St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks (54-47) will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (45-56) at Chase Field on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Jack Flaherty and Zac Gallen.

St. Louis is slugging .430 and have been called out on strikes 849 times, while drawing a walk on 353 occasions. They have compiled 466 RBI's in addition to 890 base knocks this season, while their team batting average comes in at .257. The Cardinals have accumulated 170 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 137 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 482 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .333. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.8 runs/g, which is 11th in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 97 long balls in addition to 502 total runs (25th in baseball). St. Louis has allowed 954 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 451 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 4.56 for the season (23rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 811 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 343 batters and their FIP sits at 4.18 as a unit so far this year.

The Cardinals have dispatched 308 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 192 base runners on the campaign with 30.2% of those players ended up scoring. They have compiled 24 saves so far this year and have missed out on 23 of their 47 save opportunities. The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 51.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 100 save situations. The relievers have racked up 53 holds this year (16th in baseball). Cardinals pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 115 times and also have had 120 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated 2,671 putouts for the season, in addition to 957 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which puts them in 5th in baseball, and they have turned 88 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 66.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,013 innings on the field, which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball.

Flaherty has pitched in 628 innings and has tallied 702 K's during his MLB career. Flaherty (41-31 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.96 while going up against 2,600 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.57 (249 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.178. He has conceded 500 hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 240 walks.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .327 and a batting average of .257 this season. They have struck out on 788 instances (27th in the league) and have earned 881 hits. Arizona has accounted for 118 home runs this season as well as 473 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .429 and they are recording 4.96 runs per contest (7th in MLB). They have notched 191 doubles, while walking 337 times and racking up 501 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.343 and have a FIP of 4.46 as a staff over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (818 strikeouts vs 335 bases on balls). They come in at 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 864. They have surrendered 123 homers and they surrender 4.98 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Arizona pitching staff have given up 494 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.65 (461 earned runs given up).

With 95 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 51 holds and 18 blown saves. Arizona has had relief pitchers enter the game in 43 save opportunities and they have converted 25 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 94 times in high leverage situations in addition to 98 occasions with base runners. Arizona relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.9% out of their 149 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 58.1%, and they have sent 327 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 82 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (1st in MLB). The Diamondbacks have accrued 884 assists, 36 errors and have accumulated 2,680 putouts over the course of the season. In 8,040 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Gallen has allowed 458 base knocks while tallying 644 strikeouts in 587 innings. He has surrendered a total of 203 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.091 and a FIP of 3.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.52 and he has gone up against 2,381 hitters in his career. Gallen (33-26 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.11 earned run average while surrendering 7.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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