St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday, July 24, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks (54-46) are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (44-56) at Chase Field on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dakota Hudson and Ryne Nelson.

The Cardinals have accounted for 167 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 135 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging % of .430 and have struck out 837 times, while being walked on 345 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which is 11th in baseball. They have compiled 454 RBI's as well as 870 hits this season, and their batting average is sitting at .257. They are sitting with 470 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .332.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 95 long balls and also 489 total runs (24th in the league). St. Louis has yielded 936 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 440 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 4.53 so far this year (23rd in baseball), and they have rung up 798 hitters. They have walked 336 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.17 as a unit this year.

The Cardinals have sent 303 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 187 runners on the season with 29.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 24 saves so far this year and have not converted 22 of their 46 save chances. The Cardinals relievers have accumulated a save rate of 52.2% and stepped onto the hill in 97 save situations. The bullpen have 51 holds this season (16th in the league). Cardinals pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 113 times in addition to having 118 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 2,620 putouts this year, as well as 939 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which is 5th in baseball, and have accumulated 88 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 66.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,860 innings, ranking them 30th in MLB.

Hudson has taken the ball for 402 innings and has 278 K's during his MLB career. Hudson (33-17 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.52 and he has faced 1,712 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.58 (160 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.365. He has conceded 365 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 184 free passes.

The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .429 and they have an average of 4.97 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have put up 189 doubles, while taking a walk 327 times and notching 492 runs. Arizona has knocked in 116 long balls over the course of the season as well as 465 RBIs. They have been rung up on 773 instances (28th in baseball) and have totaled 860 base knocks. The Arizona Diamondbacks have tallied an OBP of .325 in addition to a batting average of .256 for the year.

The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 477 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.56 (444 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 119 long balls and they relinquish 4.90 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.332 in addition to having a FIP of 4.42 as a pitching staff on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (810 strikeouts against 328 free passes). They come in at 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 839.

With 93 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 50 holds and 17 blown saves. Arizona has had relief pitchers take the mound in 42 save chances and they have walked away with 25 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 90 times in high leverage situations and on 94 occasions with runners on. Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.5% out of their 143 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB with a save percentage of 59.5%, and they have dispatched 319 relievers onto the field this year.

In 7,887 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (12th in pro baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 78 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in the majors). The Diamondbacks have recorded 864 assists, 36 errors and are sitting with 2,629 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Nelson has allowed 126 base knocks and he has 89 strikeouts in 124 frames. He has conceded a total of 60 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.299 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and he has gone up against 523 batters in his pro baseball career. Nelson (7-6 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.33 earned run average and has surrendered 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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