St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, August 19, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (54-63) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (65-51) on Friday. The starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Tommy Henry.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are recording 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 5th in the league. They have tallied 546 runs scored and have an OBP of .325. The Cardinals have accumulated 202 doubles as a unit and have hit 136 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 525 runs batted in as well as 996 base knocks for the season, while their batting average comes in at .254. St. Louis is slugging .418 and have struck out 897 times, while being walked on 376 occasions.

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The Cardinals have a team ERA of 3.87 on the year (14th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 860 batters. They have walked 350 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.04 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.46 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 114 long balls in addition to 462 runs in total (6th in MLB).

The Cardinals have sent 334 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 177 base runners on the season with 35.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 27 saves so far this year and have missed out on 15 out of their 42 chances to save the game. The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 64.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 94 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 52 holds so far this season (23rd in MLB). Cardinals pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 114 times as well as having 96 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 3,077 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,209 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which ranks 2nd in baseball, and have accumulated 126 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,231 innings, which ranks them 8th in professional baseball.

Mikolas (42-36 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.93 while facing 2,763 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 649 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 133 walks. His earned run average is 3.76 (280 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.167. Mikolas has taken the ball for 670 innings and has tallied 497 punch outs during his career.

Arizona has recorded 130 home runs on the year as well as 467 runs batted in. They have recorded 183 two-baggers, while getting a free base 402 times and putting up 498 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a team OBP of .305 as well as a batting average of .228 on the year. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging percentage of .387 and they average 4.26 runs per outing (17th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 966 occasions (19th in MLB) and have totaled 877 hits.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.280 with a FIP of 4.14 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.42 (860 strikeouts against 355 walks). They have a ranking of 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 965. They have yielded 121 HR's and they relinquish 4.55 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 521 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.10 (470 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 102 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 56 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Arizona has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have converted 27 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 128 times in high leverage situations in addition to 104 occasions with runners on. Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.5% out of their 141 inherited runners. They rank 20th in the league with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have sent 398 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 99 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in MLB). The Diamondbacks have accrued 1,005 assists, 69 errors and have a tally of 3,093 putouts for the season. In their 9,279 innings played, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (11th in baseball).

Henry (2-1 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.15 ERA while conceding 6.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.13 and he has faced 73 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 8 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.212 and a FIP of 5.1. In his career, Henry has allowed 13 base hits and he has 9 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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