Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+165) St. Louis (-195)

The St. Louis Cardinals (7-9) will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (9-7) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Diamondbacks at +165 while the Cardinals are coming in at -195. The over/under is 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Drey Jameson and Jordan Montgomery.

The Diamondbacks have hit 36 doubles as a unit and have hit 12 baseballs out of the stadium. Arizona is slugging .401 and have been rung up 115 times, while being walked on 28 occasions. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which is 20th in baseball. They have accumulated 66 runs batted in in addition to 135 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .254. They have tallied 69 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .299.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.97 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 22 long balls and also 71 runs in total (13th in the league). Arizona has given up 123 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 67 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.34 for the season (16th in the league), and they have rung up 130 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 66 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.07 as a squad for the season.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 17 times and also have had 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 6 holds this year (21st in the league). The Diamondbacks bullpen have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 12 save situations. They have accumulated 4 saves for the season and have not converted 2 of 6 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 30 runners this season with 23.3% of them ended up scoring. The Diamondbacks have sent 50 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 71.8% of balls in play into outs in their 1,251 innings on the field, which has them ranked 5th in professional baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have 417 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 153 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which has them ranked 5th in the majors, and they have turned 14 double plays.

Jameson has thrown 36 frames and has tallied 36 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 1.47 (6 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.091. He has conceded 28 base knocks (6.9 hits per 9 innings) with 12 walks. Jameson (5-0 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.72 and he has gone up against 146 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .347 in addition to a team batting average of .274 on the season. They have struck out on 132 instances (19th in baseball) and have a total of 153 base knocks. St. Louis has recorded 17 home runs on the year to go along with 66 runs batted in. The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .419 and they average 4.19 runs per outing (21st in baseball). They have recorded 28 two-baggers, while taking a walk 61 times and earning 67 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have relinquished 74 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.34 (69 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 17 home runs and they relinquish 4.66 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.497 in addition to having a FIP of 4.18 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (142 strikeouts vs 58 walks). They come in at 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 156.

St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 8 save opportunities and they have tallied 4 saves. They are ranked 25th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 54 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 18 times in high leverage situations and also on 22 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score percentage of 21.9% out of their 32 inherited runners. With 15 save situations, the Cardinals have tallied 7 holds and 4 blown saves.

In their 1,287 innings played, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 65.0% (28th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 20 double plays and have a fielding rate of .992 (4th in MLB). The Cardinals have accrued 169 assists, 5 errors and have amassed 429 putouts this year.

Montgomery (30-24 career mark) has earned a 3.80 earned run average and has conceded 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.39 and he has gone up against 2,437 opposing batters during his career. He has given up 247 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.211 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. So far in his career, Montgomery has surrendered 544 base knocks while he has earned 556 punch outs in 584 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+165)

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