St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The St. Louis Cardinals (44-56) are headed to Chase Field on Tuesday where they will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (54-46). The starting pitchers will be Steven Matz and Zac Gallen.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 11th in the league. They have notched a total of 472 runs and have an OBP of .332. The Cardinals have accrued 168 doubles as a unit and have smacked 135 balls out of the park. They have amassed 456 runs batted in in addition to 878 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .257. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .429 and have been called out on strikes 846 times, while being walked on 348 occasions.

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The Cardinals are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.54 on the year (23rd in the league), and they have struck out 804 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 96 home runs and 496 runs in total (24th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 338 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a squad for the season. St. Louis has relinquished 943 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 445 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.38 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The Cardinals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 52.2% and has come into the game in 97 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 187 base runners for the season and 29.4% of those players crossed the plate. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 113 times and also have had 118 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 304 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen have notched 51 holds this year (17th in MLB). They have accumulated 24 saves on the year and have not converted 22 of 46 chances to save the game.

The Cardinals have transformed 66.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,932 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have 2,644 putouts this year, in addition to 948 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 5th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 88 double plays.

Matz has taken the hill for 859 frames and has earned 829 K's during his MLB career. Matz (51-58 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.29 while going up against 3,691 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.34 (414 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.332. He has given up 883 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 262 walks.

Arizona has a total of 117 home runs on the season to go along with 467 runs batted in. They have hit 190 doubles, while walking 332 times as well as earning 495 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated an OBP of .326 and a batting average of .257 this season. The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .429 and they are recording 4.95 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have struck out on 781 instances (28th in baseball) and have accounted for 870 base hits.

The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 484 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.59 (451 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 121 dingers and they yield 4.93 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.337 in addition to having a FIP of 4.43 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (815 strikeouts against 330 bases on balls). They rank 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 852.

Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.5% out of 146 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 91 times in high leverage situations and also on 97 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 93 save situations, the Diamondbacks have amassed 50 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They sit at 21st in MLB holding a save percentage of 59.5%, and they have dispatched 323 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Arizona has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 42 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves.

In their 7,959 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (12th in MLB). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 80 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 878 assists, 36 errors and have accounted for 2,653 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Gallen has allowed 458 base hits and he has 644 strikeouts in 587 frames. He has conceded 203 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.091 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.52 and he has faced 2,381 opposing batters during his MLB career. Gallen (33-26 career mark) has earned a 3.11 earned run average and has surrendered 7.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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