Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO
TV: Bally Sports Midwest
Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+130) St. Louis (-150)
The St. Louis Cardinals (7-10) will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (10-7) at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at +130 and the Cardinals are at -150. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Madison Bumgarner and Jake Woodford.
As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.3 runs per game, which is 20th in the league. They are sitting with 69 runs while holding a team OBP of .299. The Diamondbacks have accrued 36 two-baggers as a team and have hit 12 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 66 RBI's and 135 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is sitting at .254. Arizona is slugging .401 and have struck out 115 times, while taking a walk on 28 occasions.
Their K/BB ratio is 1.97 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 22 home runs in addition to 71 total runs (13th in the league). Arizona has surrendered 123 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 67 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team ERA of 4.34 so far this season (16th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 130 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 66 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.07 as a team so far this year.
The Diamondbacks relievers have a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 12 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 30 base runners for the season and 23.3% of them earned a run for their team. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 17 times as well as having 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 50 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers have accumulated 6 holds on the year (21st in the league). They have 4 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 2 out of their 6 save opportunities.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 417 putouts this year, as well as 153 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .991 which is 5th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 14 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 71.8% of balls in play into outs in their 1,251 innings on the field, which ranks them 5th in pro baseball.
Bumgarner has pitched in 2,206 innings and has 2,068 K's thus far in his career. Bumgarner (134-123 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.62 while he has faced 9,078 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.45 (846 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.151. He has given up 2,000 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 540 free passes.
The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .419 and they earn 4.19 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have recorded 28 doubles, while taking a walk 61 times as well as scoring 67 runs. St. Louis has a total of 17 home runs on the year to go along with 66 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 132 occasions (19th in baseball) and are sitting with 153 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for an OBP of .347 and a batting average of .274 so far this season.
The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.497 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff on the year. They sit at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 156. The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 74 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.34 (69 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (142 strikeouts vs 58 walks). They have relinquished 17 home runs and they surrender 4.66 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).
Sitting with 15 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 7 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relievers to enter the contest in 8 save opportunities and they have walked away with 4 saves. Their relievers have come in 18 times in high leverage situations and also on 22 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score rate of 21.9% out of their 32 inherited runners. They are ranked 25th in MLB holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 54 relief pitchers onto the field this season.
The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .992 (4th in professional baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 169 assists, 5 errors and are sitting with 429 putouts so far this season. In 1,287 innings on the field, the Cardinals have a efficiency on defense of 65.0% (28th in professional baseball).
Woodford (8-6 record in his career) holds a 3.81 ERA and has surrendered 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.20 and he has faced 631 batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 64 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.289 and having a FIP of 4.6. In his career, Woodford has allowed 149 base hits while he has earned 101 punch outs in 151 innings pitched.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis (-150) and under 9.5 runs
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