3 St. Louis victory, while its ELO rating gives San Francisco a 56.3% chance to win. The Giants are installed as a -1.5 run favorite, with an over/under of 7.5.

Following Tuesday’s contest, the clubs will conclude their series Wednesday before both head into their final regular-season series against NL Central and NL West opponents, respectively.