Next task for Cardinals: Cool off baseball's hottest home team
When the St. Louis Cardinals faced the San Francisco Giants earlier this season, the Cardinals won the series two games to one -- despite posting a team batting average of just .191 over the course of the series.
Cardinals' Lowest Team BA in Series Win vs. Giants Since 1914
| Date Span | Series W-L | Team BA |
| 6/5/1942 - 6/7/42 | 2-1 | .161 |
| 6/9/1964 - 6/10/64 | 2-1 | .172 |
| 5/14/1917 - 5/17/17 | 2-1 | .178 |
| 8/22/1967 - 8/24/67 | 2-1 | .181 |
| 8/17/2015 - 8/19/15 | 2-1 | .191 |
Since July 10, the Giants are 15-3 in home games.
Highest Home Win Percentage Since July 10
| Team | W-L | Win Percentage |
| San Francisco Giants | 15-3 | .833 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 15-4 | .789 |
| Houston Astros | 17-5 | .773 |
| Kansas City Royals | 17-6 | .739 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 14-5 | .737 |
The Cardinals lead MLB with a 2.66 team ERA this season -- no other team has a sub-3.00 team ERA.
Largest Difference in Team ERA Between Top two Teams in MLB in ERA
| Season | Leader (ERA) | Second (ERA) | Difference |
| 2003 | Dodgers (3.16) | Athletics (3.63) | +0.47 |
| 1967 | White Sox (2.45) | Giants (2.92) | +0.47 |
| 2015 | Cardinals (2.66) | Pirates (3.12) | +0.46 |
| 1940 | Reds (3.05) | Dodgers (3.50) | +0.45 |
Jason Heyward is trying to become the fifth different Cardinal (six instances) to lead the team in batting average and stolen bases in a season since 1985.
Cardinals' Team-Leader in BA and SB in Season Since 1985
| Season | Player | BA | SB |
| 1992 | Ozzie Smith | .295 | 43 |
| 1993 | Gregg Jefferies | .342 | 46 |
| 1997 | Delino DeShields | .295 | 55 |
| 2005 | Albert Pujols | .330 | 16 |
| 2009 | Albert Pujols | .327 | 16 |
| 2015 | Jason Heyward | .286 | 20 |
Michael Wacha has been superb in two career starts versus the Giants, allowing just one run while walking one and striking out 13 over the two starts.
| Pitcher | R | BBs/Ks | Span Dates |
| Michael Wacha (STL) | 1 | 1/13 | 5/31/2014 - 8/17/15 |
| Zack Greinke (LAD) | 0 | 1/15 | 7/25/2014 - 9/13/14 |
| Cliff Lee (PHI) | 0 | 0/15 | 8/4/2011 - 4/18/12 |
| Jaime Garcia (STL) | 1 | 1/15 | 8/22/2010 - 4/9/11 |
| Clayton Kershaw (LAD) | 0 | 1/13 | 9/14/2010 - 3/31/11 |
| John Tudor (STL) | 1 | 0/14 | 5/3/1985 - 7/24/85 |
