St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, August 21, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-155) Arizona (+135)

The St. Louis Cardinals (67-51) are en route to Chase Field on Sunday where they will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (55-64). The line on this matchup has St. Louis at -155 while Arizona is at +135. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Merrill Kelly.

St. Louis has a slugging % of .420 and have been called out on strikes 916 times, while taking a walk on 383 occasions. They have recorded 542 runs batted in as well as 1,023 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is at .256. The Cardinals have recorded 208 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 139 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 564 runs scored and hold an OBP of .327. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.8 runs/g, which has them at 4th in MLB.

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The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 3.81 on the campaign (12th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 874 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.48 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Cardinals pitchers have given up 114 home runs in addition to 463 total runs (6th in baseball). They have walked 352 hitters and their FIP is 4.02 as a team so far this year.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 64.3% and stepped onto the hill in 94 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 177 runners over the course of the season and 35.0% of those players crossed the plate. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 114 times in addition to having 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 337 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have notched 52 holds for the year (23rd in the league). They have earned 27 saves on the campaign and have blown 15 of their 42 chances to save the game.

The Cardinals have converted 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,393 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 6th in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 3,131 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,230 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which has them ranked 2nd in professional baseball, and they have twisted 127 double plays.

Quintana has taken the ball for 1,678 innings and is sitting with 1,500 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Quintana (87-85 career mark) has a FIP of 3.65 while he has faced 7,040 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.80 (709 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.281. He has surrendered 1,656 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 494 walks.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .306 and a team batting average of .228 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 978 occasions (20th in the league) and have earned 894 hits. Arizona has tallied 130 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 473 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks hold a slugging % of .386 and they average 4.24 runs per game (18th in the league). They have recorded 190 doubles, while taking a walk 407 times and notching 504 runs.

The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 526 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.07 (474 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 122 dingers and they relinquish 4.51 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.276 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.48 (884 strikeouts vs 357 free passes). They are sitting at 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 981.

Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.5% out of 145 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 129 times in high leverage situations and on 107 occasions with runners on. With 102 save situations, the Diamondbacks have amassed 56 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have sent 403 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Arizona has had relievers step onto the hill in 44 save chances and they have come away with 27 saves.

In 9,441 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (12th in baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 101 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in the majors). The Diamondbacks have 1,020 assists, 70 errors and have accumulated 3,147 putouts for the season.

In his pro baseball career, Kelly has allowed 491 base knocks while he has totaled 439 K's in 517 frames. Kelly (33-32 career record) has a 3.86 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 222 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.234 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and he has gone up against 2,147 batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (+135)

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